Latin Jazz Rumba Routine – Do you only want to dance
Hey Latin Jazz dancers,
Had a great time dancing with you all this past week, and I finally did videos!
Here’s the steps for our latest routine to Mya’s “Do you only want to dance” from the Dirty Dancing Havana soundtrack.
and here it is with the counts:
and here it is with music:
See you in class soon!
Latin Jazz goes traditional
Hey dancers!
So we’ve been going all over the board with bolero, rumba, hip hop, salsa, and all kinds of latin jazz.
I thought I would take us back to a more traditional style cha cha to work on some basic technique and styling – so here with go:
explanation of the steps:
and with counts:
and with music:
It’s always good to go back to traditional style – but not necessarily in clothes. The costumes they used to use for cha cha… hm…. let’s say it’s good that some things evolve.
Looking forward to seeing you soon in class!
Latin Jazz Merengue Routine
Hey Dancers!
What fun – merengue is such a joyful dance, and it’s great to have something we can play with and just have a great time!
Here are the steps to our new merengue routine:
And here they are with the music:
I’m not sure what the name of the song is – I’ll let you know what I get it identified. Till then, enjoy your dancing and see you in class!
Bolero Latin Jazz routine
Hello Dancers!
Thank you all for tackling this new and exciting latin dance form – Bolero – with such good humor and grace! It is such a different dance from the others, slow and controlled, balletic, and yet full of so much movement. Really a great workout.
Here are the steps we’ve done so far:
And here it is with a little music (Paxi ni Ngongo):
Apparently this is from an artist called Bonga, who is a singer from Angola. I got the track from Afro Cubano, a dance compliation, hope you enjoy!.JPG)
Rumba Steps – Just in Time!
Soo… yeah… Rumba should be easy, cause it’s slow, right?
Well this choreography is not so easy. But it will certainly give both your brain and your body and workout.
Your body tones differently when you practice eccentric contractions (moving slowly) so rumba can be a great workout – hope you come out on Friday to Reach to try it again!
Here are the steps slowly with explanation:
And here’s a little faster with the counts:
And here’s with music!
For more on rumba, check this out. Joanna and Michael are two of my favorite dancers, and she knows how to move (not so sure about her explanations, but whatever). These are many “basic” International Latin patterns, but they dance them so fully they look like amazing.
General Dance Technique Videos
Hello Google Dancers,
I hope you’re enjoying the new general dance technique class at Google. If you weren’t able to make it to the first one, no worries, each week will be it’s own topic. Feel free to drop in whenever you can make it. I would recommend coming a few minutes early if possible to pick up a class entry pass – last week people were turned away when we reached the 25 person space limit (and this week we will allow even fewer as it was too crowded!)
We are using a little latin jazz routine to “Mercy” by Duffy as a platform on which to discuss various elements of technique. Although it is not particularly important that one learns the routine for its own sake, it would be useful to you if you attend class to be familiar with the sequence (although we will continue to review it – so you will learn it even if you don’t check out these videos). Within the sequence are many of the elements that we will be discussing – body isolations, spins, jumps, kicks, etc. It is best to learn technique and apply it immediately to dancing, otherwise theory does not always turn into practice!
As we go along we will also add a club dance / hip hop routine that will help people more with the kind of dancing you would do at a party.
In last week’s class we discussed posture, and I did a little video review for those who weren’t able to attend (or have forgotten what those cryptic notes mean). Hope you are practicing your posture while you work, drive, walk, etc. Then it will be natural and automatic when you come to the dance floor! There is nothing that will make you look and feel better faster than improving your posture.
We will be discussing balance and body isolations this week – very important topics, hope you don’t miss it!
Latin Jazz routine to Pon de Replay
Pon de Replay by Rihanna – it’s a great track and a great samba (ballroom style samba that is). Did you know she was only 17 years old when she recorded this track? Not bad for a first attempt at an album.
Here’s a little video that goes through the steps that we’re using. I go kind of fast – let me know if you want a slower break down:
And here’s the same routine with the counts (feel free to travel more than I did – I was scared of running off the screen the whole time):
Equinox Fitness – New Website
Hello Equinox Dancers,
Welcome to the new website. Hopefully this website will make it easier for your to access information. Just head to the class updates tab for Equinox news. Or you can search for a particular dance style or topic for the relevant post. Enjoy!
I’m looking forward to our new meeting time – Sundays at 11 am! We’ll be starting in May with Latin Jazz choreography to “Pon de Replay” by Rihanna – a super fun samba!
In case you want an idea of what kind of choreography we do, here’s the breakdown of the steps for “Hip Hip, Chin Chin”:
And here it is again with the music (Hiphip, Chinchin (featuring Brenda Boykin) by Club des Belugas):
See you in class!
If you’ve been coming to class since the beginning and would like to look at routines
we did awhile ago, Check Here for old videos.
