Most people learn to dance by taking a basic and adding moves to it. Their dance education is about adding moves or adding the skills required to dance more moves. I'd like to suggest an alternate approach for leads in planning their dance and follows in how they respond to the lead.
Instead of managing moves, manage Energy! By managing energy, I mean to use the energy of the dance as the glue that connects us to our partner and the music.
So let’s set the stage.
So where is the energy? Well, let’s think about three pools:
- Shared Pool
- Follow's Energy