Beginner moves:
OCTOPUS
BAR PUSH
TRAVELLING YO YO PUSH SPIN
Tips when doing these moves.
Men keep your hands at waist height to twist from side to side during the Armjive.
When doing the Octopus, men turn the lady, then them selves, then the lady again. Always try to look at you partner as you do the moves as this lets you know where your partner is at all times
When doing the Bar Push, men turn CW as you push with your right hand to spin the lady.
Travelling Yo Yo Push Spin involves the man turning a 1/2 turn CW to block the lady.
Intermediate moves:
BAR PUSH SWAY & BODY UNWRAP
YO YO MANHATTAN & PUSH SPIN
BACKHANDER MAN TURN & HAND SWAP
Tips when doing these moves
When doing the Bar Push Sway & body unwrap, men make sure that once you wrap the lady in for the sway, you place your right hand onto the back of the ladies left shoulder and you left hand onto her waist to spin her
During the Yo Yo Manhattan men must step back on their right foot to start the Manhattan footwork. To push spin the lady, men should push down toward the left and towards the ladies waist so that she spins from her core.
for the Backhander Man Turn & Hand Swap, the men need to reach around the ladies waist to change hands for the first time. They then turn a 1/2 turn CW as they change the ladies hand into their left hand to finish the move.Ladies make sure that you relax you arm as you change places back to back so not to hurt your shoulder.
We really hope you enjoyed last weeks moves. Ask for help next week if you wish to recap them.
At Dance Verve we always incorporate two beginner moves and one intermediate move from the previous week's lesson, in order to refresh your last week's skills and to help you link them to new moves.
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