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Learn Dance Steps Through Speaking

When learning dance steps, it is very helpful to use all of our senses - how we see, hear, feel and move. By speaking the words, doing the actions, and feeling the results in our body movements, we will increase our ability to learn dance steps.

What this means for us is to count aloud the steps (slow, slow, quick, quick, slow) or the timing (1, 2, 3) in a strong, clear voice as we take each dance step.

This simple exercise enables the sound of our voice to match the underlying music and over time will develop our inner voice so that we do not have to say the steps out loud. This activity integrates our physical ability with our musicality. In short, it gets our feet used to the music.

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