Zouk made in Germany

Free dance lessons

Category: B. Beginners 2 (page 4 of 10)

16.06.15. Beginners. Combination: Bumerangue reverse, elastic without elastic and cambré.

Juni 17, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

1. Bumerangue reverse

You can dance it from the basic step or from lateral step. For the ladies: you are turning on the line, try to go your steps always further on the line. Guys: you need some space if you want to lead the lady into the line, because the arms of the lady have to be stretched. You go the first step backwards with the left to pull the lady into the line (go with your body). You will hold both hands of the lady together. While turning the lady the hands are over her head, not over yours.

2. Elastic without elastic

For the ladies, you go just to the front like in the basic step. Guys: with the right hand you bring the lady to the front, the left hand stays in front of her face. On 3 you have to be in the other side weil you want to lead her into the cambre.

3. Cambre

While the lady is going back she have to bend to the front. Guys, first you lead the lady back and one moment later you lead her down with your left hand and with your right under arm. Ladies: do the preparation for the cambre, contract your center, put your pelvis to the front, your chest is in and your head is to the front. If you do the cambre, your knees go to the front while you are rolling backwards. Your head is the last part of your body going back. If the guy lead the wave, you start it moving your head to the front. Guys, watch the video to see how to lead the move with your body.

Have fun!

14.06.15. Beginners. The door with a right turn at the beginning (from basic step and from lateral step).

Juni 14, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

Today we will learn “the door” starting the step from the basic step or from the lateral step with a right turn.

For the ladies: You will go always your third step on the spot and you try to turn your upper body to the guy.

For the guys. There is one important thing in this step. You have to pay attention while going into your turn and changing the hands (your left goes down, right goes up). Try to be close to the lady because in other way the step will be uncomfortable for the lady. Both arms should be in a line with the shoulders. It doesn’t feel good if her arms are behind of her shoulders. At the end you are leading the lateral step to your left.

10.06.15. Beginners. Turning the lady with the upper arm after a turn of the guys.

Juni 10, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

The beginners can do a lot of cool steps!

Guys: you lead the left turn of the lady and when you lead the next right turn you want to go into the place the lady was before you. You are turning, so you have to focus on your partner.

For leading the turn of the lady with the arm: don’t hit the lady. First contact, then you push.

Have fun!

08.06.15. Beginners / Intermediate. Turning the lady from the hips with a turn for the guys at the same time.

Juni 8, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

Today we did this step:

http://zouk-germany.com/27-05-15-beginners-intermediate-ping-pong-turn-guys/

Have fun!

08.06.15. Beginners. Following: “First my arm, then I go”.

Juni 8, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

Today we did one exercise to improve the following of the ladies. We have for this exercise one mantra. The ladies will think the hole time “First my arm, then I go”. The guys are leading the lady through the class. They can turn the lady. They can stop the leading and turn alone (in this case the ladies stays, no leading no move). It’s not about dancing zouk, it’s about helping the lady to understand what means to follow the leading.

At the beginning of dancing zouk is very difficult to follow. The ladies are thinking at the beginning about the intention of the guy and it’s normal. But on this way you will try to anticipate what’s coming and you cannot follow. It’s better to concentrate on your body, so your mind stays in the present and can answer better the leading of the guy.

Have fun!

07.06.15. Beginners 2. Turn on the line to the left with a left turn for the guys.

Juni 7, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

A lot of times we are dancing a left turn on the line and the guys can easily do the step more interesting.

We give you two possibilities:

1. The guys turn the lady and after leading her turn they turn to the left. It’s very important to think about getting the lady after her turn, so you have a focus for your turn.

2. While the lady is turning to the right, the guys can turn to the left and after that lead the last turn of the lady. For this possibility watch the video to see how to change the grip of your right hand and how to lead the turn. Important: feel the tension with the arm of the lady, so you can bring her into the line.

Have fun!

02.06.15. Beginners. Combination: The little sun + snake.

Juni 3, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

We did today the little sun (the bumerangue variation with both hands up painting a circle). After the bumerangue step we want to go one more step (backwards for the guys and forward for the lady) and then we will go into the snake.

For the snake, guys, first you lead the lady to the front and if you see, she is going forward, then you pull with your left hand down and you bring your right hand to her left shoulder. To open a window you put your right elbow up, so the lady has enough space for the snake. You need to go one step to the left to feel comfortable.

Ladies, if you go into the snake you will go with your shoulders and with your head. If you goes with the head up, you will go with your chest to the front.

While opening please ladies, look before you stretch your arm, because at the party there are always a lot of people and you can hit somebody.

01.06.15. Beginners. Combination lateral-left turn-lateral with ladystyling

Juni 3, 2015 / / 0 Comments

 

Ladies, sometimes the guys are leading the combination lateral-left turn-lateral and you have your left hand free. What to do? Sometimes you can do some ladystyling, some special moves for you to dance more beautiful without disturbing the leading of the guy.

Today we will bring the left hand up on 1 while dancing the lateral step and then over your head. The idea is to comb your hair to the other side but we want you to use your eyes for looking to the guy with intention.

Have fun!

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!

Older posts Newer posts

© 2024 Zouk made in Germany

Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑