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12.01.15. Beginners A. Basic step & left turn

Today we had the first lesson of a new beginners course. The first day we learn the most important thing: the basic step. Here you have a long explanation of the basic step. You can switch on the subtitles in English:

Usually when we are learning the basic step, the guys and the ladies have the same problems. For the guys: If you think you can do your steps, try to invite the lady in the basic step, lead her slowly for a good feeling of the lady. For the ladies: our focus is on the hand of the guy because of the conection. We can’t go without the conection with the guy.

Another thing we did today is the left turn from the basic step.

For the ladies: while turning you hold your arm in front of your chest and take care about your elbow, because you can hit the guy. It’s very useful to focus on the guy while turning, so you where the turn finishes.

For the guys: you will lead with your right hand on the waist of the lady and your left hand will paint a circle over the head of your partner. You should hold your partner againg on “2”.

11.01.15. Intermediate. Uperbody. Two possibilities for elastic.

Januar 11, 2015 / Fernando / 0 Comments

The step for the intermediate level was a turn during the lateral and two possibilities for the elastic.

1. The lady is doing the lateral to our right side. Then we turn her with the left hand up and the right hand down. We let the lady do the step backwards and after that we bring her to the front and lead the elastic with the right hand. The left hand doesn’t have any power, it doesn’t lead anything.

2. We turn the lady with two hands up and change the hands. We let her go but we don’t follow her, just extend your arms. After that pull for the lady to come forward and lead the elastic.

11.01.15. Beginners 2. Bumerangue + turn after yo-yo

Januar 11, 2015 / Fernando / 0 Comments

Hi everybody! Today in Bremen we have done two things.

At the beginning we did one exercise for the ladies to understand how to be light for the guy. We have to feel the hand of the guy on our back. If we are going forward we have to do it active, not waiting a lot (the hand is too hot!) but without losing the contact. If we are going backwards we have to keep the contact too and go actively backwards-

After that we did one nice step. First we did the bumerangue and the guy is turning to the left too. Please guys, during the bumerangue let your hand over the head of the lady and not over yours. We bring the lady to us like with the yo-yo and when the lady goes away from us we will turn to the left. Watch now the video. You have to turn focusing on the lady and feeling the tension of her arm.

For the ladies: we are doing our ladystyling. After the turn, when we are doing “one” with the right foot we start with the ladystyling.

See you next week!

06.01.15. Intermediate. Head. The door will be blocked with a headmovement.

Januar 7, 2015 / Fernando / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

Today is the day! We start with the content for this website: free zouk lessons. We have a lot of regular courses during the week and we want to help to continue learning at home or wherever you want. Even if you are not learning zouk with us, it’s possible that these videos are helpful for you.

This is the video of the course yesterday. Have fun!

Be a zouk activist

Januar 5, 2015 / Fernando / 2 Comments

We love zouk and we want to spread it everywhere. That’s our challenge. Because other dances like salsa or tango are well known in the whole world. Zouk is growing in another way: people fall in love with the dance and bring their friends to the dance scene. That’s the reason why zouk is so special.

Now we bild in Bremen a group of dancers, who want to fight for zouk. Do you want to be an activist? If you like the choreography feel free to use it in order to reach more people and make zouk get bigger and better.

The first step

Januar 5, 2015 / Fernando / 0 Comments

This is the first post of our blog. We had the pleasure to teach in Erfurt in the New Years Eve 2014/2015. Here you can watch the video with the moves we show on the workshop. Have fun!

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