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03.02.15. Advanced. Spiral 2.

Februar 3, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

We did a very cool move in Bremen today . The zouk world call it “spiral” (we have two kinds of spirals, today we did just one) and maybe the dancers from MZouk (Spain, I hope, we can speak in the future slowly about Meister Gege and the spiral dancers) were the first on create this step (I prefer to say not create but “discover” for the rest of the zouk world).

A spiral is a special turn, where the axis of the turn is not the classical axis in a line (90° to the floor) with the head straight but with the head in another direction.

We did a exercise to practise the movement of the head. Here the lady put the head on chest of the guy and turn keeping the contact and looking up and down while turning.

Then we did a turn with a spiral. Five things:

1. Guys, the leading is like painting a circle.

2. The lady is crossing always with the right (if you are turning to the left, your are turning now aroung your left foot).

3. Ladies: keep the center strong.

4. Ladies: your body has to follow your arm, don’t go with the body first.

5. Fix a point on the floor and use it for keeping the direction of your head.

For the guys: if you want to turn you need to continue leading with the idea of painting a circle. If the lady if behind of you, dann you change the hand and don’t stop with the leading.

Have fun and see you next week!

03.02.15. Beginners 1. Sidestep or lateral and left turn from basic step.

Februar 3, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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.

See you next week!

02.02.15. Intermediate. The lady will be blocked and long turn backwards.

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Today’s step

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.

Bye!

02.02.15. Beginners 2. Cambre.

Februar 3, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

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.

Bye bye!

02.02.15. Beginners 1. Side step or lateral step.

Februar 2, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

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!

01.02.15. Intermediate. Elastic backwards, “indian doll” and long turn on the line with head.

Februar 1, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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!

01.02.15. Beginners 2. Dancing behind the lady.

Februar 1, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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.

28.01.15. Beginners 2. Prison step and dancing at the party.

Januar 28, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Today we did two new things.

1. We can continue the prison step and do so many turns as we want.

2. To dance in a circle around of the lady if you don’t have enough space. That’s a very important thing if you are dancing at the party. You have to respect the space of the other dancers and sometimes it’s not possible to do the long steps on a line.

28.01.15. Intermediate. Shock, little spiral and circles with the upper body.

Januar 28, 2015 / / 2 Comments

Hi!

Today we have a very beautiful step, perfect if you want to play with the music.

First we repeat the step of the last week going around the lady. I’m not tired of saying it: please ladies, if you are painting half of circle with the head to the front, put your chest in. It will help you to keep the balance. For the guy: don’t forget to lead the shoulders of the lady and be next to your partner.

For the step on the line, if you are coming back, you do the cambré (last week) or the variation with the little spiral. Ladies: when we come back, we bring the left ear to the left shoulder and then we paint the circle to the front. For the guys: by bringing the lady back, lead your left hand up and your right hand down. If you have the lady in front of you, both shoulders of the lady are parallel to the floor. Then you change with the right hand up (left shoulder of the lady) and the left hand down.

Next week we will learn two nice ends for the step.

See you!

27.01.15. Beginners 1. Sidestep or lateral.

Januar 27, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

There are three steps, which we are doing the hole time while dancing zouk: basic step, sidestep (lateral, half a turn to the front) and the normal zouk turns. Today we learn the sidestep or lateral.

The beginning is lke the cross step. After the first three steps, guys go to the right and the bring the ladies to the left. You let your right hand slide till you have the left hand of the lady in your hand. Steps for the guys: we are doing today the steps on the line just to be confident about the leading. Next week we will learn another possibility for your steps.

For the ladies: the steps are the same as the last week but it’s very important to turn your upper body always to the guy.

Here you can see some more informations (subtitles in English).

See you!

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