Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Disco

I didn't copy any of Mary French's LPs of continuous Disco music that she ran her classes with, but I have a select bunch of fun, slidy music, and the advanced class caught on right away, as expected. Hustle is a very easy dance, especially the way she taught it, 4 beat hustle, or Cowboy Swing, she called it. No wonder it was so popular. Mary did 3 hours a night in the late 70s, and then went out with students to the old Cape Codder, now condos on Buzzards Bay.
Once you are comfortable with that dance and if you are ambitious, you can switch over to the New York Hustle with the dropped beat.
I also like a 4 beat Latin hustle - triple step, step, step, changing from left to right feet.

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