Uh-oh ... semantics hijack ...
Yes I'm aware that Ceroc is a company rather than the name of the dance. To save us both grief, I wont argue - I'll call it MJ then
At the beginners level I still dont think there is footwork. Other than the sort of footwork that goes with moving to the beat in the first place. Which is I assume what you mean.
Shame really as I suspect you have to "learn" footwork to get to a higher level. Rather than learning it when you should - at the start. (Which is where you learn it in salsa or tango)
I dont tell anyone they're wrong. How would I know anyway? Even if I thought they were wrong, the teachers are teaching from a stage. So they cant come and give personal advice even if they wanted to.
Your point being? Do you mean it's ok to bounce?
Fair enough, but one reason I go to jive is that it's local. I do enough travelling with my other dances - the last thing I want to do is search out the "right" MJ teacher
I do mostly AT and there there is a strong emphasis on tuning into the other person's body motion. There doesnt seem to be the same awareness in MJ. So at the moment I focus on arm/hand lead first, body motion second.
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