Zouk made in Germany

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.

Thank you for watching!

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:

• While doing the basic step you will go to the front like in slow motion for the lady to understand the new move. The left hand goes to you and up while your right hand press to the front and goes down. Watch the video to see where to put your right hand (important)
• For leading the head to the other side be sensitive with your lady, don’t be rude. Your right hand will come to you and your left hand goes down and press to the front.
• If you want to end the step, go again like in slow motion. Your left hand will stay down wile bringing the lady up.

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!

Hi everybody!

Today a hard work for the guys.

Guys:

• Lead the long left turn on the line. The first three steps the lady is turning and after that you turn. If you do it, try to feel the tension between your right hand and the arm of the lady. That’s the most important thing to lead the next turn of the lady.
• If you bring your right hand up on your back, then you don’t need to go too much down.
• Watch the video for understand the leading of the turn of the lady.
• Don’t look up while turning down.

For the ladies:

• Stay with your steps on the line.
• Sometimes you have to be careful about the guy If he is turning you will bring your hand up.

Have fun and dance a lot of zouk!

Hi everybody!

The last weeks we did similar steps and you can check them here to get a general idea:

• Transfering the weight on the line.
• Transfering the weight on the line with a wave from the head.

Today we want to transfer the weight again but now with a wave from the hips for the lady.

For the guys:

• Open the lateral and feel the tension between your arm and the arm of the lady.
• At the same time: 1) you lead the lady to the left, 2) you bring your right hand up for her to go with the hips to the left and the head to the right.
• After that you have to change the grip of your hand.
• While opening again, the first step you just lead the lady to the side and after that your hand goes down.

For the ladies:

• Your head follows your shoulder. Your left shoulder up means, your head is falling to the right.
• Go with the hips and strecht the left side of your body. At the end your head comes to the left too.
• While doing the turn with the head, the first step your head stays to the side, the second one your head goes to the front and on the third step your head goes up.