Partnering skills are vital to good ballroom dancing. Leading and following are skills that require true intelligence and cognitive abilities such as learning, pattern recognition, and non-verbal communication. Here is a collection of great articles that we are sure you will find useful.
Frequently Asked Questions about Lead and Follow
- Lead/follow concepts
- Connection
- Specific to Hustle
- Specific to West Coast Swing
- Connection
- Sensitivity
- Balance and Turning
- On Basics Of Turning And Spinning
- On Balance
- On Balance And Your Head Position
- Definitions And Nomenclature
- On Confusing Nomenclature
- On Pre-leads And Prep-leads
- How To Lead An “american spin” In East Coast Swing
- On Spotting
- On Leading Turns About Her Axis
- On Followers Strongly Dancing Their Own Part
- On Turns In Closed Dance Position
- On Turning Speed And Timing
- On Hands
- On Leading Multiple Turns
- On Leading The Final Turn
- On Foot Positions For Turns And Spins
- On Body Positions For Turns And Spins
- On Practicing Turns And Spins
- On Ducks And Neck Wraps
- Assorted topics
- Hearing the Beat
- Swing Music and Timing
- Hitting the Breaks
- Playing & Feeling The Music (by Skippy Blair)
- Active Following
- On Leaders Learning To Follow And Vice-versa
- On Learning To Lead More Figures
- On Leading Continuity Style Ballroom Figures
- On Leading American Style Ballroom Open Figures
- Essays On Leading And Following
- On Teaching The Leading And Following Of Slows And Quicks
- General tips and Social graces
- On How To Dress For Dancing
- vOn What To Carry With You To A Dance
- On Personal Hygiene, Dehydration And Contagion
- On Singing, Counting Out Loud And Verbal Leads
- On Dancing With Other People
- On Teaching On The Dance Floor
- On What To Lead When Social Dancing
- On Attitude When Social Dancing
- On Etiquette When Social Dancing
- On Dance Floors
- On Where To Look While Dancing
- On Floorcraft
- On Clubs And Bands
- On J&j And Traditional Style Competitions
- On Getting A Swelled Head