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Enrich your life through dance by calling on eHow’s variety of dance experts. Want to inject a little romance and fun into a relationship? Learning to salsa or rumba can certainly spice things up. Is your little girl taking up ballet? eHow can teach you how to fit her pointe shoes. From tap dance to swing dance, the waltz to the mambo, eHow’s experienced dance instructors can provide the moves to make you lord of the dance floor.

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How to Do the Electric Slide Dance

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There are many variations of the electric slide. Because most people learn the dance from watching other people, and many people leave out different parts, the vast majority of us do it wrong. In most dances, this isn't a problem since it doesn't ... more »

How to Do the Falling off the Log Step in Tap Dance

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The falling off the log step in tap dancing is pure fun, and it looks really cool. It has its roots in vaudeville. One can easily imagine Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton desperately struggling to stay on top of a rolling log as they flail their ... more »

How to Do the Forward Moonwalk

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The moonwalk is Michael Jackson's signature dance move. Even though he wasn't the first dancer to do it, he coined its name and popularized it on tour and in his music videos. The moonwalk challenges the dancer to move backward while looking as ... more »

How to Do the Hip Hop LA Walk Move

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The Hip Hop LA Walk is an eight count move, according to professional hip hop instructor and performer, Seth Gordon. It's a cool move to incorporate into your own steps or choreography... more »

How to Do the Hip Hop Square Slide

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The hip hop square slide is an intermediate hip hop dance move that's just as fun to perform as it is to watch. Think of it as the contemporary version of the moon walk that Michael Jackson made popular in the 1980s... more »

How to Do the Inverted Straddle Move in Pole Dancing

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Once considered a form of dance to be hidden behind nightclub doors, pole dancing is quickly gaining recognition as American's newest fitness crazy. While fun and sexy, pole dancing is also a challenging form of exercise which works the body's ... more »

How to Do the Monkey Flip in Breakdancing

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A monkey flip is one of countless moves in breakdancing, a constantly evolving style of dance. The great thing about moves like the monkey flip is that there's no one accepted way to execute it. Breakdancing is all about adding your personal ... more »

How to Do the Pink Panther Tap Dance Step

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The Pink Panther tap dance step is a combination of steps performed as one fluid sequence. It combines heavy, low taps and lighter taps that sound similar to the Pink Panther theme song... more »

How to Do the Pretzel while Dancing the Merengue

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Doing the pretzel while dancing the merengue takes a little practice, for it is actually consists of several turns. The trick is to do all of them while not letting go of your partner's hands--except at the very end of the pretzel where you ... more »

How to Do the Rond De Jambe in Neoclassical Ballet

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Rond de jambe in ballet is a movement in which the leg is making a circular movement. It's a great exercise to work the hips and to practice your turn out. There are several different ways to do a rond de jambe. They include the foot work on the ... more »

How to Do the Shim Sham Shimmy

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If you're in New York City, there's a place tappers can join in on stage to do the Shim Sham Shimmy. It is a dance maneuver of 4 different steps, with a coda of a basic tap step. At the beginning, everyone yells, "Shim! Sham! Shim sham shimmy!" ... more »

How to Do the Shuffle Off to Buffalo in Tap Dance

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After learning basic tap dance steps, focus on putting together combinations and routines. You can do the "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" or just "Buffalo" step traveling to the side or in place to add interest and difficulty to your current set of ... more »

How to Do the Sugar Push in Ladies West Coast Swing Dancing

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West coast swing dance is a partner style dance that has taken influence from Lindy Hop, an African-American dance which originated in New York in the 1920s. West coast swing is famous for its movements, which have an "elastic" quality, allowing ... more »

How to Do the Tendu in Neoclassical Ballet

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Ballet is beautiful to watch, whether you're enjoying a televised performance or attending a live show. If you've ever wondered how to perform certain ballet moves, you'll enjoy learning the tendu. This is a perfect ballet move to learn since ... more »

How to Do the Watusi

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The Watusi became a popular dance craze in the 1960s when Ray Barretto's "El Watusi" record went gold. The simple moves and stationary position involved in the Watusi dance made it popular to perform anywhere. You don't need a lot of room or ... more »

How to Do the YMCA Dance

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If you're ever at a party, wedding reception, or other social gathering and the Village People's "YMCA" starts playing, you can be guaranteed people will be doing the dance and forming the letters with their bodies. If you want to join in the ... more »

How to Do Under Arm Turns for Men in Jive Dancing

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Jive dancing, or jitterbug jive, first hit the scene amongst young African Americans in the 1940s, but is quickly gaining popularity once again. Influenced by dance styles such as the jitterbug and swing, jive is most closely related to East ... more »

How to Download Music for Hip Hop

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In this day and age, downloading music is the norm. Between the peer-to-peer options and MP3 retail websites, you can find any hip hop album you want online... more »

How to Dress for Flamenco Dancing

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After learning to dance flamenco, it may seem that choosing a costume to dance in is a piece of cake. However, dressing for a flamenco dancing performance has its own set of traditions and trends... more »

How to Dress for Waltzing

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Dressing for waltzing is important because there are different styles to consider: formal or period. The very movement of the waltz determines what one wears, for one needs to be able to waltz freely and not be restricted by your clothing... more »

How to Dye Ballet Shoes

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Whether you are a ballet mom or an advanced ballet student, at some point in time you may need to dye a pair of ballet shoes. Since most dancers don't have access to wardrobe professionals, mastering the art of dyeing ballet shoes at home is ... more »

How to Enter a Numa Numa Contest

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The Numa Numa Dance started as an amateur video made by Gary Brolsma. In 2006, Brolsma made a video of himself singing and dancing, without actually getting up from his chair. He then posted it on the Internet. The video became an instant ... more »

How to Find Jazz Dance Classes

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Bob Fosse’s sexy modern dance choreography of productions as “Chicago” and “Cabaret” are but one form of jazz dance. With origins in African-American dance of the late 19th century, jazz dance spans over 100 years to include the Charleston, ... more »

How to Find Proper Footing Doing the Mambo

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Proper footing is incredibly important in any dance, especially Latin dances like the mambo. Proper footing sets the mood of self-assurance for the duration of the dance--its steps, turns and combinations. If your footing is off, not only can the ... more »

How to Find Square Dance Music

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Square dancing is a fun way to get some exercise, be with friends and get out of the house. Square dancing has roots all over the world and is constantly evolving. Square dancers listen to dance steps announced by a square dance caller and then ... more »

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