Today we did a nice move, if you want a nice effect while dancing zouk.
We spoke about the opening from lateral and how guys you have to put amore energy for the lady to open.
The most important thing for the step is how to lead the lady the left for her to transfer the weight to the left. You are you pulling to the right with your hand on the same as the shoulders line of the lady. After she is transfering to the left you change the grip of your hand (watch the video carefully) and you bring the hand in front of the lady and open again to the right. For leading the bumerangue remember: the line is for the lady, so you need to go to the front with your right foot and after that you follow the lady.
For the ladies: while opening the lateral you go a little bit on your right knee and your left leg is stretched to the left. While transfering the weight stay with your energy to the front front (imagine you are dancing this step for an audience). For the bumerangue, keep the contact with the hand of the guy up (you are holding a pizza).
It’s really nice to have the possibility to show you beautiful moves.
Long turn on the line: For the ladies is a normal bumerangue. For the guys: After the first three steps, we will turn to the left and cross to the other side of the line of the lady.
Now guys, you lead the lateral and the and after that you turn to the right (for the ladies a normal lateral step). Guys: now you go down and you turn on your right leg. Keep the left hand on your right shoulder blade.
The turn of the spiral 1. If you want to see the spiral 1 slowly, you can check this post:
Guys: The first thing, bring the left hand as high as possible, so the spiral 1 is easier for the lady. The right hand goes up too, around the head of the lady. Ladies: stretch your body to the front while doing the spiral.
For the turn on the line with the head: Guys, your right hand goes up, bringing the head of the lady to the side. Ladies: Breath to the left side and stay with the head there as long as your right shoulder is up. When the guy brings the hand down, then you start the circle to the front with the head.
The turn on the line in the closed position is a very beautiful step with a lot of nice variations. Before you practise this step, please warm up your body and do the steps under your own responsibility.
For today: Guys, if you are leading the lady to the left, you have to push a little bit more with the right hand on the side of the lady and bring your under arm down but keeping the contact. Your left arm goes up. Ladies: here you have your head to the left side (because right shoulder is up) and you have to keep the contact with your right hand and the left hand of the guy.
Now guys you pull with your right hand to the left and block up with the left, so the lady has to go first with the hips. After that you let the lady go with the upper body transfering the weight to her right and at the end you lead her head to the right side. At the end your left hand is in front of her left shoulder.
For the opening to the left, guys you pull with the left hand to the left the first step, so the lady just transfer the weight to the left. Then you lead the turn and bring the hand down, so the lady start the head movement. Ladies, feel the weight of your hair by bringing the head to the left side, so you can control that you don’t have any hair on your face at the end of the head movement.
We continue today with a nice move to do playing with the music.
The first thing if you are doing this move on the spot: Guys, you bring the lady to your right, but you stay on your left. You bring the lady back and you stay back. If the lady is n your left side you stay on your right leg. The secret is to transfer the weight right to find a counterbalance.
Ladies: feel the contact with the guy and press a little bit (not too much!) against his hands.
For some extra informations you can check this link:
Guys, do the basic step. If you go backwards you put your left hand on the side of the lady. If you go to the front with your body, you bring the lady a little bit to you and after that to your right side and back. You have to walk the hole time to the front and lead the circle. To end the move, you can start to lead a wave just before you lead the lady back (before she is in the middle, because if you lead it later, she transfers the weight to the right foot and you cannot bring her to you for the wave).
We say spiral if we are turning and our axis is not the normal axis (straight to the floor) but maybe another one (diagonal or parallel to the floor).
The steps are like the steps of a normal turn, hier nothing changes.
For the guys: You need today another grip for the hand. While bringing the lady to your left, you will change the grip of your left hand, so you can lead the elbow of the lady easily. While the lady is turning, your hand will stay on her shoulder level, not higher.
Ladies: you are not bending back, you have the feeling your are growing to the front, you stretch the front part of your body. Look with your eyes your right hand while turning.
The second variation is just for the guys to look more cool. You can stay with your back to the lady while you are leading, letting your right hand on your left shoulder. The same leading but now you are cool.
Thank you very much for watching our videos! See you next week!
We were today in Hannover giving some workshops with our friends Rebas, Denise and all the dancers from Hannover. It’s a pleasure for us to be here again.
The first part of the workshop we did the flamingo with a pendulum and cambre.
For the flamingo, guys bring the lady to you and then up while turning 90° to the left and support her. For ladies, your shoulders are down and you keep the contact with the guy, pressing your arm down. You don’t know, when flamingo is over.
For the pendulum, guys, you turn a little bit more the lady, so you both are looking in the same direction. At the beginning you are on your right and the lady on her left. You bring the lady down and the lady contract the center (pelvis to the front, chest in, head to the front). The lady and you are transfering the weight at the same time to the other side. Make space for the lady if you meet in the center.
After pendulum, ladies, don’t go alone, keep the contact with the partner.
Fot the cambre, guys, you bring the lady to you (no space between you and the lady). Lead the preparation for the lady and ladies, come in the “hulk” position (down on your knies, pelvis to the front, chest in, head to the front). Ending the cambre you have the possibility of breathing up or do the snake (the guy leads one of both).
The second part of the workshop we wanted to turn the lady on one leg, lead the elastic and and after that one head movement.
For turning the lady on one leg, guys, you have to go in slow motion and turn the lady giving her support. Your body goes down for the preparation and while turning up. For the elastic go with drama! With the foot, the knie, the hip, the chest and at last head. Ladies, focus on the guy if he is bringing you up.
Head movement: the guys have to play with the shoulder line of the lady. Lead your right hand up, so the lady let the head fall to the left. Ladies: as long as your right shoulder is up, your head stays at the left side. Contract your center for keeping the balance. Just at the end, when the shoulder line is changing the position, we will bring the head to the front (chest is in) and up.
If you want to try these steps at home, please, warm up your body and practise on your own responsibility.
Some advices for the ladies:
If you are turning on the line with your head to the side it’s difficult to keep the balance. try to contract your center and close your ribs.
Be careful if you are bringing your head to the front. Put your chest in for not to loose your balance.
Some advices for the guys:
The beginning of the head movements is very important. Watch in the video the preparation carefully.
Try to give support the lady while turning.
Do the head movements carefully, because she could loose easily her balance. Play with the shoulders, bringing the hands up and down, but very soft respecting the timing of the lady.
If you want to lead these steps at the party be careful, The lady has to be safe. If you think something is dangerous, please, protect your lady. The steps on the line are not recommended for the partys, because they need a lot of space. You can transforn every step in the line in a step in a circle. In this way you need less space (just your spot).
Ladies: After the turn you will feel the arm of the guy on your back and you have to keep the contact with it, if you are connected with the arm, you will understand the leading. While turning, close your ribs for a better balance. Your right hand up have some tension agains the left hand of the guy. When the leading brings your shoulders in the same line, your chest is in, helping you with the head movement.
Guys: the preparation for the head movement is a difficult and an important leading. Bring your upper body a little bit back and the right hand up at the same time, so the lady understands you better. Then you push with the right arm for her to go to the front and turn. Your left hand will press down to support the lady. You will bring the right arm over the head of the lady. When she is doing the head movement, bring the head up when the head is almost in the middle.
Today we did in Gothenburg a lot of things, so let’s see a summary of the classes:
- The idea of the quality of the movement. One idea can change your dance. We practised going up on 1 and down on 3.
- A nice combination. I think, the most important thing was the cambre, with a good preparation for the ladies, the pelvis to the front, and for the guys to lead the lady with your body and respecting her movement, don’t force her to go faster than she can.
- Some ideas to correct the posture. The psychological state of mind influence your body. Be happy about the music, about dancing, about meeting people and let you probems outside the dance floor.
- And the last thing was the step being behind the lady after a left turn. „First the lady“.
So! I had a really nice time in Gothenburg with you and the lovely Anna. I hope we see us very soon (in Gothenburg…or in Bremen!). Ryanair makes it possible
