I think I've been here long enough to risk starting a technical thread...
There seems to be an agreement that most beginners don't bounce to start with. Many of them hardly move at all. It's also not obvious that they are explicitly taught to bounce their hands whilst they are dancing (as opposed to catching the beat before starting a move).
My observation is that a larger proportion of non-beginners do bounce their hands (presumably marking the beat in some way). The question is, where do they get ths habit from? For the sake of this thread, can we assume that a porportion of this bouncing is un-wanted. The fact that it is not taught suggests that it isn't an essential part of the dance
Sean
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