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0 pointsWalterBright5y ago0 comments

I've taken dance lessons. They'd never work remotely. A large part of it is because what you think you're doing with your body is not what you're actually doing.

Sometimes the instructor has to use his hands to push you into the right position. Another large part is both of you stand in front of a floor to ceiling mirror. He'll be in front of you off to one side, so you can see both him in real life and your reflection at the same time. He moves, and you match, looking at both him and your reflection.

Lastly, you'll never learn a partner dance online, because it's all about the feel of working with a partner.

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theriddlr5y ago

Dance lessons in a group setting work well. My dance classes have made the transition to online lessons. Zoom can get laggy sometimes so tap doesn't work well in real-time. I've improved my tap tremendously from the amount of practice and the ability to replay tutorial videos.

I have my laptop placed such that the webcam acts as a mirror and the tutorial video or Zoom meeting of the class on my second screen. When the teachers shows positions that are obfuscated they turns to face the camera in a 45 degree angle. The only 360 view missing is the Chinese whispers / follow the leader view of seeing the other dancers in the class is when my eyeline is out of view.

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0 pointsWalterBright5y ago0 comments

I've taken dance lessons. They'd never work remotely. A large part of it is because what you think you're doing with your body is not what you're actually doing.

Lastly, you'll never learn a partner dance online, because it's all about the feel of working with a partner.

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theriddlr5y ago

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