Energy and pacing in a dance class

Pace it in waves. Alternate focused technical work with lighter, moving, social moments, so attention is spent and refilled rather than drained.

Use rotation deliberately. It teaches adaptability, spreads the strong and the struggling evenly, and prevents the awkwardness that quietly empties classes.

Read the room constantly. A class that has gone quiet and stiff needs a change of energy, not another correction. And end every class on a real dance to music, so everyone leaves having danced and not just drilled.

A kizomba class has a rhythm of its own, and you conduct it.

Energy and pacing in class, step by step

A CLASS CAN HAVE GOOD CONTENT AND STILL FEEL DEAD.
Pace the class in waves.
Alternate focused technical work with lighter, moving, social moments.
Attention is spent and refilled, rather than drained.
A room gone quiet and stiff needs a change of energy, not another correction.
Keep the energy moving so the room never cools.
End every class on a real dance to music.

Where does your class lose energy?

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