Subject: Sport Ballroom Dancing
Length: ~ 4h
Year: 2008
Language: English
If you have not been there - you lost a lot, but there is still a chance to make it up, as the excellent lectures have been captured on DVD and are now available for you to study at home.
David Sycamore - Rumba (32 min)
I do feel it is important to show some Fan positions, Open positions and some Closed positions within any Rumba routine. The reason they are important is not only for the positions themselves, but for what you can do in those positions. Taking up various types of Walks, Rocks, Cucarachas and Hip Twists, David talks the concept required in the dance.
Denise Weavers - Paso Doble (48 min)
To dance powerful and strong Paso Doble we have to first know the posture using pelvis and diaphgragm. In some way we could say that once we get it, 90% of the dance will become satisfactory. Denise explains the way to make posture, frame and connection. Denise dances with David showing some basic figures and their developed styles.
Alan Tornsberg - Jive (32 min)
I will give you some ideas how to be able to develop Jive to the same level as the other Latin-American dances. Saying that Alan gives a very unique lesson by presenting 4 types of rhythm groups of Jive and attracts audience's feelings. They are thrilled when they have a chance to see the demonstration with Gaynor.
Tone Nyhagen - Cha Cha Cha (19 min)
I have to say it is very rare that I get moved and inspired by what I see on the floor today. Even very acrobatic movement, if it is done without purpose, is empty for me. Tone gives an impressive lecture on body and making it "sing".
Ralf Lepehne - Samba (34 min)
You always need to understand what is behind the music and the dancer should be an interpreter of the sound we hear. Ralf explains how to listen to the music, how to feel the music, how to use body parts differently in the same rhythm groups. A really practical and useful lesson that audience can join and enjoy on the floor.
Donnie Burns M.B.E. and Gaynor Fairweather M.B.E. - Latin American Dance (42 min)
There is a reason why they win and why you don't in the competition or why you win and they don't. Walks in Rumba are like four wheels in a Ferrari. Even though it has a powerful engine, it can not run without wheels. This is a great lecture that presents Donnie's idea of Latin American dances.
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