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title: Top Tip： Grounding
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date: 2026-04-28T08:02:00.567Z
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## FOCUS 
- This lesson focuses on grounding, teaching how to achieve it in the body by shifting energy and weight downward to improve balance and control in dancing.
## TIP & TRICKS:
- Start by standing in an ungrounded military position, imagining being pulled up to feel lighter.
- Relax the shoulders, chest, legs, and feet to move the center from the chest to the belly area.
- Touch the floor with every part of the foot and let your full body weight go down into the ground.
- Breathe into the belly to help relax and connect down into the ground.
- Practice grounding with a partner in close embrace to feel the tactile difference.
- Try a game where one person grounds themselves to become heavier and harder to lift.

##REMEMBER
- Grounding is about where you hold your energy and body weight, not about bending your knees.
- Being ungrounded can cause balance and control issues in dancing.
- Grounding improves balance, control over movements, and timing, especially with slow music.
- It may take time to incorporate, but practice will help you feel the difference.
