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Hi!

Today we wanted to continue practising the bumerangue step and at the end of the class we learnt how to do a cambré after the bumerangue step.

For the guys: You will lead the bumerangue from the lateral. If you lead the last left turn for the lady you will go the first three steps a little bit to the right around the lady. You get the lady on 2. On the next 1 you bring the lady to you and there is no space between you and your partner, you have contact. You lead the preparation for the cambré. This part is very important. Don’t force the lady to go into the cambré, be sensitive. At the end you can lead the wave (first you lead the shoulders of the lady bending your upper body to the right) or you can bring the lady just up.

For the ladies. While turning to the left you bring your left arm in front of your chest. Feel the hand of the guy on your back and bring your left arm over his arm. Your preparation for the cambré is very important. Even if the guy doesn’t help you with the leading, put your pelvis to the front. You have to stay by yourself, you control your own weight. For the variation breathing up with your chest, remember to push up with your right foot.

Have fun!

Hi!

We can lead the long left turn on the line (bumerangue) directly from lateral.

Guys:

• Dancing the lateral you bring the lady with your left into the line and after that you turn her. Let your hand over her head and on the second 1 you bring the hand done.
• You do the first three steps on the spot, after that you go two steps to the front and one step backwards.
• The last turn is another turn on the line, first you lead the line and after that the turn.

Ladies:

• Imagine a line and walk the line.
• Don’t turn with your legs opened. Watch the video to understand how to close your legs.

• After the last turn, feel the hand of the guy on your back and don’t go to the front alone.

A nice combination for the beginners.

For the guys: After the first turn of the lady you want to get both hands. Then you are in front of the lady a little bit to the left and you bring her to you with both hands up. With your right arm push the lady softly for her to go backwards and you slide your right hand to get her right hand. Then you lead the elastic.

For the ladies: Think about doing your steps on the line. For the elastic try to go first with your hips and after that with your chest.

See you next week!

Hi everybody!

We are dancing today two variations of the bumerangue reverse from the basic step.

1. Bumerangue reverse from the basic step to the right.

In this variation guys we will bring the lady to our right side. We go backwards and open our body to the right. Our left hand is up and our right hand will invite the lady into the turn. For the lady we are doing three steps on the line and after that the basic step backwards. Put your left under arm in front of your chest.

2. Bumerangue reverse from the basic step to the left.

Guys, we will let the lady go backwards into her basic step but we will do our steps on the spot. Then we pull the lady into the line and we turn her. You have the feeling, you are turning the lady two times. For the ladies, we are doing the same steps as before. Try to focus on your partner while turning.

Hi!

Today we did a nice combination for understanding the differences between turning on the line or going a normal zouk turn.

After the right turn from lateral we can lead the yoyo directly. Guys, make some space on your right side and ladies take care about your right arm. After that is the time for wave. Guys, lead the wave from your upper body and ladies wait for the leading of the guy, think about the new connection with the arm on your back and press a little bit against it.

Now guys, if you are turning the lady to the front you can choose between a turn on the line and a normal zouk turn. For a turn on the line you will lead the three steps of the lady to the front. For a normal zouk turn you will lead two steps to the front and the last one back. Ladies, don’t open alone after the turn, wait for the leading. Control your right hand after the turn because at the party we don’t have enough space and you could hit other dancers .

The last turn is very important. Guys: first pull to you, then you lead the turn of the lady and then you let the hand free. On 2 you get the lady again. For the ladies: Go your steps on the line. After your second step you will close your legs. In this way your legs are crossed on 3. Don’t fall to the front, wait for the contact of the guy on your back.

Have fun!

Hi everybody!

In the oldtimes of zouk the ladies turned almost the hole time to the left. Today we try to use all possibilities we have. That’s the reason why it’ very important to learn to turn to the right and use the same tecnique than turning to the left.

For the ladies: Remember to go your third step on the spot while turning, bring your under arm in front of your chest and focus the hole time with your upper body on the upper body of your partner.

For the guys: Respect the line of the lady and go from one side to the other like “crossing the street”. Let your left hand on 2 on the back of the lady and slide the hand till you have her right hand.

Have fun!