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title: 3 Leverage
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date: 2026-04-28T08:02:00.567Z
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## FOCUS 
- This lesson focuses on creating and using leverage in dance, emphasizing maintaining opposite energy between partners to move together precisely.
## TIP & TRICKS:
- Wrap your left hand around your partner's triceps to ensure no gaps and keep your shoulder relaxed and elbow low.
- Aim for your partner's higher back as a leader to avoid soft spots and provide a firmer connection for leverage.
- Roll your shoulders back and down to avoid popping them up, maintaining mobility and preventing tension.
- Engage your upper triceps and thighs by keeping your arm bent to support leverage movements.
- Play a leverage guessing game with your partner to practice feeling and adjusting the amount of leverage used.
- In closed position, focus on feeling the leverage through your partner's back hand and adjust your engagement accordingly.

##REMEMBER
- Leverage is created when two bodies' energies move away from each other, maintaining a slight stretch or opposite energy.
- Use just enough leverage to move together precisely without overdoing it, as too much can look awkward or cause imbalance.
- Avoid letting your shoulders pop up or tense, as this can lead to discomfort and limit mobility during movements.
- The connection should be firm but relaxed, with no empty spaces, to effectively transmit and feel leverage between partners.
- Practice sensing leverage through exercises to improve coordination and timing with your partner for future steps.
- If one partner lets go, the opposite energy should cause the other to step back, illustrating the principle of leverage in action.