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On Mastering Longboard Dancing

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What is Longboard Dancing? Longboard dancing is fundamentally dancing on the board. The emphasis is on smoothly flowing through tricks/moves while carving gracefully and in harmony with those moves. The focus is mostly on footwork: stepping, shuffling, crossing, hopping and even pirouettes.  Mastery is not learning all the steps/moves/tricks there are - which is nearly impossible - but rather: mastery is being able to freely express yourself through dance on a longboard. You learn more and more moves, whichever you want, in order to unlock more ways to express yourself; to move more freely on the platform. The platform is a longboard instead of a dance floor.  The Board The longboard is a dynamic platform; the board is in motion straight, carving and sometimes turning. The position of the steps on the board and the amount of weight applied determines whether the board moves straight, turns or carves and how much it does so. Another factor affecting carving is the wi