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TOCA STUDENT · Lesson 23 · Connection

Social dance etiquette is technique, not politeness

Ask for the dance. Thank after. A no is always respected, without explanation and without a face.

Dawou Tarraxo, pioneer of Tarraxo. Social dance etiquette is technique, not politeness

Clean and present, no phone on the floor. Look after your partner's comfort and safety before anything else. And no force, ever. If a movement does not work, fix the lead, not the person.

Read the room before you start something dynamic. Dance with mixed levels, because you learn from every body.

On a kizomba social floor, etiquette is what keeps the dance safe and good.

Technique should make the social floor safer.

Social dance etiquette is technique, step by step

  1. HOW YOU SHARE THE FLOOR IS PART OF HOW YOU DANCE.
  2. Ask for the dance. Thank after.
  3. A no is always respected.
  4. Clean and present. No phone on the floor.
  5. Always look after your partner's comfort and safety.
  6. No force. If a movement does not work, fix the lead, not the person.
  7. Read the room before you start a dynamic movement.

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This lesson comes from the book

Page 56 of The student's book by Dawou Tarraxo, the TOCA Method page this lesson comes from
The student's book · page 56

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The method

T O C A

Two bodies. One connection.

TTouchThe connection with your partner. Feeling through contact, never through force.
OObservationListening to your partner’s body, energy and tempo.
CControlMastery of your own movement. Precision without tension.
AAwarenessFull presence: with yourself, your partner and the music.