Rhythm Juice Blog

The Things We Forget When Pursuing Styling

One of the most popular requests I get from students is to teach them styling choices. I think as artists, we have an immense craving to expand our creativity. Sometimes, it is so much that we overlook important elements that are fundamental for learning and executing these variation choices. Let’s look beyond learning a new step, new rhythm, or new move, and take a look at the essential skills not often practiced:
  • Maintaining the basic elements of connection (like stretch) during the styling…

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Do You Know Who's Really Leading?

Thank you so much for all the support on my video about follower empowerment! A lot of you had questions and wanted to know more! Here is one step deeper into the concept of creating environments and how Followers can initiate them.

(Side note* My apologies this video could have been more gender-neutral. Just like you can lead and follow on either side of the dance, you can be whatever gender on either side as well)

First, take a look at this video: 

https://vimeo.com/216892405

What if I told you …

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My (Technical) Evolution with Dax Hock

"Every year it is something different! You change so much we can barely keep up!”

I want to show my students, no matter how much you improve you never stop growing. When I look at the past 8 years of my partnership with Dax, one thing has never changed, and that is our core focus: the pursuit of better dancing. Our priorities switch as we research and explore ways to improve to grow and expand. With every new focus, we dive deeper, thus adding more layers of awareness and information to our …

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