Zouk made in Germany

Hi everybody!

We have today a nice move to learn how to play with the tension.

For the guys:

• After the left turn of the lady (with the right hand up and the left hand down) try to control the hip of the lady with your left hand, so you can block her if she is going to the front.
• The most important thing about this step is to learn to make some tension up if you are leading the elastic and after that to relax this tension, so the lady feels like natural to go down.
• If your right hand is down you will try to change the grip of your hand to connect better with the hand of the lady.
• One possibility: just bring the lady up, turn body to the left and continue dancing.
• The second one: you bring the lady back and again to the front, opening a window for the lady with your right elbow to the right and up. Make sure, the lady do the snake and have enough space.

For the ladies:

• For the elastic you open your chest and you bring your head a little bit back.
• If you are down keep the tension with the arm of the guy, your hand is connected with your shoulder. Wait for the leading.
• If you are doing the snake try at the end to bring you r head up with some energy. In this way you won’t have any hair (or less hair ) on your face.

Have fun!

Hi everybody!

We have two big kinds of turns in zouk: the zouk turn (third step on the spot) and the turn on the line (third step you open). There are for these turns two different leadings. Today we want to show you how to do multiple zouk turns (and not multiple turns on the line).

Guys: In a normal zouk turn you lead 1 and 2 in one direction and the third step in the opposite direction (so the lady is coming back). Now, if you want to lead two turns, you will lead four steps for the lady in one direction and the fifth step you bring the lady back.

Ladies: Today to spot on the partner is really important. The guy is leading now two turns, but he can lead so many turns as he want. Try to come always back to the guy after every turn.

Another thing! Imagine that you want to turn 3 times. Guys: you will lead six steps in one direction and the seventh in the other direction. With 4 turns it would be 8 steps and the nineth in the other direction, etc.

Remember, for the zouk turns the technique is different as for the turn on the line.

Hi everybody!

Today’s step has a nice effect.

After the left turn of the lady, guys you will you have to lead the elastic in slow motion, for the lady to go just with the lright foot to the front. Ladies, please go with the same energy of the guy. Stay a little bit back, so you will feel better the leading of the guy.

Guys: If the lady is down after the elastic bring her back pushing with your left hand to the right and turn to the right, putting your right hand on her back. Now you will bring the lady again to the front. Use both hands for it and open a window with your left arm, so the lady is doing the wave through the window.

Ladies: If you are down you have to connect your right hand with your shoulder. In this wayy you will understand the leading of the guy. For the snake (big wave) bring your head up and at the same time push your chest to the front. If use a little bit energy you won’t have any hair on your face.

Have fun!

Hi everybody!

It’s so nice to show you this beautiful step! Let’s go!

For the guys: At the very begining we put our right arm a little bit up for you to support the lady better. The first step backwards you bring the head of the lady to her left side (your left hand is up and your right hand is down). The second step you bring the lady in front of you (both shoulders are on the same line). The third step you bring the head of the lady to the right and you change the contact of your hand (the light blinds you!). You go to the side with the lady another step while you continue leading the turn (forth step). Being in front of the lady you lead her head half of circle backwards and then the next head movement comes. You bring the lady into the line with your right hand. The first two steps you lead with the hand up and while going the third step you bring the hand down, so the lady goes down with the head) and after that you bring the lady up with your body and your hand.

For the ladies: Your head isn’t active, your head is always following the shoulders. At the beginning keep the contact with the arm of the guy and very important too, do it while turning. Don’t loose the connection with the partner. If you are painting half of circle backwards, please stretch the frontal part of your body (your pelvis is to the front too). If you are turning and doing anything with the upper body or with the head, you have to close your ribs to keep the balance. The last turn with the head, stay on your line and don’t go with the head to the front before the leading comes. Bringing the head to the front you are opening a space with your chest in, please don’t bring your upper body to the front because in this case you will loose your balance. When you are bringing your head up, feel the weight of your hair, to now how much energy you need.

Practise a lot and see you next week!