1740  "Muscle memory", mirrors, etc.

Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:29:19 -0400
From: Alan McPherron <mcph+@PITT.EDU>
Subject: "Muscle memory", mirrors, etc.

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Robert Hauk wrote:

> The use of mirrors, in my opinion, is limited because your attention is
> so diverted from what you can feel within the dance frame. I see people
> watching themselves in the mirror, and totally losing their frame and
> whatever connection they have.

IMHO a good aid is a camcorder on a tripod, recording what you're doing.
There's no diversion of attention, and you can watch (and agonize over)
your movememts many times. Of course it's not instant feedback, though.
-- Alan McPherron, Tangueros-Unidos