| If we are able to repeat an action the same way | | | | the couple to move as one on the dance floor. |
| each time, then we are able to do dance steps. | | | | All we have to do is commit our entire body to the |
| Dance steps occur when we move the weight of | | | | step. This is so that we quickly find out as a couple |
| our body from one foot to the other within a time | | | | what the dance steps actually feel like. If we do not |
| period dictated by the music. During every step, our | | | | know what the steps feel like, we will not be able to |
| foot must be supporting our body. When we finish a | | | | repeat them consistently. The commitment to the |
| dance step with our weight on one foot, we then | | | | movement influences the direction we move in more |
| know which foot we are to move next. The goal is | | | | than where we place our feet. By moving our body |
| to not have our weight on two feet at any time. | | | | in the direction we want to go, our legs and feet will |
| It sounds simple, but it not so easy to do. It can | | | | automatically move into this space. |
| take time for new dancers to complete a sequence | | | | This commitment is vital for both the leader who |
| of dance steps without conscious thinking and effort. | | | | determines the direction the couple dances in and |
| However, this process can be accelerated when we | | | | which steps to do, and the follower who is |
| understand that our body actually knows what to do | | | | responsible for carrying their own weight and |
| and will do what it knows if we let it. The aim is for | | | | responding to the lead of their partner. |