http://blog.alainwong.com/2008/02/15/how-to-teach-swing-dancing-to-high-school-students/ about lindy hop and jazz music Fri, 16 May 2008 16:12:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://blog.alainwong.com/2008/02/15/how-to-teach-swing-dancing-to-high-school-students/#comment-2743 Carl Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:49:08 +0000 http://blog.alainwong.com/2008/02/15/how-to-teach-swing-dancing-to-high-school-students/#comment-2743 I've taught high schoolers and this is some excellent advice that I've used as well. High schoolers while shy can often get stuff shaped out pretty quickly; youth is good for that. I’ve taught high schoolers and this is some excellent advice that I’ve used as well. High schoolers while shy can often get stuff shaped out pretty quickly; youth is good for that.

]]> http://blog.alainwong.com/2008/02/15/how-to-teach-swing-dancing-to-high-school-students/#comment-2649 Anne Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:59:22 +0000 http://blog.alainwong.com/2008/02/15/how-to-teach-swing-dancing-to-high-school-students/#comment-2649 It was interesting to see how the psychological barrier tagged along closely behind the physical one at the beginning. When we were introducing a new move that "seemed" flashy, you would hear students instantly go.. no way! I cant do this! And then five or ten minutes later they were all proud of being able to accomplish something totally new. I like Alain's strategy of not giving them time to be shy or thinking that they cant do it by continuing to move on fluidly, practicing over and again instead of breaking down and analyzing too much. It was interesting to see how the psychological barrier tagged along closely behind the physical one at the beginning. When we were introducing a new move that “seemed” flashy, you would hear students instantly go.. no way! I cant do this! And then five or ten minutes later they were all proud of being able to accomplish something totally new. I like Alain’s strategy of not giving them time to be shy or thinking that they cant do it by continuing to move on fluidly, practicing over and again instead of breaking down and analyzing too much.

]]> http://blog.alainwong.com/2008/02/15/how-to-teach-swing-dancing-to-high-school-students/#comment-2632 Amanda Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:17:57 +0000 http://blog.alainwong.com/2008/02/15/how-to-teach-swing-dancing-to-high-school-students/#comment-2632 And so, you have started the high school swingilisation! lol That's great! Was it a one shot, or is it regular? And so, you have started the high school swingilisation! lol That’s great! Was it a one shot, or is it regular?

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