We did today the side step or lateral step (we repeated it, if you want, you can go down in this blog) and the left turn from the basic step.
For the left turn we spoke today about the preparation for the leading. The preparation is always the oposite: if want that the lady goes up, you do the preparation down. If you want that the lady turn to the left, you do the preparation to the right.
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A nice combination today! I really like this effect with the lady going to the front, be blocked and come back. Guys: Don’t be shy with your leading, bring the lady really to the front and block her. If you want that your leading be clear, you need to be sure about the direction of the leading and the direction of your steps. For the first left turn you travel with the lady to your right. After that you need to bring the lady to you in a line and after backwards in a line too.
For the ladies: the critical point is to stay with some tension on your left arm after the guy is blocking you. Without this tension you will lose the momentum for the turn.
You can combine this step with the step of the last week.
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Today is the first time we are speaking about cambré in a video. Please be careful with this step. Watch the video, pay attention and do the steps un your own responsibility.
The most important thing for you ladies is to put your pelvis to the front and contract your center if you are doing this step. At the same time you go little by little back and your knies go to the front. Another important thing we didn’t say on the video is that you have to keep the contact with the hand of the guy on your back, so you can feel the leading of the guy. Try to hold your weigh for yourself, don’t trust the guy and be safe first. If you do the snake – the big wave to the front – first you go with the head and after that with the body.
Guys: please be very careful. Your partner is not a doll. Your step with the right to the front: watch the video, this leading is difficult. Don’t go to the front beyond your right foot because in this way you will lose your balance.
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Today we did the side step or lateral step.
On the video you can learn the steps. Guys, the most important thing for me about this step is that you learn to lead the step with your upper body: If you want that the lady comes to the left, you have to turn your upper body to the left and if you want that the lady comes to the right, you have to turn your upper body to the right. Don’t try to lead the step just with your hands because it isn’t comfortable for the ladies. The hands and the arms have almost the same position the hole time.
For the ladies: stay with the upper body to your partner, don’t lose this conection with him.
See you next week!
Today we did a very beautiful combination in Bremen.
We want the lady do the elastic going backwards. You will change the hand and guys, you want the lady do her steps on a line, so we will pull for the first step to the left and after that we will put ore energy on her second step so the third step is going backwards automatically. For this leading you have to be concentrate: if you see, the lady is going backwards with the left foot, before she transfers the weigh to the left, you have to paint a circle with your leading (up, to you and down)
For the ladies: do a good preparation for your cambre, contract your center and put your pelvis to the front. Then you go little by little with the back and at the same time you bring your knees to the the front. For the snake go first with the head.
Guys: open a window with your arm. The next difficult thing is to lead the arms of the lady up. At the beginning you pull with the right hand to the right and with the left hand to the left. Explaining it with a text doesn’t work, so it’s better here to watch the video.
For the long turn on the line with a head movement: ladies, the first four steps you go with the head to the right side. The fifth step you paint half of circle feeling the weigh of your hair so at the end you can put a little bit energy and in this way you don’t have your hair on your face.
Have fun with the step and see you next week!
With zouk we have sooo much possiblities! We learn today, how to be behind the lady after elastic.
Guys: We want to lead the elastic and go just two steps (not three). Try to be close to the partner when you go with the right foot, so you can stop her if she is going up.
For the ladies: If the guy is behind of you, you tryy to keep the contact doing a little bit tention with your back on the the chest of the guy. Try to go big steps by the basic step.
Guys: If you want to turn the lady and be in front of her again you will go just two steps. Turn the lady to the left and if you want to turn, first bring the lady to the front so she can do sidestep (lateral), put her hand on your waist and then you turn. The lady will keep the contact with the hand.
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