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We have today two beautiful elements: a turn on one leg for the ladies and a opening to te right with the head.

Turn on one leg.

Guys: if you are leading the sidestep (lateral) to the left, lead the first step like matrix (slow motion) and after that use a little bit of explosive energy. You have take care abut the axis of the lady. Your left hand pull and paint a circle over the shoulders of the lady, the right hand has to push and hold the the lady.

For the ladies: if you are turning, you imagine you are growing to the ceiling, you make your center strong and bring both legs together. Don’t forget to spot on the partner.

Opening to the right with head.

Ladies: you are doing your steps on a line. Your first step with the right foot your head stays to the left side. Your second stepyour head go down in a circular movement and the third step your head go to the right (again in a circular movement).

Guys: you are playing with the shoulders of the lady. At the beginning your right hand is down and the left hand is up. The second step both hands are in a line. The third stepright is up and left is down.

For the cambre: just two steps. Guys, watch the video. The first step you just lead the lady to the left and after that you are painting a circle (you are moving your right hand like a DJ) and lead the lady down for she to do her preparation for cambre. You will be carefull with the cambre, please prepare your body adn don’t do any crazy things, you have to do cambre slowly. If there is pain: don’t ontinue! Ladies: just do your preparation for the cambre and go little by little. At the same time your knees go to the front and your pelvis is always to the front. If the guy is leading you up, push with the right foot up.

See you next week!

Hi!

Today we have a very beautiful step, perfect if you want to play with the music.

First we repeat the step of the last week going around the lady. I’m not tired of saying it: please ladies, if you are painting half of circle with the head to the front, put your chest in. It will help you to keep the balance. For the guy: don’t forget to lead the shoulders of the lady and be next to your partner.

For the step on the line, if you are coming back, you do the cambré (last week) or the variation with the little spiral. Ladies: when we come back, we bring the left ear to the left shoulder and then we paint the circle to the front. For the guys: by bringing the lady back, lead your left hand up and your right hand down. If you have the lady in front of you, both shoulders of the lady are parallel to the floor. Then you change with the right hand up (left shoulder of the lady) and the left hand down.

Next week we will learn two nice ends for the step.

See you!

Hi everybody!

We started today with a very important movement for the ladies to understand how to do the headmovements on the spot.

Ladies: If you are doing half a circle with the head to the front:

1. You transfer the weight from one side to the other with your head.

2. You bend a little bit your knees.

3. You bring your pelvis to the front.

4. Your chest is in.

5. Your head is following the movement, your head doesn’t do an active movement.

If your head is going back, you have to stretch the front part of your body.

For the guys: You have to think about the shoulders of your lady, you’re leading her shoulders. For leading her arm up please watch the video to see where to put your hand.

For the “shock” step: Guys. You have to go three steps backwards and a fourth step to the front. In this moment you press the lady with the arm for she to go to the front and after that you hold with your right hand her arm. For the cambre of the lady: you lead her back and do the preparation for the cambre, the most important thing. After the cambre lead the lady up carefully.

For the ladies: your are doing your steps on the line. For the cambre please put your pelvis to the front, your preparation is the most important thing. Look for the contact with the hand of the guy on your back, so you can fell the leading.

Next week we will see some nice ends for both steps. See you!

Today we repeated a combination we did last December.

We start with lateral and rond de jambe. For rod de jambe please don’t forget to bring your lady a little bit down, to block her and to turn her on her left foot. The lady can paint a circle with the foot and her eyes can follow the foot.

After that we did elastic. Here you can play with the speed of te the step and with the music. You lead the wave with your body, you have contact with the body of the lady on your right side. You bring her to the front and help her with your body for the head-movement.

The head movement for the ladies. At the first step your head is on the left side. With the second step you bring your head to the front and at three you bring your head up. Think about the weight of your hair: that’s the secret if you don’t want to have the hair all over your face.

For the elastic: guys, we have to wait one step for the lady, we are doing the same steps as her while she is doing the elastic. You put both hands down together and press a little bit, so the lady can open her chest. If you are bringing the lady up, both hands paint a circle at the same level of the shoulders.

For the ladies: if you are going down, you bring your center over your feet, your pelvis is to the front, your chest is back and your neck is to the front. If you are going up, you are going the first with your hips.

For the last head movement, the leading of the guy is very important. Please, be careful if you are leading head-movements. You put your right hand on the shoulderblade and not on the neck of the lady.

See you next week!