FOOTWORK FOR BREAKS: English & Spanish

By "break" I mean any moment where the music changes its dynamics for a few bars. We often find breaks in the 4th eight of a phrase in Swing structure songs, in the 5th and/or 6th eight of a phrase in Blues structure songs or in certain bridges that can occupy an eight or two. At these moments the cadence of the music changes, the rhythm is often more marked and we can often see the end of an idea.

Breaks are a great moment where followers can express themselves. Sometimes we interpret these breaks with leading movements that close the idea of the dance we had in that phrase. But many times in breaks there is no leading but we have space and an open connection. This is where you can use all the resources you have to express the music as it comes out of you.

Personally, I love it when there are breaks with space and I have these windows of freedom to play with the music, my footwork and my partner. Within this course you will get recommendations where I will explain how to find your space in the breaks.