Latin Dance Lesson Blog

http://www.jivenation.co.uk/
LONDON DANCE NIGHT FORMAT
Every Monday Tueday Wednesday & Thursday nights, Modern Jive partner Dancing Classes followed by awesome freestyle.
7:30pm Beginner Class
8:30pm Progression
CHALLENGING Intermediate class
9.30pm Pumping freestyle
Cheapest Central London Dance Night
£8 Class and freestyle (£6 Students)
£5 Freestyle only
No need to book or bring a partner
Click for more info on Website above

JIVE NATION run lessons followed by freestyle dancing,every Monday to Thursday in central London. Click website above for further details.
Here, in this video, Svetlana & Simon demonstrate the beginner’s and intermediate lessons, at Jive Nation on Monday March 12 2007 at 7-30 pm in the Hippodrome Theatre/ Nightclub in London’s Leicester Square.
Simon Borland, Susie Kable, Seamus Waldron www.jivenation.co.uk

The style of dance here is called MODERN JIVE which is very popular in the UK, Australia & New Zealand etc. The dance is a fusion of Jive, Swing and Latin styles of dancing. …. Ballroom, disco and Northern Soul influences too!
“Ceroc” is a patented, franchised tradename for this style of dance.

BEGINNER’S ROUTINE :
FIRST MOVE FLICKSPIN
Same as a normal first move, but when lady is back facing you again,
Leaders left hand low and pulled to your right.
Also Leaders right hand placed on ladies left hip ( to steady her ).
Flick spin ( & releasing ) lady clockwise with your left hand. Also push slightly with your right hand at smae time to help with the clockwise spin ( & also avoid confusion for the lady )
(r.h. catch)
FALSE CLEAVER
(with your left hand on ladies left shoulder)
CATAPULT into a check? push ( push out holding both hands)
(…then contiue with the catapult finish)
return
LEFT HAND COMB

INTERMEDIATE:
FIRST MOVE BACKHANDER
(the signal is to turn ladies r hand with thumb down at start of move)
DOUBLE RETURN (by man using continuous backpass with right to left hand change)
WURLITZER ASTAIRE SURPRISE
AMERICAN SPIN with step across
TRAVELLING K J DIP

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Looking to start Salsa dancing? In this free dance lesson, learn how to do suave salsa steps with professional salsa dancers.

Expert: Eddie Santos
Contact: www.dflatindance.com
Bio: Eddie Santos and Maria Ivanova are artistic directors and founders of “Drugaya Forma” Dance Team. The “Duo” has been teaching and performing together since 2003.
Filmmaker: joseph wilkins

Duration : 0:1:31

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Looking to start Salsa dancing? In this free dance lesson, learn how to do traveling pizza spin salsa steps with professional salsa dancers.

Expert: Eddie Santos
Contact: www.dflatindance.com
Bio: Eddie Santos and Maria Ivanova are artistic directors and founders of “Drugaya Forma” Dance Team. The “Duo” has been teaching and performing together since 2003.
Filmmaker: joseph wilkins

Duration : 0:1:47

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http://addicted2salsa.com/2006/07/14/salsa-dance-18-getting-out-of-hammerlocks/

So, one of our members asked about different ways of getting out of dance hammerlock positions. In this episode, I show you a couple of simple ways and one slick/combo way.

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WWW.BEATPHONIK.COM

22/07/09

Routine by Alvin de Castro, Director of Beatphonik dance crew.

Open classes every Wednesday
Unitd Styles (8pm – 9:30pm)

Song: “Sweet Dreams” by Beyonce Knowles

DISCLAIMER: All footage and choreography is owned by the choreographer and partners therefore please respect the hard work. Whilst we encourage viewing for inspirational purposes, reproduction of the choreography for public use without permission from the choreographer is prohibited.

Duration : 0:1:11

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http://addicted2salsa.com

This intermediate or beginner level salsa dance lesson video we show you two ways to sneak turns into a salsa dance move to change some basic syllabus salsa patterns. The first move is a cuddle cross body lead and the second is a forward single arm loop (like a barrel turn). Song is “Hablador” by Sonora Ponceña

Duration : 0:6:28

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Learn the snake arms move in Egyptian belly dance in this free online instructional belly dancing video lesson, including the motions, techniques & costumes of Egyptian bellydancing.

Duration : 0:1:26

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The best dance scenes in the movie, pay attention to the amazing female dancers, amazing music too

Duration : 0:2:34

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Learn how to do cee-cee shuffles, a beginner footwork move, in breakdancing in this free online dance lesson for beginning breakers.

Duration : 0:1:42

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Buy on iTunes… http://www.iTunes.com/TheLatinSun/TopHits-LatinStyle2009

Buy on Amazon… http://www.amazon.com/Top-Hits-Latin-Style-2009/dp/B001J68TFW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1227412079&sr=8-1

What would today’s biggest hits sound like with a Latin Dance twist?

Find out on iTunes
http://www.iTunes.com/TheLatinSun/TopHits-LatinStyle2009

Remix Covers of
Leona Lewis,
Natasha Bedingfield,
Jason Mraz,
Secondhand Serenade,
Rihanna,
Alicia Keys,
Shontelle, Keyshia Cole,
Jordin Sparks,
Estelle & Kanye West,
Gavin Rossdale,
John Mayer,
and more

(Songs used with legal permission.)

Buy on iTunes… http://www.iTunes.com/TheLatinSun/TopHits-LatinStyle2009

Duration : 0:3:31

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