THE POWER OF UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUR BODY WORKS This extraordinary yet simple training provides the information ballroom dance teachers and students have been searching for. Great dancers have an inner sense as to how to stand tall, maintain their frames, stay in balance, swing, sway, and express themselves---making it seem like magic. But each movement we are asked to do in ballroom dancing requires a specific, anatomical action to produce beautiful dancing. Move Like a Champion provides a method of learning and teaching these essentials. Diane Jarmolow, Kasia Kozak, and Brandee Selck have combined their years of experience in dancing, teaching, and studying body movement to create this revolutionary program. It is accessible to all ballroom dancers, using simple exercises with fun names such as: 1. Anchors Away (how the shoulder blades work to maintain your frame) 2. Get a Leg Up (how the leg swings to create movement) 3. Barbie Feet (how to stand on the foot for balanced rise)

Imagine being a dance teacher who does not look for students but has students looking for you Never before has there been such a comprehensive, richly detailed resource for the art and science of teaching ballroom dancing. With this one of a kind book, you'll develop the confidence and professionalism to quickly and easily go from being a good teacher to a GREAT one, and gain the skills needed to skyrocket your career. With his book you will: Learn a clear, precise system for easily teaching and reviewing figures Confidently teach dance frames, lead and follow, and connection Motivate and excite your students about the world of competitions, showcases and medal tests Discover the keys to teaching Latin hip action and arm styling Learn how music is constructed and how it relates to the different ballroom dances Master techniques for teaching posture, coordination and body-awareness Learn the interpersonal skills for nurturing long-term, healthy teacher/student relationships Become versed in a comfortable, customer-focused approach to selling dance lessons Master the vocabulary and technical elements essential for teaching and certification Incorporate excellent methods for teaching beginners and wedding couples Greatly improve your own technique, whether or not you dance competitively Diane Jarmolow created and founded the Ballroom Dance Teachers College training program, now used in over 60 institutions throughout the world. She is a DVIDA National Examiner, having originated their innovative system of professional certification. Diane co-created Move Like a Champion, and authors the DVIDA manuals, constantly improving the written language of ballroom dance. She founded and operated San Francisco's enormously successful Metronome Ballroom. Diane's passion is giving people the resources they need to become outstanding professionals and dance studio owners.