What Amazing Dances Are Made Of

1. Music Skills

1.1. Musical Strategy: Acknowledge the phrase change with a pose

1.1.1. Musical Tactic: Hear the phrase change coming

1.1.1.1. Music Technique: Listening for chord changes and lyrical poetry

1.1.1.1.1. Acoustic ability

1.1.1.2. Music Technique: Recognizing the formula of the song

1.1.2. Musical Tactic: Control personal timing to be able to stop motion

1.1.2.1. Movement Technique: Delaying or accelerating weight transfer

1.1.2.2. Movement Technique: Choosing appropriate muscles to contract

1.1.2.2.1. Physical ability

1.1.2.3. Movement Technique: Impact or Impulse

1.2. Musical Strategy: Match the song genre & rhythm

1.2.1. Musical Tactic: Dance to contemporary with body pulse

1.2.1.1. Music Technique: How to recognize downbeats and upbeats

1.2.1.1.1. Acoustic ability

1.2.1.2. Music Technique: How to do a back pulse on every beat

1.2.1.2.1. Physical ability: Thoracic spine mobility

1.2.1.3. Music Technique: How to travel and triple while pulsing

1.2.1.3.1. Physical ability: Body Coordination

1.2.2. Musical Tactic: Swing your triples to Swung rhythm

1.2.2.1. Music Technique: Identify the syncopated rhythm

1.2.2.1.1. Acoustic ability

1.2.2.2. Music Technique: Control weight transfer to delay timing

1.2.2.3. Music Technique: How to swing your body shape

2. Pattern & Styling Skills

2.1. Styling Strategy: Look less square at end of slot

2.1.1. Styling Tactic: Avoid flashlighting

2.1.1.1. Movement Technique: Kissing to provide frame engagement in any position

2.1.1.1.1. Physical ability

2.1.1.2. Styling Technique: Allowing over rotation and underrrotation

2.1.1.2.1. Physical ability

2.1.1.3. Styling Technique: Using kiss to decelerate and underrotate ends of turns

2.1.1.3.1. Physical ability

2.1.1.3.2. Physical ability

2.1.2. Styling Tactic: Add anchor syncopations

2.1.2.1. Musical Technique: 2-beat rhythm options

2.1.2.2. Movement Technique: Control over duration of weight transfers

2.1.2.2.1. Physical ability

2.1.2.3. Styling Technique: Suede signatures

2.1.2.3.1. Physical ability

2.1.2.3.2. Physical ability

2.1.2.4. Movement Technique: Contrabody

2.1.2.4.1. Physical ability

2.1.2.4.2. Physical ability

2.2. Pattern Strategy: Present toward audience without stopping

2.2.1. Pattern Tactic: Barrel roll

2.2.1.1. Pattern Technique: Kiss to transition compression to steering

2.2.1.2. Pattern Technique: Maintain balance while modifying pitch

2.2.1.2.1. Physical ability

2.2.1.3. PatternTechnique: Matching pressure and rate of parnter

2.3. Pattern/Styling Strategy: Slingshot to hit an accent

2.3.1. Pattern Tactic: Turning Sugar Push

2.3.1.1. Pattern Technique: Pivoting in compression

2.3.1.2. Pattern Technique: Bowing to separate

2.3.1.3. PatternTechnique: Lateral pressure connection to steer

2.3.2. Pattern Tactic: Accelerate separation into count 3

2.3.2.1. PatternTechnique: Diagonality

2.3.2.2. Pattern Technique: Frame matching

2.3.2.3. Pattern Technique: Bowing

2.3.3. Styling Tactic: Body Roll

2.3.3.1. Styling Technique: Diagonal sheering

2.3.3.1.1. Physical ability: Thoracic spine mobility

2.3.3.2. Styling Technique: Waving of pelvic tilt

2.3.3.2.1. Physical ability: Core activation

2.3.3.3. Styling Technique: Coordinating weight shift

2.3.4. Styling Tactic: Hip Rocks

2.3.4.1. Movement Technique: Split weight position

2.3.4.1.1. Physical ability

2.3.4.2. Musical Technique: Match the rhythm with impact, impulse, or rebound

2.3.4.2.1. Physical ability

2.3.4.3. Styling Technique: Plie lower to get more range of motion

2.3.4.4. Styling Technique: Twist to make figure 8 shape

3. Movement Skills

3.1. Movement Strategy: Elastic flow

3.1.1. Movement Tactic: Boing to start every pattern

3.1.1.1. Technique: CASL

3.1.1.1.1. Physical Ability: Body alignment

3.1.1.1.2. Physical Ability: Bicep injury?

3.1.1.2. Technique: Counterbalance

3.1.1.2.1. Physical ability

3.1.1.2.2. Physical ability

3.1.1.3. Technique: Resisted release

3.1.1.3.1. Physical ability

3.1.1.3.2. Physical ability

3.1.2. Movement Tactic: Redirect on time

3.1.2.1. Technique: Use 1,2, or 1/2 beat boing

3.1.2.1.1. Physical ability

3.1.2.1.2. Physical ability

3.1.2.2. Technique: Catch earlier to control bounce

3.1.2.2.1. Physical ability

3.1.2.2.2. Physical ability

3.1.3. Movement Tactic: Lengthen the slot

3.1.3.1. Technique: Continue LOI

3.1.3.1.1. Physical ability

3.1.3.1.2. Physical ability

3.1.3.2. Technique: Leaders' travel triple

3.1.3.2.1. Physical ability

3.1.3.2.2. Physical ability

3.1.3.3. Technique: Floating anchor/ avoid posting

3.1.3.3.1. Physical ability

3.1.3.3.2. Physical ability

3.2. Movement Strategy: taking care of the follower

3.2.1. Movement Tactic: absorbing every redirect

3.2.1.1. Technique: Catch early

3.2.1.1.1. Physical ability

3.2.1.1.2. Physical ability

3.2.1.2. Technique: build connection gradually

3.2.1.2.1. Physical ability

3.2.1.2.2. Physical ability

3.2.1.3. Technique: counterbalance instead of muscle flexion

3.2.1.3.1. Physical ability

3.2.1.3.2. Physical ability

3.2.2. Movement Tactic: prepping safely

3.2.2.1. Technique: Lateral pressure connection

3.2.2.1.1. Physical ability

3.2.2.1.2. Physical ability

3.2.2.2. Technique: rotational spring

3.2.2.2.1. Physical ability

3.2.2.2.2. Physical ability