Learn Ballroom Dances - Three Ways To
Remember Ballroom Dance Steps For Longer Than
10 Minutes!

Do you quickly forget how to dance steps after you learn ballroom dances? Try these easy tips to help you learn dance steps and remember them!

I know, it's frustrating when you know the ballroom dance steps and then you forget them before you even get home from class! Grhh.... It usually goes something like this!

Wow! That was such a great class! The easy dance steps were all a breeze!

Just listened to the teacher's words, watched the teacher's feet, and followed along! No Problem!

Starting to feel real cool about this ballroom dancing stuff now.....can hardly wait to show the folks at home the new moves!

Okay, here goes......Ready?

Hmm...Just a second... do I start with my left foot? No, that doesn't work too well.....must be the right foot.... give me a minute or two ....what's going on here?

Oh No... What happened!

I was dancing this perfectly just ten minutes ago!

Well, after many years of ballroom dance lessons, assisting ballroom classes, and teaching dance classes, I can with absolute certainty, assure you that this is a very common experience for those who are new to ballroom dancing!

There are of course, many scientific reasons for why this happens, but for now, just know that it does happen, and that it's OKAY!

Be patient with your body, and in time it will reward you by faithfully responding to your commands to shake, rattle and roll!

But you are in a hurry, right? You want to remember your dance steps NOW!......What? The Firemans' Ball is next week?.... Well in that case, here are three great tools to help you get the ball (pun) rolling, I mean the toes tapping.....you know what I mean.

Learn Ballroom Dances AND Remember The Steps
By Simply Taking A Few Jot Notes!

Next time you have a dance lesson, take along a pad of paper and a pencil. No, you don't need a binder! A small notebook will do quite nicely and will also fit into your shoe bag for added convenience!

During short pauses, or at the end of the class, simply take a minute or two to jot down a few notes to help you to learn ballroom dances and remember the steps.

No need to write a book or anything, just enough to jog your memory when you get home!

It is also a good idea to try out your dance steps with the notes at your earliest opportunity. This helps to re-enforce what you have learned, and also provides an evaluation of your note taking skills!

Be A Parrot! Learn Dance Steps By Reciting The Rhythmic
And Catchy Step Phrases Over And Over Again!

Yes, you heard me right......I said, Be A Parrot!

A parrot repeats what it hears, and if you get into the habit of parroting the steps along with your ballroom dance teacher, you will start to remember them!

For example: Walk Walk/Rock Rock Rock/Back Side Close

It works with rhythms too! Slow Slow/Quick Quick Slow/Quick Quick Slow

You can really have a lot of fun with this stuff! And Yes! you can whisper or recite the steps and rhythms to yourself in your head.

After all, the whole world doesn't have to know that you are a parrot!

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Learn Ballroom Dance Steps By Using Visualization
Techniques To Recall Dance Steps Instruction!

Sometimes,visualization techniques are just the thing to assist you in your quest to improve your memory of the dance steps after your lessons!

Try taking a few mental snapshots while you learn ballroom dances. Take note of your position and alignment on the dance floor when the set of steps(figure) starts, and again when it ends.

Watch your dance instructor's feet closely before you try the steps for yourself. Take another snapshot!

This is very important, because if you are busy trying to copy the instructor's steps, you will not get that snapshot you need for later recall! So watch first, then copy!