The March 12, 2013 Wall Street Journal, reminds us that good balance for surfboarding, like dancing, requires vision inner ear, and proprioception. That balance can be improved by using balance equipment to challenge the proprioception system, and by closing your eyes or nodding your head up and down to make the vestibular system of your inner ear work and adapt.
Wilddancer
Hi,
I found these tips about how to improve your balance while dancing .. which ones are the most useful? do you have other tips to improve balance while dancing?
Many thanks!
Just dancing improves your balance for doing other of life’s activities, because any time you are moving you are forcing yourself to practice your balance. On the flip side, a key way to improve your balance WHILE you are dancing is to keep both feet in contact with the floor as much as possible, regardless of how much weight you put on each foot. Beginning dancers often lift their unweighted foot completely off the floor; but to be correct they should mainly shift their weight from foot to foot while maintaining contact with the floor. Related to this in many steps they can (and should) “brush” the moving foot against the stationary foot, improving both their balance and the look of the step.