Technique of Ballroom Dancing

Modern Ballroom Dancing technique will never be perfect, it deals with the dynamics of the human body on one hand and ever changing trends on the other. Winston Churchill once said “True genius resides in the capacity for evolution of uncertain, hazardous and conflicting information”. Guy Howard is one of those unique people who can analyse dance movement and reduce the complicated to the simple.
He was one of the first Ballroom dancers to be presented with the American Hall of Fame Award, and is an honourary member of almost all the recognised Major Dance Organisations worldwide. In his book the “Dancer’s Digest”, Henry Jaques observed that Guy was the best dancer of his time and was a “Model of Floorcraft”. In 1950 Guy was badly injured in a car crash, bringing to an end his competitive and demonstrative career. He has taught, lectures and adjudicated in many countries throughout the world, including North America, Scandinavia, Europe and the Far East. He has trained many Examiners of all the main dance bodies - but has always remained politically neutral.
This revision includes the latest developments, some deletions and fine tuning of the Principles, without altering the fundamental structure of the technique.
Whenever teaching, most of us take the knowledge contained int his book for granted. I would gently remind the reader, never to forget and to appreciate the brilliance, dedication and keen analytical mind of Guy Howard.
Bill Phillips