I watched this last night. Our teacher was trying to stop this guy from doing these really big steps,He didn't seem to understand. So she marked a starting point and got him to do solo a Revese Weave starting from a promenade position in the Waltz and marked where he finished. I was the marker. She then got along side , not in ballroom stance and made sure he stayed verticle and only thought about sending his spine through. He went right past me with smaller steps. How come. She said everytime he stretches back in particular, and forward, he actually send his weight momentarily in the other direction to which he was going. It was the same for the ladies. The teachers improved their distance with less effort in just a few minutes.It was a technique class, six only in the class.

I wonder how your tacher would explain about the world finalists who always take gigantic steps without the problem you just described. Slow down your DVD. You will see everybody takes huge steps that we can only dream for now.

Depends on the couple

1) They are young, hyperactive, and sloppy

or

2) They are a bit more experienced, and accomplish big movement by moving their body, rather than by simply taking "big steps"

#2 was probably the lesson reported here

Guest. They would never step outside there limits. If they did there body would bend away from the verticle.In slow motion even I look big. That's not the point which is, this guy was taking these huge steps outside his own range, and it was proved that he could go further with less effort and smaller steps. If you can see any, as you put it , world finalists take a closer look. Can you see any of them going away from being verticle. It doesn't matter how tall you are or how long your legs are or who it is there is a limit. They dance well within there limit. Get outside of that and it begins to lose quality.

oh, I see. You never said in your first post that this guy was trying to reach beyond his limit. But now I see that was what you were trying to say.

Don,
Who is the teacher and where is she from? I would love to go for her technique class. Looks like she knows what she is taking about.

Anonymous. You probably will have to come a long way. Richard and Natalie Perry now living in Brisbane Australia.
For lessons you might meet them in Hong Kong or Japan if you are in Korea they will be there a couple of times in the year lecturing demonstrating and giving lessons. There main teacher is Andrew Sinkinson, as well as John Wood Micheal Barr and a few others. Andrew is here now for a few days. I will be going to his seminar on Monday.The Perry's have twice been finalist in the Professional Rising Stars at Blackpool running fifth two years in a row. There World ranking at this time is in the top thirties.or there abouts.
I would say that any couple who made it into the final day at the recent International in London. That is 100. Would be able to look after all you needs. Best of luck

"I would say that any couple who made it into the final day at the recent International in London. That is 100. Would be able to look after all you needs."

That isn't even remotely true. Even for a beginner, the difference between average teaching of retired finalists (or preferably champions), and mere surivived a round or two professionals, is the difference between learning how to dance easily, and spending your life struggling to accomplish things that never quite work right.

Get the good information from those who proved they had it, not mixups from the also-rans.

Anonymous. It only seems common sense to me that any professional couple who even manage to reach the final days at the Albert Hall would be more than capable of teaching how they got there. I can assure you that the last 100 are not also rans. They can class themselves as one of the best 100 in the world today .It would make any of them somebody whos hands I could put my dancing into. The latest skills would have to be there.

Forgot to put my name. Don