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Hi everybody!

For this step there is a important thing for both and that’s the leading for the elastic from this special position. Guys, watch the video to know how to use the energy. Look the place you have to put your fingers. Ladies: Your hand needs to be connected with your upper body. Don’t bend your elbow and don’t bring your shoulders up.

For the guys:

• You have to lead the lady on the line, so you have to pull into the line at the beginning of her turn.
• Look the video to see how to change the grip of your hands before you do the elastic.
• First lead the elastic, then you go.
• Relax your right hand after the elastic, so you can go with the hand in front of the lady.

For the ladies:

• You are turning on the line, don’t forget how to do your steps.
• Before the elastic, connect your arms with your body.
• After the elastic, if you fell, the guys is relaxing his right hand, then relax your left hand.
• Go up as fast as the leading of the guy.

Enjoy zouk!

Hi everybody!

Technique is very important if you don’t want to heart yourself. We will learn today how to go down with your partner. PLEASE: Warm up your body and do the step under your own responsibility. These videos cannot replace a zouk teacher. They are like a map, so you know, the possibilities you have with zouk. BUt you need regular zouk lessons!

Ladies: if you are doing the “table cambré”, your feet are parallel under the line of your shoulders. Your knees go to the front. You try to sit over your feet. Your back is straigh and you look to the front. If you go up, you can use the energy of your legs to go up with the pelvis first, don’t get the energy from your back.

Guys: be prepared to support your lady and go down on your left knee. If you bring the lady up, let the move breath (watch the video).

See you next week!

Hi everybody!

It’s really nice to have the possibility to show you beautiful moves.

Long turn on the line: For the ladies is a normal bumerangue. For the guys: After the first three steps, we will turn to the left and cross to the other side of the line of the lady.

Now guys, you lead the lateral and the and after that you turn to the right (for the ladies a normal lateral step). Guys: now you go down and you turn on your right leg. Keep the left hand on your right shoulder blade.

The turn of the spiral 1. If you want to see the spiral 1 slowly, you can check this post:

http://zouk-germany.com/01-03-15-intermediate-spiral-1/

Guys: The first thing, bring the left hand as high as possible, so the spiral 1 is easier for the lady. The right hand goes up too, around the head of the lady. Ladies: stretch your body to the front while doing the spiral.

For the turn on the line with the head: Guys, your right hand goes up, bringing the head of the lady to the side. Ladies: Breath to the left side and stay with the head there as long as your right shoulder is up. When the guy brings the hand down, then you start the circle to the front with the head.

See you next week!

We say spiral if we are turning and our axis is not the normal axis (straight to the floor) but maybe another one (diagonal or parallel to the floor).

The steps are like the steps of a normal turn, hier nothing changes.

For the guys: You need today another grip for the hand. While bringing the lady to your left, you will change the grip of your left hand, so you can lead the elbow of the lady easily. While the lady is turning, your hand will stay on her shoulder level, not higher.

Ladies: you are not bending back, you have the feeling your are growing to the front, you stretch the front part of your body. Look with your eyes your right hand while turning.

The second variation is just for the guys to look more cool. You can stay with your back to the lady while you are leading, letting your right hand on your left shoulder. The same leading but now you are cool.

Thank you very much for watching our videos! See you next week!

Hi!

If you want to try these steps at home, please, warm up your body and practise on your own responsibility.

Some advices for the ladies:

• If you are turning on the line with your head to the side it’s difficult to keep the balance. try to contract your center and close your ribs.
• Be careful if you are bringing your head to the front. Put your chest in for not to loose your balance.

Some advices for the guys:

• The beginning of the head movements is very important. Watch in the video the preparation carefully.
• Try to give support the lady while turning.
• Do the head movements carefully, because she could loose easily her balance. Play with the shoulders, bringing the hands up and down, but very soft respecting the timing of the lady.

If you want to lead these steps at the party be careful, The lady has to be safe. If you think something is dangerous, please, protect your lady. The steps on the line are not recommended for the partys, because they need a lot of space. You can transforn every step in the line in a step in a circle. In this way you need less space (just your spot).

Have fun!