Today we learn a very easy move for beginners to give you more possibilities with the basics.
Guys: If you are leading the lady think first, what you want that the lady do. Yoou want that the lady cross backwards. Play with your upperbody to give her the idea of crossing backwards. If she crosses with the left you bring your upper body to the left and if she crosses with the the right, you turn your upper body to the right.
Ladies: Try to focus with your upper body to your partner. If your partner is turning you, come back to him and do your third step on the spot.
We are dancing today two variations of the bumerangue reverse from the basic step.
1. Bumerangue reverse from the basic step to the right.
In this variation guys we will bring the lady to our right side. We go backwards and open our body to the right. Our left hand is up and our right hand will invite the lady into the turn. For the lady we are doing three steps on the line and after that the basic step backwards. Put your left under arm in front of your chest.
2. Bumerangue reverse from the basic step to the left.
Guys, we will let the lady go backwards into her basic step but we will do our steps on the spot. Then we pull the lady into the line and we turn her. You have the feeling, you are turning the lady two times. For the ladies, we are doing the same steps as before. Try to focus on your partner while turning.
We want today to do some head movements if the lady is walking backwards. We will end the move going around the lady.
For the guys:
The first leading for the head movement is very important. You go to the front a little bit in slow motion to give the lady some time to understand the new move. Then you will paint a circle with your right hand on the shoulder blade of the lady.
For every head movement you have to go first to the front. Go with your body to the front and if you see that the lady is going backwards, then you lead the head.
For the last circle, the lady needs more energy, so she knows, she doesn’t need to stop the move. Then guys you go around the lady bringing your left hand up. You will go close to the lady, getting her left hand with your right.
If you want, the lady goes up with the head, put some energy n your body for her to go up.
For the ladies:
Press a little bit against the hand of the guy on your back to feel the leading.
With the head movements your head is breathing to the side.
First go with your foot backwards and the you do your head movement.
Think about stretching the opposite side of your body if you are doing head movements.
The last circle you transfer the weight is your head is changing the side. At the end you stay on your left, so when the guy is turning you to the front you go with your right.
If you dance the yo-yo you can do little variations if the guy turns the body.
Guys, today it’s just about bringing the lady to you and turning 90° to the left. If you bring the lady to the front, lead her with your hole body and not just with the hand or with the arm.
Ladies, everything is like in the normal yo-yo. The last trun remember to do your steps on the line, your styling for the hands and to focus on your partner.
For the part with the head movements you can check this post:
You will lead the cross step. If you cross with the right feet, you will bring your left hand up on 3. After that you lead the lady into her lateral with your left hand over your head and you turn to the left. For the left turn: Do the third step on the spot and focus on your partner while turning.
The last thing it’s a left turn for the ladies. On 2 you will get the lady.
Ladies:
The most important thing in this combination is to do your third step on the spot by lateral and left turn.
Focus on your partner while turning.
If you turn to the left, you will hold your left arm in front of your chest.
You will turn the lady to the left with both hands up. After that you pull in a line to you with the left hand and you go with the right hand to the axil of the lady. You want to bring her right shoulder up for her to go with the head to the left.
The lady will turn the three steps with the head to the left side. If she is in front of you, you will paint half of circle to the front. The lady is now with the head on the right side. You will now bring the head of the lady straight to the left. For that, you let your left hand up and push with your right hand to the left.
Now comes the last head movement. You will lead the lady to the right. The first three steps the lady stays with the head to the left. She will go under your right elbow. The forth step you have to bring both hands down for the lady to go with the head to the front and the fifth step both hands up, for the lady to go with the head up.
For the ladies:
Your head follows your shoulders. After the left turn you will go the first three steps with the head to the left side. Then comes a half of circle. Bring your chest in if your head is down for not to fall to the front.
After the circle the guy bring your head straight from one shoulder to the other. The last head movement you will go five steps. The first three steps you stay with the head to the side. The forth step you go like in a circle to the front and the fifth step you will bring your head up.
Think about it: The hole time you are turning on a line, so you have to go always the line.
It’s very nice for the coordination of the guys to learn to lead the lady… even if we cannot see her!
Watch the video. The most important thing for the guys is to lead the lateral of the ladies after the turn under the arm. Don’t forget to the cross step and lead the lateral inviting the lady from one side to the other.
Guys, you will lead the long left turn on the line (bumerangue). While leading the Bumerangue you go the first three steps around the lady and after that you will turn to the left, crossing to the other side. From hier you have to feel the tension with the arm of the lady, bring the lady to the front and after that lead the pendulum of the lady with your left hand. If the lady is down, you support the lady with your right hand on her right shoulder blade. Then you lead cambré as usual. You will lead the new variation with the snake with both hands. Think about to lead the shoulders of the lady.
Ladies. For the pendulum: If you feel the hand of the guy on your shoulder blade, get the arm of the guy with your left hand. For the pendulum you can check this link:
Don’t forget the preparation for your cambré. For the snake watch the video to see how to play with your head, your shoulders and your chest. The guy is leading your shoulders. If you go with your head to the front, your chest is in. If you go with your head back your chest goe sto the front.
