Creating Flow: How to Eliminate Stop-Start Dancing

Janet Bosson

Oct 31

1 min read

Flow is what separates intermediate from advanced dancers.

Stop-start dancing happens when:

Weight transfer is incomplete
Transitions aren’t prepared
Movement lacks continuity

Good dancers connect one step into the next seamlessly.

Practice tip:

Focus on “through movement”—don’t stop at the end of a step, move through it.

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