Zouk made in Germany

Hi!

Today is the first time we are speaking about cambré in a video. Please be careful with this step. Watch the video, pay attention and do the steps un your own responsibility.

The most important thing for you ladies is to put your pelvis to the front and contract your center if you are doing this step. At the same time you go little by little back and your knies go to the front. Another important thing we didn’t say on the video is that you have to keep the contact with the hand of the guy on your back, so you can feel the leading of the guy. Try to hold your weigh for yourself, don’t trust the guy and be safe first. If you do the snake – the big wave to the front – first you go with the head and after that with the body.

Guys: please be very careful. Your partner is not a doll. Your step with the right to the front: watch the video, this leading is difficult. Don’t go to the front beyond your right foot because in this way you will lose your balance.

Bye bye!

Hi!

We did today in Oldenburg the step of the last week and we combinated it with elastic and the wave.

For the long turn on the line the guys have to be in front of the lady bu a little bit to the left. The way of the lady has to be free for the turn. First you pull for the lady to go on the line and after that you lead the turn. While turning you hold the hands over the head of the lady.

For the ladies: the guy is pulling from us into a line, so it’s very important for you to visualise the line and walk the line.

After the turn the guys need a little distance from the lady to feel the tention and lead the elastic. After the elastic, guys, don’t forget before the wave to put your left foot to the front so you can really do a BIG wave with your body.

Here you have another video for the elastic (subtitles und German) and for the wave too if you want to practice at home.

See you next week!

Zouk is a good exercise for your mind: most of the steps you can dance to the left and to the right. We have for example a left turn and a right turn. Today we will do the same step, the long turn on the line (bumerangue) from the sidestep (lateral), in both directions.

At the beginning, guys: if you are doing the variation with the right turn for the lady you need to be placed in front of the lady but a little bit to the right. The line is for her, that’s the reason she has to move free on this line and we go away. For the leading don’t be close to the lady: In this case oou don’t feel the tension of her arms. Lead the lady to the front and turn her. While you’re turning, you hold your hands over the head of the lady, to help her keep the axis and don’t lose the balance. After her turn we go backwards and lead the sidestep (lateral).

For the ladiess: if the guy is pulling in one direction and after that he’s turning you, that means, you have to turn on the line. In this case you have to see and walk the line. But don’t forget to focus on the partner while turning.

Have a nice week!

Today was the first day after the holidays and we wanted to repeat some steps to refresh our minds.

We did the combination lateral + left turn and lateral with right turn. For the guys: you can use your body for a better lead. If you watch the video you will heard “we cross the street”. That’s about using the body to block the way of the lady so she doesn’t do the lateral step but the turn. Our uperbody shows the lady the direction she has to go. For the ladies: you just need to do your third step always on the spot and direct your uperbody to the guy.

About the bumerangue reverse. For the guys: the lady has to do her steps on the line, so we have to go out of the line during the first “1,2,3” and after that you come back and do the basic step forwards. For the leading, your right hand is helping the lady to understand the turn and the left hand is painting a circle over the head of the lady. For the ladies: please, try to do your steps on the line and focus on the partner while turning.

For the cambré we will watch very soon a long explanation, but the most important thing for the ladies is to put your pelvis to the front while doing the cambre. If the guy is bringing you up, then you push up here with your right foot. For the guys: After the turn  you bring the lady to you and you have contact with her, there is no free space on your left side. VERY IMPORTANT: help the lady to do her preparation for the cambré and stay on the right foot. Then let her do the cambre and stay the hole time on the right foot. You don’t need to lead a deep cambré, please be careful with your lady.

See you next week!