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title: 3 Sways
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date: 2026-04-28T08:02:00.567Z
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## FOCUS 
- This lesson focuses on practicing sways, a subtle movement where weight and axis shift partially between legs without fully transferring, to explore axes in dance.
## TIP & TRICKS:
- Distribute weight between left and right legs, swaying with about 60% in one leg and 40% in the other.
- Use the floor actively by pushing with the lower body and engaging the glutes.
- Relax the upper body and let the movement trickle up the spine.
- Transition out of a sway by shifting 100% of weight and axis over one leg to step.
- In partnering, leaders choose steps or sways while followers tune into subtle axis and weight cues.
- Lead the sway from the lower body, not the upper body, to maintain a relaxed connection.

##REMEMBER
- Sways involve keeping the axis between the legs without fully shifting it to one side.
- The movement is active and subtle, requiring engagement of the lower body and glutes.
- Transitions between sways and steps are controlled by conscious weight and axis shifts.
- In partnering, communication occurs through the lower body, with relaxed upper bodies.
- Sways can be practiced in closed embrace or other comfortable positions.
- Enjoy the feeling of the movement and maintain a fun, relaxed approach.
