Sun, 5 Oct 2025
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Avonhead School
Workshop Content
We'll cover the importance of physical connection with your partner along with connecting with aspects of music including:
- Basic Timing
- Genre, Mood, Melody, Lyrics
- Phrasing, Breaks and highlights
- Bridges / middle 8's
Click below for specific information about timing and footwork.
Who Is This For?
- Everyone!
- Anyone aiming to become a Taxi dancer or Teacher
Bear in mind:
- We may limit the number of couples but don't worry this workshop is usually held twice a year
- You do not need a partner to book a place on this workshop as we aim to match up leads and follows
More about musicality
A Small Difference Has a BIG Effect
Dancing is defined as moving to music, if you're not in time with the music you may as well turn the music off.
If you're out of time even by a small amount it can feel pretty bad and for some sensitive people it's like being sea sick because you ear hears one tempo but your body is being lead at a different tempo (sea sickness arises from the contradiction of the eyes telling the brain that the body is stationary but the inner ear is sensing movement).
Listen to the two recordings:
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While the sound quality may not be perfect, hopefully you can tell there's a difference: the first sample is Moves Like Jagger played normally; the second one comprises two clips of Moves Like Jagger being played at the same time except that one of them has been speeded up by 5%. It sounds awful and dancing out of time is the dance equivalent of nails being dragged down a blackboard!
In this workshop we'll help you get in time with the music and save you and your partner from being sick.
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