Contents

Book Cover

• Book Cover Back
• Book Cover Spine

Front Matter

• What Others Have To Say
• How This Book Helps You
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Books by Andrew Weitzen

The ABCDs of Social Dancing

• First Steps
• Contents

Part Overview

• 1. Benefits
• 2. Introduction
• 3. Social Dancing
• 4. Problem and Solution
• 5. Language

Part A for Attitude

• 6. Attitude
• 7. Ten Values
• 8. Social Values
• 9. Safety
• 10.Courtesy
• 11. Comfort
• 12. Dance Values
• 13. Teamwork
• 14. Natural
• 15. Freedom
• 16. Communication Values
• 17. Leader Attitude
• 18. Follower Attitude

Part B for Balance

• 19. Balance
• 20. Law of Balance
• 21. No Force
• 22. Posture
• 23. Step and Rotate
• 24. Review Balance

Part C for Connection

• 25. Connection
• 26. Law of Connection
• 27. Frame
• 28. Communicating
• 29. Free Position
• 30. Open Position
• 31. Closed Position

Part D for Direction

• 32. Direction
• 33. Law of Direction
• 34. Basic Patterns
• 35. Woman's Choreography
• 36. Moving with Your Partner
• 37. Following Visually

Part Technique

• 38. Balance Skills
• 39. Move as One
• 40. Taking a Step
• 41. Transfer Your Weight
• 42. Rhythm
• 43. Turning
• 44. Leader Skills
• 45. Follower Skills
• 46. Develop Your Skill

Part Summary

• 47. Summary
• 48. Next Steps

Appendix

• Appendix Topics
• Author Andrew Weitzen
• Choreographed Group Dances
• Choreographed Partner Dances
• Choreography
• Circle
• Closed Position Open Embrace
• Counterbalance
• Dance As If
• Dance Class
• Do Not Tell Others What To Do
• Geometry Not Physics
• Insights
• Man's Movement'
• Method Name
• Mixers and Changing Partners
• Musicality
• New Dancers
• Popularizing Partner Dancing
• Pressure and Tension
• Proof
• Rules Help Sheet
• Rules Help Summary
• Rules List
• Terminology
• Voices
• More of What Others Have To Say