Solo American Smooth. The Architecture of Movement.
From Alexander Romanov & Anna Blagodyreva
📙 “Solo American Smooth. The Architecture of Movement. A guide by Anna Blagodyreva to technique, body mechanics, and expressiveness in Smooth”
This material is not a textbook in the classical sense. It is a practical instruction manual written in a clear and logically structured language.
The book is dedicated to the personal movement architecture in American Smooth — the foundation without which any partnered work remains only an external form.
There is no abstract theory or “dance metaphors”.
Every principle is explained in a way that can be immediately applied in the body:
• how base and support are built
• where balance comes from
• how preparation for a step works
• why movement is either stable or falls apart
The key idea is simple and fundamental:
first, the dancer learns to master their own body — and only then becomes a partner.
This material is useful for:
• American Smooth dancers
• instructors
• Pro-Am students
• anyone seeking a clear system rather than scattered advice
📄 Format: PDF
🌍 Language: English
Sales conditions:
Price: 80$
About authors - Alexander Romanov & Anna Blagodyreva:
• 4-time US National Champions in Open Professional American Smooth
• US National Champions in Show Dance
• World Champions in Rising Star Professional American Smooth
• Eastern USDC Champions in Rising Star Professional American Smooth
• Winners and finalists of numerous National and Regional Championships and Competitions
• Organizers of the dance camps "Complex Made Simple" (Part 1 and Part 2) and Anna's signature dance lab "Make
Your Dance Better"
• Authors of Online courses "Solo American Smooth", "Online Christmas Course", content "Smooth Secrets by
Alex&Anna"
• American Smooth coaches at the USA National Championship dance camp and various other master
• Guest instructors and international experts in American Smooth teaching in Thailand, Serbia, Germany, Cyprus,
and other countries
• Among the students are World Champions, Blackpool Dance Festival winners, and medalists of U.S. National
Championships in Am-Am and Pro-Am divisions