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01.06.15. Beginners. The door.

Juni 3, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Today we learn a very popular step. We call it the door because we are going like through a door, first the lady and after that the guy.

For the ladies. You are doing your steps always on the line. Two steps on the line and on the third step you come back (like lateral). Try to turn your upper body always for your partner.

For the guys. You lead a left turn with your right hand up and your left hand down. After the turn you bring the right hand down (you have to close the door) before you go into the next turn. For the next turn open the door (right hand goes up on 1) change the position of the hands (right goes down and left goes up) while turning to the right and close the door again. At last you will lead a normal left turn and get the lady with your right hand on 2.

Have fun!

31.05.15. Beginners 1. Cross step with a left turn for the guys.

Mai 31, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

Today we did this step in the class:

http://zouk-germany.com/20-04-15-beginners-1-left-turn-guys-cross-step/

Have fun!

Bug hug,

Fernando

31.01.15. Beginners 2. New possibilities for the titanic step.

Mai 31, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

We continue working on the titanic step with a new beginning and some new possibilities.

The new beginning is just a turn to the right for the guys while they are bringing the ladies to the left in the lateral step. For the turn watch the video because you need a new grip for the hand and after that you have to feel the tension with the partner.

We saw today three possibilities for the titanic:

– Playing transfering the weight.

– A simple turn on the line repiting the titanic to the other side. Guys: watch the video to see a trick for you to get the hand of the lady at the right time.

– A long turn on the line (to the left and to the right, bumerangue or bumerangue reverse).

Have fun!

27.06.15. “The door” with hips moves and different ends.

Mai 28, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

Today we were the hole lesson exploring just one step and some possibilities for it. But it was a lot of fun! If you heard the music and play with your partner you cannot do anything wrong :-)

Guys, you turn the lady to the left with your right hand up and your left hand down. We call this step “the door” because the lady is going like through a door and after that you have to close the door bringing your right hand down. With your left hand you just hold the fingers of the lady and with your under arm you have contact with her belly. You can play from this position, bringing the lady from one side to the other or painting a circle.

Ladies, if the guys paint a circle don’t be shy: stretch your legs and your botton backwards, go with your pelvis back.

For the end two possibilities:

1. You turn the lady again to the left. If you keep the contact with your left hand and her belly you will get again her right hand.

2. You turn on the line to the right and continue “the door”.

You can do the most of the zouk steps in a line or in a circle. At the end of this video you can watch how to lead this step at the beginning into the line.

Have fun!

27.05.15. Beginners / Intermediate. Ping pong with turn for the guys.

Mai 28, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

Normally if we are teaching this step in the class the guys are very happy, because it’s a easy step but you look cool ;-)

Guys, for this turn you have to learn to put your right hand in the place of your left hand. In addition you focus on your partner on 2. On 2 you have to look to your partner to your right side. Try to be a little bit faster than the lady.

For the ladies: Watch the video to know what to do with arms.

Have fun!

26.05.15. Intermediate. Titanic with head and circle on the left side & bumerangue with turn for the guys to the right.

Mai 26, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

We worked again with the titanic and the head movements on the line today. The new thing was to paint a circle with the head after the left turn on the line with head. For it, guys, you have to block the lady with your left hand and paint the circle with the right (you are playing with the shoulder line of the lady). Ladies, try to stretch the opposite side if you are doing the head movements. You have also to transfer the weight from one side to the other together with your head.

The second new thing was the turn for the guys while leading the bumerangue step (bonus) for the ladies. From titanic you lead on 1 the bumerangue but guys, you start to go with your left foot on 2. then if you go on 1 with your left you will turn to the right, go a little bit more on the line with the right feeling the tension between your arm and the arm of the lady and on 3 you come back for to lead the third step of the lady.

Have fun!

26.05.15. Beginners. Combination: “the little sun”, turn with both hands down, wave and ping pong.

Mai 26, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

We started today with the “little sun”. You can see the step here:

http://zouk-germany.com/26-05-15-beginners-bumerangue-variation-little-sun/

For the guys :

After that, you will turn the lady to her left with both hands down. Important:

1. You hold just the fingers of the lady.

2. You let the street of the lady free.

3. At the end you block her way, so you can lead the wave and the lady stays.

Now comes the wave. Lead the wave with your body.

Turning the lady to the right you will go with her and stop her with your left hand. Then we do the ping pong step.

For the ladies: The most important thing for you for this step is your ladystyling with the arms while dancing the ping pong. With the first turn to the left of the ping pong you bring your right hand up on 1, you change the arms on 2 (right goes down and left goes) and on 3 you will face your partner. From here you will always change the hands on 2.

Have fun!

26.05.15. Beginners. Bumerangue variation: The little sun.

Mai 26, 2015 / / 0 Comments

I love doing easy steps in another way! Nothing important changes but the expression is different.

Guys: you just want today to lead the bumerangue step (or bonus) painting at the beginning a big circle (like a “sun”) with your hands. First bring the lady to the front and after that paint the circle. For the last turn, guys, let the right hand free and turn the lady with the left.

For the ladies nothing changes, just do the bumerangue step.

Have fun!

20.05.15. Beginners 2. Combination: Pulling the lady aroung of you bringing her to the left, lateral, left turn and elastic variation 1.

Mai 22, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

For the guys: We start the combination from the lateral step bringing the lady to the right. On 1 you will change the hand (watch the video to see how). Feel the tension with the lady and bring the lady around of you, looking to the left for her to go to your left side. If the lady is going on 1 with the right, you can push the lady, for her to be in front of you. Don’t forget to slide your left hand till you get her right hand. After the left turn yoou need some distance to lead the new variation of the elastic step. For not to hit the lady, look on 3 with the left to your left and get the lady with your right hand on 1.

For the ladies: don’t go alone around the guy. You can make some resistance for keeping the connection with your partner. Keep the connection too with your upper body to your partner.

Have fun!

20.05.15. Beginners. Elastic variation 1, looking to the front.

Mai 22, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

Today we have a nice and easy variation for the elastic.

Guys, normally if you lead the elastic, you let by one your left hand on the belly of your partner and go around her looking at her. Today’s variation is very easy: Don’t let your left hand on the belly and go on 1 looking to the front. You can look by three over your left shoulder to see the lady coming backwards and on 1 you get the lady with your right hand.

For the lady: you are dancing the elastic, nothing changes.

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