Top Tip： Grounding

COURSE: top-tips

FOCUS: This lesson teaches grounding in dance, focusing on shifting body weight and energy downward to improve balance, control, and movement timing.

TIP & TRICKS:

• Relax the shoulders, chest, legs, and feet to let body weight sink into the ground.
• Breathe into the belly to help relax the upper body and connect to the ground.
• Practice ungrounding by lifting energy to the chest and grounding by sending it down to the belly.
• Partner exercises can help feel the tactile difference between grounded and ungrounded states.
• Avoid bending knees to ground; instead, focus on where energy and weight are held in the body.

REMEMBER:

• Grounding is about energy and weight distribution, not just physical posture or knee bending.
• Being grounded enhances balance, control, and ease in dancing, especially to slow music.
• It may take time to incorporate grounding, but practice leads to noticeable improvements.
• Grounding can make technical dance moves easier by increasing body control.