Jo. Sorry I didn't see this earlier. Seems like you're getting some good advice. I suffer (!?) from a real oddball situation. I've been making my living at music for thirty years, have really good rhythm.....and simply CAN'T DANCE at all! When it's goin' from my heart to my hands...no problem, but when it gets to my feet...I feel like an arthritic hippo!

Whenever I'm teaching someone who wants to improve their rhythm I focus on doing a very prominent ON beat (BOOM-chuck). Sorta like over-emphasizing the first beat. Then we just play like that for a few minutes. Tends to straighten out wonky timing.

Rick