Improving our social dancing skills I recommend finding something you enjoy that helps towards basic body conditioning. This will improve whichever dance form you enjoy. Below are those that I particularly enjoy and find useful.
- Ballet stretch exercises, I find these improve posture, balance, strength and flexibility.
- Pilates - I like mat based exercises for the convenience of doing exercise at home, but the machines are really good too.
- Girokinetics - excellent for being more aware of the circular flow of energy and movement in your body.
- Contemporary dance classes and using exercises from this dance form.
- Any kind of dance fitness/exercise class - it's great for overall fitness - I currently love TOMBOOGIE and FITSTEPS.
As a last note - most social dancers have limited time. For this reason I'd say that the most important tip from personal experience is to find a way to build small exercises into your everyday routine - it's a bit like doing music scales every day.
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