Stop Stepping on Toes
Like Duolingo, but for Stop Stepping on Toes. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in Stop Stepping on Toes
- The first beat is the strongest and most accented
- The 'one' provides power and momentum
- Identifying the 'one' beat characteristics
- The 'down-up-up' pulse creates rise and fall
- Grounded first beat creates momentum
- Relationship between accent and glide
- The first beat is a deep, grounded power step
- The second and third beats are lighter, higher, and use the momentum from the first
- Understanding the relationship between the heavy accent and the 'glide' sensation
- The sequence of physical energy through a single waltz measure
- Looking down shifts the center of gravity forward
- Looking down creates blindness to the room and other dancers
- A forward-shifted weight makes a dancer feel heavier to their partner
- Horizon-level gaze provides the necessary field of vision for floorcraft
- The physical impact of head position on the partner's experience
- The relationship between head position and spatial awareness
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Stop Stepping on Toes the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When you are listening to a waltz, which beat carries the most musical weight and emphasis?
Get it right to open this lesson and 25 more in the app.
Where Stop Stepping on Toes takes you
Master the waltz by fixing the most common stumbles that keep beginners off the dance floor. Learn to move with grace, stay in sync with your partner, and finally feel the rhythm.
- 1
Move Without the Mess
- Finding the One-Two-Three Beat
- Fixing the 'Looking at Your Feet' Habit
- How to Stop Bumping Knees
- The Secret to a Smooth Glide
- 2
Connect With Your Partner
- Holding On Without Squeezing
- Who Leads and Who Follows
- Staying in Your Own Space
- Recovering After a Wrong Step
- Turning Without Getting Dizzy
- Navigating a Crowded Floor
- 3
The Secrets of Style
- Why We Rise and Fall
- The History of the Forbidden Dance
- How Different Shoes Change Your Step
3 sections · 13 units · 26 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Stop Stepping on Toes is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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