So far I have managed not to fall over. Fingers crossed I wont for a while yet![]()
If you're being led into a lean and you're not confident about it (inexperienced lead, just not feeling good about it, anything) but still want to let the lead happen, you can stay safe.
Do the lean as normal, but step across with your outside foot* and stand on that leg. Your whole body shape except for that outside leg is exactly as the lean is led, but you have control over your own weight. Often the lead wont even realise you've done it**.
Apparently obligatory ascii art:
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(leader leaning left, follower leaning left but stepping across to hold her own weight, with a graceful latinesque hand raised)
*outside foot is the one on the opposite site to which you're leaning. So if you're leaning to your left, it's your right foot. If you're leaning forwards, you don't have an outside foot. Hopefully.
**as a lead I know this only because a: it's been taught in classes i've been in, and b: i've asked my followers whether they did it or not in those classes
A girl went kamikaze on me recently. So I politly told her that "I don't know many drops".
"That's ok," she responds, "I know loads, I'll show you some".
The original drop-kick had the lady leaning forward with the man counterbalancing before the lady throws herself backwards and down. I've seen several ladies lean forward only to find the man isn't holding on.
A lady once decided to throw herself into a drop-kick when I wasn't standing behind her, apparently I'd signalled it. She was rather cross so I never did find out what signal I gave.![]()
Saw a guy once dislocate a girl's knee while attempting a "ballroom jump." I have a feeling he was eventually asked to leave Ceroc as she wasn't his first nor his last.
Tips on doing leans
why are we talking about drops & jumps ?????????![]()
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That date is recognized as her official birthday.
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