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Month: Juni 2015 (page 2 of 5)

23.06.15. Our video number 200 on the youtube channel! Intermediate. Yoyo with head.

200 is a really nice number and we want to thank you for your support. We will work hard to give you every week new videos and for making possible the biggest website for learning brazilian zouk.

Today we will do a head movement at the end of the yoyo.

For guys: ending the yoyo you want the lady goes the first step to the front and with the head to the left side. With your right under arm you will push the lady to the front. For the head movement you will bend a little bit back and bring your right hand up. You will bring the lady another step into the turn and the right hand stays up. If the lady is going the third step you will bring the hand down. In this way the lady starts moving the head to the front. If the head of the lady is in the front, guys, you will give some energy for the ladies to bring the head up.

For the ladies: you will feel your right shoulder goes up and you let your head fall to the left. The first and the second step your head stays to the left. During the third step your head is going to the front. if you paint half of circle to the front remember to put your chest in for not to lose your balance to the front. For some ladystyling bringing your head up, watch the video.

23.06.15. Beginners. Combination with bumerangue reverse, elastic without elastic and cambré.

Hi!

Today we repeat the step we did last week.

http://zouk-germany.com/16-06-15-beginners-combination-bumerangue-reverse-elastic-without-elastic-cambre/

Have fun!

 

22.06.15. Intermediate. Pizza turn to the right and lateral behind the lady.

Hi!

Another pizza turn! Guys today you will do the pizza turn to the right if your lady is doing the lateral to the left. While doing it you will “cross the street”. After that you will lead the next turn of the lady, crossing with your left, turning to the right and changing the hands. For the ladies: you stay always on your line and you go the third step on the spot.

For the elastic: ladies you go first with your hips, then with your chest and at the end with your head. Guys: your left hand on the lower back of the lady leads the elastic from down to the top. You will go with your left hip to the left, leading the elastic with your body. Let the lady transfer the weight back on her left and bring the lady up (with your upper body and with your right hand). Ladies, your left hand needs to be connected with your shoulder for feeling the leading and going up.

At the end of the step, bringing the lady to you, guys, your elbows are outside, her elbows are inside. With your hands on her shoulder blade you will lead carefully the cambré. Lady, don’t forget to bring your pelvis to the front, contract your center and bring your chest is for the cambré. Guys, go a little bit back if you want to lead the wave because the lady needs some space.

Have fun!

22.06.15. Beginners. Pizza turn to the left with turn in for the guys.

Hi!

For the ladies: we are going the third step on the spot always (for the lateral and for the turns). You can strecht your right arm outside after every lateral step and don’t forget to bring your left arm up while doing the left turn.

For the guys:

1. The pizza turn. First lead the lateral of the lady, then you turn. Don’t forget to “cross the street”.

2. The left turn of the lady. Cross the street again.

3. If you are turning in, you will go around the lady. You go with your left foot but you turn to the right. Focus on the lady, so you can turn easily.

4. For the left turn of the lady go with your body to the right and push the arm of the lady.

21.06.15. Beginners 1. The wave from the basic step.

Hi!

Today we have learnt the wave and you can check it here:

http://zouk-germany.com/11-02-15-beginners-1-wave/

Have fun!

21.06.15. Dancing with control and not like a robot.

Hi!

Control your moves while dancing is very important because we are not robots! If you want to play with your partner or with the music you have to control every single step.

This kind of exercises helps you to improve the quality of your dance.

We repeat today this step also:

http://zouk-germany.com/14-06-15-beginners-door-right-turn-beginning-basic-step-lateral-step/

Have fun!

17.06.15. Beginners / Intermediate. The olé step.

Hi!

Today we learn the “olé” step.

For the ladies. First you turn on the line to the left and then you will paint a half of circle with your right foot on the floor. Your right hand is painting also half of circle over the foot. Then you will go two steps backwards and the last thing to do is the bumerangue step.

For the guys. If the lady is painting half of circle with the right to the front, it’s very nice if you are painting a half of circle with the left backwards.

There are two difficult points in this step for the leading:

1. To lead the circle of the lady. You have to paint the circle with your leading while the lady is going to the front (Watch the video).

2. For the leading of the bumerangue you have to turn your body to the left (in this way the lady will go into the line) and to go backwards (and the lady will have the energy for the turn).

Have fun!

17.06.15. Intermediate. Elastic without elastic and combination.

Hi everybody!

Today we did this steps:

http://zouk-germany.com/16-06-15-beginners-elastic-without-elastic/

http://zouk-germany.com/16-06-15-beginners-combination-bumerangue-reverse-elastic-without-elastic-cambre/

Have fun!

Fernando

16.06.15. Musicality. Some moves on the spot to play with the music

Hi!

We have a nice musicality zouk course in Bremen every Tuesday. Today we put some moves we did on the spot into the music. The beat is just one part of the music, a normal song has a lot of information, like the melody or the voice. In the musicality course we try to make the music visible. And singing can help you :-)  Watch 03:48 to see an example to put this moves into the music.

Have fun!

16.06.15. Intermediate. Combination: Titanic from elastic and bumerangue with olé

Hi!

We have a nice combination for the intermediate today without head movements.

We start the titanic from the elastic. Here you will find a nice explanation:

http://zouk-germany.com/16-06-15-intermediate-titanic-elastic-step/

Now guys you will lead the bumerangue step with your left hand. The first step the lady goes and you go on 2. On 3 you will let your right hand over the shoulder of the lady. Watch the video to see how to lead the lady for her to cross in front with the right. Ladies: it’s very nice if you try to paint a circle with your right foot on the floor and you can go with your right hand over your foot too.

Guys, take care about the lady and bring your left arm over her head. Then you will lead the lady two steps back, the first with your right hand and the second with your left hand. After that you will turn the lady in but pull first into the line.

Have fun!

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