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Walk Master

When one sees a good dancer gliding or sliding on the floor, it is an illusion created which many people reason to be due to the smooth extra powdered floor. In fact for a good dance a good foothold is extremely necessary.

The Walk || Walk Exercises with Pauses || Walk Skimming Exercise || Pulling-Back Effect || Bulldoze Forward || Centre of Gravity || Delayed Stepping || Analysis: Walk ||

The walk forward and backward is based on a natural walking movement - the only difference being that the feet skim lightly along the floor instead of being lifted for each step, which not only gives a better balance but also creates the illusion of sliding or gliding on the floor.

The walk that everyone does so naturally that we really do not think much in this respect. It is most of the times taken for granted that one knows well how to walk. This is true and yet it is only the half-truth. This is one of the reasons for most people to feel very conscious of dancing, that the same very things done daily, precisely does not come so naturally when dancing.

The Walk is one of the main basics of the Dance-Sport since all the dances are based on one-step dances, which means all are very similar to normal walk. Thus the walk explained here would be required with only a slight modification for every dance in the Dance-Sport section.

Therefore it is necessary to practice the walk more consciously, and to understand the mechanics of it with reasons and logic. This in turn will help in understanding the walk consciously and would enhance the process of producing the normal-walk naturally when dancing.

The Walk || Walk Exercises with Pauses || Walk Skimming Exercise || Pulling-Back Effect || Bulldoze Forward || Centre of Gravity || Delayed Stepping || Analysis: Walk ||