Elfie
New member
I know there are several threads already devoted to arm movements. However, I wanted to add a few of my own experiences with this. My "study" habits if you will.
I practice arm movements a lot. Anytime music is on, even if I'm just listening, I "dance" with my arms. It's become as second nature to me as singing the Klondike jingle whilst I think (which is something I've done since I was a child). I try to keep the arms soft and graceful... I don't want a strong tribal look to them. My daughter says she could watch me arm dance all day long haha!
I first started doing the arm thing because I was having trouble doing arm movements while I danced. It can be difficult coordinating arms with torso and hip movements.
I now have, because of this practice, sixteen different songs that have complete arm choreography to go with them. Many also have torso bits thrown in just because I felt fat and furry one day and decided to add torso movement LOL! This is easy to do while sitting at a desk or in the car.
What is embarrassing is that I catch myself doing these arm moves in public. Not so good when you're sitting in the therapists' waiting room hehe! But it makes my dance look so much better because, even though I can only execute about 100 BD moves, the added arms give it a polished look.
My favorite arm movement? The floreo (wrist circles). There's no end to what you can do with a wrist circle!
I've noticed that many dancers (from clips I've watched on youtube) hold their arms in posture or framing. I thought that arm movements were fairly important in this dance; maybe it's just icing, but isn't that the best part of the cake?
So, do you use arms to accentuate your dance? Do you have trouble coordinating? If you are just a beginner, have you focused on arm moves yet? If not, do you plan to work on it soon? I've only been dancing since May or June, but I think arm movements make a dancer look polished. Your thoughts on this?
I practice arm movements a lot. Anytime music is on, even if I'm just listening, I "dance" with my arms. It's become as second nature to me as singing the Klondike jingle whilst I think (which is something I've done since I was a child). I try to keep the arms soft and graceful... I don't want a strong tribal look to them. My daughter says she could watch me arm dance all day long haha!
I first started doing the arm thing because I was having trouble doing arm movements while I danced. It can be difficult coordinating arms with torso and hip movements.
I now have, because of this practice, sixteen different songs that have complete arm choreography to go with them. Many also have torso bits thrown in just because I felt fat and furry one day and decided to add torso movement LOL! This is easy to do while sitting at a desk or in the car.
What is embarrassing is that I catch myself doing these arm moves in public. Not so good when you're sitting in the therapists' waiting room hehe! But it makes my dance look so much better because, even though I can only execute about 100 BD moves, the added arms give it a polished look.
My favorite arm movement? The floreo (wrist circles). There's no end to what you can do with a wrist circle!
I've noticed that many dancers (from clips I've watched on youtube) hold their arms in posture or framing. I thought that arm movements were fairly important in this dance; maybe it's just icing, but isn't that the best part of the cake?
So, do you use arms to accentuate your dance? Do you have trouble coordinating? If you are just a beginner, have you focused on arm moves yet? If not, do you plan to work on it soon? I've only been dancing since May or June, but I think arm movements make a dancer look polished. Your thoughts on this?