Hi everybody!
Here you find the step we did today. Have fun!
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The elastic or bend to the front: a really beautiful step!
About the video there is just one thing to add: for the elastic, guys, you have to change the way you are holding the right hand of the lady. Your left hand is facing to the ceiling and your fingers have energy. For the ladies there is today a rule to learn: we get the hand of the guy on the way he is holding our hand and exactly with the same energy.
All other things are in the video.
Have fun!
Dear people,
today we have learnt a very beautiful step for the beginners: the bend to the front or elastic.
The idea is we have big energy and tension leading the lady up, this tension disappears suddenly and the lady falls down like in slow motion.
Steps for the lady: we go with our foot first, our hips, we open the chest and stretch the neck. After that we bend to the front with a little bit drama. It’s very importat to learn this part very good because you will use it a lot of times dancing zouk. By going backwards we bring our left arm up.
Guys: do your steps with your upper body facing the lady. By one the leading goes in diagonal to you and up (tension) and after that you let the hand of the lady free (relax and bend for the lady). At the time you let the hand of the lady free, you have to put soft your right hand on the belly of your partner. So yoour lady knows where you are everytime.
Hi everybody!
A easy combination for beginners: Basic step, side step (lateral), left turn, wave and basic step again.
For the basic step and for the side step we have nothing to say now. Before you start with the turn, guys, you have to “cross the street” and be in front of the lady (a little bit to the left). You lead a left turn for the lady (ladies: please do your third step on the spot and while turning take care of your left arm for not to hit the guy). Guys, on to two you get the lady aganing.
After turn you want to lead the wave: You will bring the lady to you like in a wave and go with the left foot to the front and not backwards. If the wave is over, you let the lady transfer the weight to her left foot and lead the basic step.
For the ladies: during the wave keep the contact the hole time with the hand of the guy.
Today we learn a very easy combination to practise the side step (lateral) and the left turn.
For the ladies: You are going always with your third step on the spot, keeping your chest to the partner and if you are turning, you take care about your left arm for not to hit the guy putting the arm in front of your chest and your left elbow in front of your left shoulder.
For the guys: Before you lead the turn you have to “cross the street”. You go in front of the lady but a little bit to the left. When you turn the lady you can choose if you are doing the basic step or another side step (lateral) after the turn. If you do the basic step, you let your right hand on two on the back of the lady. If you want to do another side step, you let your hand slide till you get the left hand of the lady and you open with the right foot to the right, so the lady has enough space for her side step.
See you next week!
Hi everybody!
We have a very important lesson today! We are dancing zouk for the party so sometimes we have to speak about social dancing. In social dancing you have to take care about the feelings of your partner. You are a good dancers if your partner feels good after the dance.
The first 20 seconds of a song with a new partner you just try to make a good connection with her or with him. You don’t need unbelievable steps: feel your partner and enjoy dancing togehter. A good idea is to transfer the way from one side to the other. The video shows you how to do it.
One more thing about social dancing: take care about your hygiene. If we are dancing with a close contact that’s a very important point.
Have fun!
Hi everybody!
The first time you see people dancing zouk you have the feeling the dance is very fluent. The step of today is a perfect example: the wave!
For the wave you have to learn to isolate your chest, bringing your chest to the front and back.
For the ladies: the most important thing to understand that the guy is leading the wave, is keeping the contact with the hand on your back. You have to be connected with the guy.
For the guys: at the beginning is difficult to coordinate your body. You go to the front with your shoulders and your chest transfering the weight to the front (your left foot) and at the same time you lead the lady to you.
One advice: don’t think, you are going down while doing the wave.
Have fun!
Hi everybody!
We have in zouk different kinds of turns. We call “zouk turn” to the most popular turn: the first two steps go in a line and after that we come back, just transfering the weight to the other foot, so you do your thrid step on the spot.
If the lady is turning with the right foot to the right we say “right turn”. If the lady is turning with the left foot to the left, we call it left turn.
Today we will learn the right turn from the basic step. If the lady do her basic step, she is going with the right forwards. Here she needs space to turn, guys, the step before you are leading the right turn, you let lady go and do your steps on the spot. The right hand will slide from her shoulder blade till her hand. While she is turning you cross with the left in front.
An important thing for the leading: while turning your hand is painting a circle over the head of the lady. By 1 and 2, the hand is moving to the left and by 3 the hand is coming back to the right (so the lady needs to do the third step on the spot). Also if a turn ends, guys you have to bring down the hand that leads. In this way, the lady knows that the turn is over.
Ladies: don’t forget your third step on the spot. You hold your arms in front of your chest. If you turn to the right, your right elbbow should be in front of your right shoulder. If you bring your right elbow more to the side you can heart your partner, be careful.
See you next week!
We did today the side step or lateral step (we repeated it, if you want, you can go down in this blog) and the left turn from the basic step.
For the left turn we spoke today about the preparation for the leading. The preparation is always the oposite: if want that the lady goes up, you do the preparation down. If you want that the lady turn to the left, you do the preparation to the right.
See you next week!
Hi!
Today we did the side step or lateral step.
On the video you can learn the steps. Guys, the most important thing for me about this step is that you learn to lead the step with your upper body: If you want that the lady comes to the left, you have to turn your upper body to the left and if you want that the lady comes to the right, you have to turn your upper body to the right. Don’t try to lead the step just with your hands because it isn’t comfortable for the ladies. The hands and the arms have almost the same position the hole time.
For the ladies: stay with the upper body to your partner, don’t lose this conection with him.
See you next week!
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