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Today we want to do the steps of “the ball”. Remember two things:
Next week we will see, how to do this step with the partner.
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A nice step for the intermediate without head movements, waves or spirals 
For the ladies we can say, please focus with your upper body on your partner.
For the guys: Pay attention for the second turn of the lady. On 1 your left hand is up, on 2 both hands have the same level and on 3 left is down and right is up. To look the lady to your right side will help you to do the steps. With the girl on your back you lead the turn with both hands and then you look to the lady to your left side.
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We learn today how to do head movements while turning together on the spot. For the ladies: Please warm up your body before dancing this step and practise under your own responsibility.
Here you can remember how to turn on the spot togehter to the right:
http://zouk-germany.com/turning-together-on-the-spot/
Now we want to do some head movements while turning.
Guys: While turning you have to keep the same energy he hole time. The leading for the head movements comes from your upper body. Your arms are connected with the lady. If you go by 1 with the right, you will bend to the right, your right hands goes down and your left hand goes up. Then you bend back in a circle by 2 and 3. By the second 1 with the left your upper body is to the left. By two and three you will bend to the front. By the third 1 you start from the beginning.
For the ladies: Remember to relax your head and strecht the opposite side of the neck while doing the head movements. Connect your arms with the arms of the guy, your shoulders stay down. Don’t focus with your eyes while doing head movements.
The end. Guys: for opening the position, you bring the lady to your right side. Your right hand goes up and the left hand goes down. Ladies, close your ribs if you open and don’t transfer the weight to your heels because in this way you will loose your balance. A cambré for the end after the opening is possible too.
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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.
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.
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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Today we learn a nice step to understand how important are the shoulders for the head movements. Warm up your body and do this step under your own responsibility.
Guys, you go back with the left leg, you bring the lady to the front and your left hand comes up and to you and your right hand comes down and to the front. Wacht the video to see how to lead the turn on the line. The beginning of the head movement is very important too. Ladies, you need the feeling that you are breathing to the side.
Guys, your right hand slides with contact till the axle of the lady. There you can control her shoulder line. Press to the front for the lady to go with the head to the front. Ladies, don’t focus with your eyes if you are doing head movements. Your head is following your shoulders. If your head is to the front, your chest is in making some space for the head movement. If your head is back, you bring your chest to the front.
Guys, bring your left elbow up and push with your right hand for the lady to go into the line. After her second step, you can press a little bit down for the lady to go with the head to the front and you bring the shoulder up for the lady to finish the head movement. Ladies, your head is following your shoulders. If you bring the head up, then you can focus again on your partner.
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We start with the first three steps of the cross step. From here we want to dance the bumerangue but the guys have to turn too. Guys, lead the lady to the front with both hands and then bring your left hand up over the head of the lady while turning to the right. If you let your right hand over her back after the turn, then you will get easily the left hand of the lady.
For the ladies we have seen one more possibility for the ladystyling, twisting with more energy.
That was the first variation. But after the bumerangue of the lady we show you how to turn the lady on the line and do the elastic behind of the guy. For this you can check this video too:
http://zouk-germany.com/25-03-15-intermediate-left-turn-right-hand-left-elastic-behind-guy-snake/
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For the opening on the line: Guys you have to the lead on two with more energy and after that hold the lady for her to land softly.
Transfering the weight: Guys, pull with the left hand on the same line as the shoulders. After that you turn your hand inside the hand of the lady and bring your elbow up. In this way you open a window for the lady. Ladies: The guy is leading you without bringing a shoulder up or down, so you don’t do any head movement. You can bring your left under arm in front of your chest while transfering to the right.
Opening again: Guys, your left hand is again on the shoulder level of the lady and pulls to the left. Ladies: you bring your left hand to the side and down. At the parties we don’t have normally any space, so you have to look before you do anything with your arms.
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Today we have nice head movements from the basic step.
Both dancers are connected through the frame of the arms. How does the frame work? Both shoulders are moving together: If one shoulder goes up, the other shoulder goes down; if one shoulder goes to the front, the other shoulders goes back.
For the guys:
For the ladies: For doing any head movement you should warm up and prepare your body for it. Do this step under your own responsibility. Connect with your partner and keep the tension of the frame. Your head is following your shoulders. Let the move breath and open your chest if the head is on the side. If the guy leads you up, focus at him.
Have fun!
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The table cambré after the elastic is a very popular step. You have to be careful: Ladies, you need the right technique. Warm up your body and do the steps under your own responsibility.
There are three important things today:
1. Elastic. For the guys, watch the video to see where to put the energy for the elastic of the lady. You want, the lady goes to the front and up opening the chest. For the ladies, let your shoulders down if the guy is leading the elastic. Go with the leading and pay attention becasuse the guy can play with the velocity of the step.
2. Bringing the lady up before the table cambré. Guys, the hands of the lady have to go up parallel to her body, in other way she doesn’t feel comfortable. Ladies, put your both feet on the same level as your shoulders.
3. Going down. Ladies, to have to “sit” with your center over your feet. You look to the front. Guys, don’t bring the lady back, becasuse she needs to control her center.
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Today is a very happy day for us, because this video is the video number 100. Thank you for watching! Without you, this website doesn’t make any sense!
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It’s important to learn first the normal pendulum. Here you can watch all the details:
http://zouk-germany.com/18-03-15-beginners-2-pendulum/
Guys, for this new position for the pendulum you have to turn the lady and at the same time you go with her to the right. Then you can use her energy in a circle to lead the pendulum. For the ladies is important to wait, don’t dance now a choreography, wait for the leading of the guy because he can play with the step dancing faster or slower, or do somethind you don’t expected.
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