Ryuji

“The man always has to think of it as creating the move for the woman.”

Pointing out that pushing her upper body during the preparation leaves her no way to do the move

“Look at my hand — I'm not gripping her shoulder. Don't grab her shoulder; just give the feeling of turning the whole frame.”

Demonstrating what the hands do when leading a turn

“You want her to feel, 'ah, he's about to turn me.' And for that, you can't just spin her with no weight shift — the man has to step and shift his weight along with her.”

Explaining how to signal a turn by changing the hand direction

“Block the upper body, send only the lower body. You have to watch her movement and build the move from that.”

Explaining how to get only the woman's hips moving

“I hope people watch and go, "oh — that person dances their own dance."”

Ryubalance director Ryuji talking in an interview about where the classes are headed and what they hope for the members

“Don't grab! Use the pressure on the shoulder axis!”

Stressing hand use in the 'turn again' movement

“If you drop your arm after she's already come all the way around, she reads it as 'oh, another turn.' It has to be down before she comes back — earlier than you'd think.”

Explaining the misread that happens when the timing of finishing a turn is late

“The woman's base posture — shoulders back, always, strong and proud!”

Explaining the woman's basic posture