Lead and Follow Instruction

Was looking for a quote about dancing and came up with a number of websites with detailed techniques about Lead and Follow. Started to read through three of them.

There was quite a lot of information. The information was focused on dance skills, not patterns, which is good.

However, they were all a mish mash of ideas, none based on principles.

From Partnership Dancing™ point of view, much of the little I read was wrong.

Clearly none of these people understood what was happening. They had assembled what they considered wisdom learned from others and their own experience, but did know why things worked like they did.

With the tools from Partnership Dancing™ it is simple to go through each statement and explain why the particular claim works or does not work.

Small Groups Changing the World

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
~ Margaret Mead

Came across this quote today.

In the Preface to Partnership Dancing™ there is a section about Small Groups.

You do not need a lot of people to get good. You can have the best time with the fewest people.

If you come across a small group, give them a chance. You might be surprised.

Sensation of Movement in the Woman is the Signal

Partnership Dancing™ takes advantage of the natural sensations of the human balance system to communicate.

The motion produces the sensation.

The sensation is the signal.

The signal is to continue the motion.

The sensation is the signal to move in the way that produces the sensation.
There is a natural harmony between the signal and the motion.

Since the signal, the sensation and the motion are in a sense all one,
the communication is at its most efficient possible.

This is yet another reason not to use force. Force is the application of motion in some way different to that of the natural movement of the partners' bodies. Communicating through the use of force adds a layer of translation. The communication is then less efficient, slower and less accurate.

I realize this sounds both vague and mystical. In Partnership Dancing™ I detail the procedure for how to move to accomplish this communication. I explain the specific technique that allows two people to communicate throughout the length of their step to accomplish two people dancing as one.

Settled On How to Address the Reader

Think I have settled on how to address the reader. At least will give this a try. Unless there is a compelling reason otherwise, will address the reader in the third person as the man and the woman in the singular and present tense, such as "the man goes first and the woman follows".

Still unsure about other times. When addressing both people, may use the second person. Not exactly sure. Writing "the man and the woman" instead of "you" seems cumbersome, such as "move from your center".

When I want to include myself in the conversation, may use "we".

Companion Workbook started

Have started writing a first draft of the Companion Workbook, which contains excercises for Partnership Dancing™.

Partnership Dancing™ Book Version 00.02 online

Have posted version 00.02 of Partnership Dancing™. This is a significant rewrite. The concepts are the same, but have cleaned up the writing, simplified and improved the organization.

Addressing the Audience

Am struggling with exactly how to address the reader. At times I write in third person, such as "the lady does". At other times I write in second person, "ladies, you should" and still other times I write in first person, "when we dance, we". To compound this issue, I mix tenses, past, present, future, and those names I cannot remember from high school English like future past present. Maybe I will leave the clean up of this mess to version 00.03.