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27.04.15. Beginners 2. Titanic.

April 28, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Before we speak about the step, there was one important thing in today’s lesson: If there is no beat in the music, please don’t do your steps like with the beat. PLay with your partner, go in slow motion, do romantic moves, but don’t do 1-2-3, 1-2-3.

For the Titanic: Guys bring the ladies to the front into the line and turn her by 1 and then you change the hand. With your left hand you will get the left arm of the lady to stop her. Ladies: Go a little bit down on your right knee if the guy is stopping you.

After the titanic the guys can lead the bumerangue, and it could be the end of the move. But today we did something special. We will turn the lady and don’t let the hand free. After the turn, guys, you block the lady with the right hand on her hips and with your left under arm you lead the elastic.

Ladies: For the elastic you have a new contact on your back and you have to pay attention. Go with the leading of the guy.

Have fun!

26.04.15. Intermediate. The wave reverse or bodyroll from the hips.

April 26, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

We will do todaay the bodyroll (the wave) reverse.

Do the normal wave and at the end you have to sit bringing your pelvis back. Then you start a wave to the front from the hips. Your feet are looking outside for giving you more stability and your legs are doing some pressure inside.

Guys, if you are leading the lady think about both hands. You start the move with the right hand but at the end you bring the lady up with your right hand. Try to lead fluent.

For the ladies: Your arm is free and it’s not a dead fish :-) You can comb your hair or just hold your arm with some tension.

Have fun!

22.04.15. Beginners / Intermediate combination: Lateral crossing backwards, bumerangue with pendulum and head movements after a left turn.

April 23, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

Today we did a combination with the last steps that we have learnt in the classes.

For the lateral step crossing backwards you can check this:

http://zouk-germany.com/22-04-15-beginners-lateral-crossing-backwards/

For the long left turn on the line with pendulum you can check this:

http://zouk-germany.com/15-04-15-beginners-2-intermediate-pendulum-bumerangue/

For the head movements after the left turn you can check this:

http://zouk-germany.com/01-04-15-easy-head-movements-turn-spot-cambre/

have fun!

22.04.15. Beginners. Lateral crossing backwards for both.

April 23, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

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.

Have fun!

20.04.15. Beginners 2. The yo-yo turning 90° and easy head movements from yo-yo.

April 21, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

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:

http://zouk-germany.com/18-01-15-beginners-easy-head-movements/

19.04.15. Beginners 2. Lateral behind the guy.

April 19, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

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.

Have fun!

15.04.15. Beginners 2 / Intermediate. Pendulum after bumerangue.

April 16, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

Today we did one of my favourites pendulums.

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:

http://zouk-germany.com/18-03-15-beginners-2-pendulum/

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.

Have fun!

13.04.15. Beginners 2. Easy head movements after a left turn.

April 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

If you follow this link, you will find the explanations of the step in the first part of the video.

http://zouk-germany.com/01-04-15-easy-head-movements-turn-spot-cambre/

Have fun!

 

12.04.15. Beginners 2. The self-hug.

April 12, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody! Today we just repeat the step we did two weeks ago and we did some exercises for the arms of the ladies.

Ladies: Maybe in other dances like in salsa you have a lot of tension in your arms but the tension in zouk is different. Relax your arms and try to be a little bit back to feel the connection with your partner. The connection, if you are dancing the lateral step, is not about pulling with your arms to you but staying a little bit back, so you have a natural connection without a lot of energy on your arms. Let your elbows and your wrists go down to be more feminine (elbows up are more masculine).

You can see here the explanation of the hole lesson:

http://zouk-germany.com/29-03-15-beginners-2-self-hug/

Have fun!

08.04.15. Beginners 2 / Intermediate. Pendulum after ping-pong.

April 8, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi!

Today we learn another variation for the pendulum. Before practising these steps, please, warm up your body and do the steps under your own responsibility.

The ping-pong step.

A very popular step of zouk. The lady is doing the lateral step (third step on the spot) and the guy is doing the lateral step too but crossing backwards. Ladies, watch the video to see how Claudia is bringing the hands up and down for the turns.

The pendulum.

Watch the video of the pendulum:

http://www.zouk-germany.com/18-03-15-beginners-2-pendulum/

Important for this variation of the pendulum: While the lady is turning to the left, the guy has to go around of the lady. On the third step the guys will bring the right hand up till the shoulder blade (with some contact under the axle) and then you bring the lady aroung of you to do the pendulum.

You find in the video two variations for the cambré with different expressions for the guys. Don’t forget a good preparation for the cambré.

Have fun!

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