back to news EADA Senior Training Day 08 March 2008 Ten senior couples took part in the EADA Senior Modern Training Day at Egham Leisure Centre on 08 March 2008. The first part of the programme comprised a workshop with Benoit Drolet on the subject of how to maintain good posture and togetherness whilst generating maximum power and flight across the floor. Benoit presented very carefully two key postures – ‘fwd and left’ and ‘back and right’ - that are fundamental foundations for good togetherness. He also described a principal of delaying the movement of the moving leg in order to generate maximum power. He illustrated these principles with plenty of exercises and applied them to figures such as natural turn, fallaway slip pivot and tipple chasse. After the lunch break, the second part of the programme was a workshop with Vicky Barr on the subject of the Lady’s Contribution. She provided a wealth of detailed information in a lecture style format with five points from the lady’s point of view, eight possible relative positions of the man and lady’s bodies and an expertly delivered demonstration of how correct use of legs and feet is essential to avoid bumping between the bodies. However, she also explained some key practical points such as that good body contact is automatic if both partners individually maintain good posture, and that it is the man’s responsibility to change body positions by adjustment of his own body, rather than by trying to reposition the lady by use of his arms. A big thank you to Benoit and Vicky for some great teaching, and to EADA from us all for organising an enjoyable day. Report by James and Rachel Barron 08 March 2008