Nov '25 • 👥 Practice & Accountability
Shag/Charleston practice thoughts
No video, but I did some solo shag / bal / Charleston for two songs. I noticed I'm moving around a lot more solo than partnered. Which makes sense, as I'm not anchored, but I don't like the quality of that movement - it's a lot jumpier / jerkier. Like a jitterbug in the derogatory sense of the word, lol. Thought about that a bit and how I might work on it.
Going to try practicing solo Charleston and Shag tomorrow and see if I can smooth it out a bit. Gonna focus on three techniques. First, improving the consistency of my pulsing. Second, seeing if I can keep my shoulders still for the shag part. Third, keeping my Charleston posture consistently piked.
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Shag/Charleston practice thoughts
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