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23.03.15. Beginners 1. How to open the lateral to the right.

März 24, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Today we learn a very important leading because we use it very oft while dancing zouk. Zouk has all these nice steps with beautiful moves on the line.

For the ladies:

  • While opening control your steps and don’t go with your weight over your heels because you will loose your balance.
  • Keep the connection with your partner turning your upper body a little bit to him.
  • For the second turn close your legs on 2.
  • If you feel the hand of the guy on your back, bring your elbow over his arm.
  • Don’t fall to the front after the third step, feel the connection with the partner on your back and go with his leading.

For the guys:

  • For the opening to the right you need more energy on 2 and after that you have to brake the move.
  • The leading for the second turn is like opening a door: You bring the lady to you on the line, you lead the turn and then you let the hand free. On 2 you get the lady again.

16.03.15. Intermediate. Opening on the line and wave to the side from the head.

März 17, 2015 / / 0 Comments

The last week we just transfer the weight from one side to each other and today we want to see another variation playing with the wave. You can check it here

http://zouk-germany.com/09-03-15-intermediate-transfering-weight-line-audience/

Today.

Guys, please watch the video for the leading. It’s not a easy leading and you have to understand how it works. While dancing this step, think always “first the lady”. You should check if the lady understand what you are leading, wait for her answer.

For the ladies: If your left shoulder goes down, relax your neck, let the head hang to the left side and go into the wave. Don’t do the wave for yourself because the guy can play doing the step slower or faster.

See you next week!

16.03.15. Beginners 2. Snake (or miau) for the lady after bending to the front.

März 17, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

If the lady bend to the front, guys we have for the beginners three possibilities: lead the cambré, bring the lady just up or bring the lady back to you leading the snake.

If you want to see the cambré, we recommend you this video:

http://zouk-germany.com/02-02-15-beginners-2-cambre/

Today we are doing the snake or miau variation.

For the lady to bend to the front, please guys, watch the video and try to understand the leading. You are bringing the lady to you and down before she transfers the weight to the left foot.

Ladies: Keep the contact with the hand of the guy. Bending to the front your chest goes at the begining to the front and your head is back. If you are down, your chest is in and your head is to the front.

For the snake or miau:

  • Guys, if you lead the lady to you again, she needs space, so tranfer your weight to your left.
  • Ladies, you bring first your head to the front, after that your chest to the front and then you do the wave.

We hope you enjoy it! See you next week!

16.03.15. Beginners 2. Feel the music and dance for yourself.

März 17, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

I’m sure, while dancing zouk you want to look nice. A very important thing to reach it is to dance for yourself. If you are just thinking about steps, you will dance like a robot. But if you feel the music and you try to move your body with the music, your dance will get nicer.

And how to do it? If your are shy person you can dance at home for you and little by little put it on your dance. It’s not about doing what you want if you are dancing zouk. It’s about bringing the move from inside to outside. Important for the ladies, because the guy is leading you, and if you don’t dance, you will look like a doll, maybe a beautiful one, but a doll.

Enjoy the dance and feel the music!

16.03.15. Beginners 1. Turn on line and back (yoyo) after a left turn

März 17, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

In Zouk there are a lot of kinds of turns and it’s very important for you to learn the differences between all of them. Today we will speak a little bit about the normal zouk turn (third step on the spot) and the turn on the line (you open at the end). The main difference in the leading: For a normal turn the guy just paint a circle over the head of the lady. For a turn on the line, the guy first bring the lady on the line and after that lead the turn.

For the combination: we are doing the lateral step, the left turn and after that the turn on the line with return (Yoyo).

Important things for the Yoyo:

Guys: After the first left turn of the lady make space on your right side for the lady to be comfortable. Everytime you bring the lady to you, you think on this space. You are leading the lady to the front with your hole body, not just with your arm. For the turn on the line, first bring the lady into the line and after that you turn the lady. If you are leading the last step remember to get the lady on 2 with your right hand.

For the ladies: Don’t put your weight on your heels while turning on the line because in this way you loose your balance backwards. Your focus is on your partner. For the first turns take care about your right arm and bring it over your left arm (in front of your chest and the elbow in front of your shoulder, not outside). For the last turn is very important to close your legs on 2 before you go your third step, so you will keep better your balance. Please take care too about your left arm and bring it up.

Have fun!

09.03.15. Intermediate. Transfering the weight on the line for an audience.

März 12, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

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).

See you next week!

09.03.15. Beginners 2. Long turn on the line with left turn for the guys. Let’s fly!

März 11, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

Let’s fly! There are somethings about the zouk-feeling and we want to tell you one today.

Maybe in other dances you are going steps and you can separate these steps from each other. In zouk we don’t like to speak about steps (we need it for the explanation, but real dance is anohter thing), we prefer to speak about move. For example you go two steps to the front while doing the basic step but it’s just one move to the front. One secret: use some more energy by pushing with the last foot (Watch the video to understand)

The combination of today. For the ladies: we do the long turn on the line (Bumerangue) and after that a left turn on the line. Very important for you is to close the legs while turning, you try to put your thighs together (more balance and it’s more beautiful).

For the guys. First turn the lady, then you and then the lady again. The leading: both turns are on the line, so you have to pull first the lady in the line and after that you paint a circle over the head of the lady. For your turn: focus on the lady, so will turn easily. you do your third step on the spot while turning.

Have fun and see you next week!

Hugs,

Fernando

09.10.03. Beginners 1.Zouk feeling: The beat. Lateral and left / right turn combination.

März 9, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

Today we speak in the lessons about something very important. What you see in this website are just videos about the steps, but these can’t give you a real feeling about the dance. We want to film some videos to give you an idea about the “zouk-feeling”. Of course it’s something you cannot learn from videos, but we want to give you just an idea. Maybe it helps you to understand zouk a little bit better.

A basic: the beat and our steps on the floor. Something very typical of zouk it’s our beat. The first thing it’s to feel the beat like a heart “beating”. This beat has a strong time and two light times. The strong time has a lot of energy and we can use this energy in our dance. In the video you can see, hiw this energy is going down on the floor and comes back up.

After we repeat the the combination lateral – left turn – lateral:

http://zouk-germany.com/16-02-15-beginners-1-combination-side-step-left-turn-side-step/

And the combination lateral – right turn – lateral too:

http://zouk-germany.com/03-03-15-beginners-1-two-combinations-lateral-right-turn-lateral-lateral-left-turn-elastic/

For the guys. Think about your are crossing a street the hole time. For the ladies: do your third step on the spot the hole time and try to keep your upper body to your partner.

See you next week!

02.03.15. Intermediate. Circles with the chest by walking.

März 2, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everybody!

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:

http://zouk-germany.com/16-02-15-intermediate-circles-chest-wave-chest-hips/

The next level is leading the step by walking.

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).

Thank you very much and see you soon!

02.03.15. Beginners 2. The “thrower” with a turn for the guys.

März 2, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Today we learn a cool variation of the step of the last week.

Guys: while turning on your left foot (watch the video to see how is the position of the foot on the floor) and opening with right foot to the right. Don’t turn your upper body to the lady, she will stay behind you. When you turn her, go only two steps and keep the contact between your right hand and the lady the hole time: First the arm of the lady and then her back.

Ladies: Maintain your upper body to your partner. After his turn you have a new contact between your left arm and his left hand, so you press a little bit against the hand (but not too much!). You turn to the left going your third step on the spot.

If you want to repeat the “thrower” without a turn for the guy, check this link:

http://zouk-germany.com/23-02-15-beginners-2-thrower/

See you next week!

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