Some steppers I dance with whisper to me, “Sonji, slow down.” A friend told me to record myself and so I did earlier this year. When I watched the video, I really listened to the song and looked at how I moved. What was I dancing to? I could clearly see my moves and the music were not one and moreover I saw my partner’s struggle.
A trained bad habit is hard to break, but no excuses. When I started learning to step Chicago style I was learning and practicing to primarily mid-tempo to fast songs. As I traveled and was exposed to more music, I heard and enjoyed more slow songs. Slower songs opened my eyes to how much I was not doing in my dance. The funny thing is I enjoy and prefer listening to slow songs, but my body apparently does not like moving to a slow beat. My favorite song more than any other is Rising Cost of Love by Jean Terrell.
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If you are looking for some slow songs to practice, here is some of the latest good stuff from DJ Art of Noyze from Oh So Smooth Radio:
