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title: 8 Elements of Style： Levels
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date: 2026-04-28T08:02:00.567Z
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## FOCUS 
- This lesson focuses on using level changes to emphasize musical elements dynamically, covering techniques for lowering the body or using limbs to create visual effects.
## TIP & TRICKS:
- Lower your body in space to ground musical phrases, such as when a piano goes down the scale.
- If you can't get low, rise up slightly before going down, but avoid jumping.
- Use your free leg to perform level changes after completing a turn.
- As a leader, change the pitch of your body by bending at the waist instead of moving the entire lower body.
- Set your connection point before bringing your body down and away during a pass.

##REMEMBER
- Level changes are for dramatic effect in the music, not positions to hold while dancing.
- In blues dance, the default posture is shoulders forward, knees bent, and hips out of line.
- Focus on listening for musical cues like phrase changes to time your level changes effectively.
- Ensure that rises are controlled and not jumps to maintain smooth movements.
