Dance Step Tutorial; Leg Circle With Body Wave.

For a few months I've been using a dance fitness routine in my Zumba classes to Beyoncé and Jay-Z's "Crazy In Love". It's a fun song, and I think, a pretty fun routine. Below is a link to a tutorial on how to do one of the moves. Right after the tutorial I show some of the dance routine itself. Why not all of it? Well, when we recorded it my husband thought it would be better lighting in a room different than the one I usually film in. He was right about the better lighting. But because of the shape of the room, I was much closer to the camera. Which also meant that my crazy dance faces where closer. I put up what I could handle seeing. The rest shall remain buried deep within my computer.


Leg Circle With Body Wave Tutorial


Usually I like to upload the video directly onto my blog, but for some reason the little cyber elves claim I don't have anything in my "My You Tube Videos", when normally I do. Erg. But the link should work.

Thanks for hanging out.

Enjoy the dance that is life!

~Erin.

A New Site I've Found; Fascia Freedom Fighters.

On Tuesdays I try to do a thing called "Technique Tuesdays", where I break down a small element of dance training. Yesterday I was going to type up a little something, but I really wanted to something more in depth. So, I'm going to just work on what I really want to do for next Tuesday.

Here are past 'Technique Tuesdays";

Placement Of The Leg In Tendu Side. A Simple Scarf Trick!

The "Pinned Butterfly".

More On The "Pinned Butterfly" {Placement For The Hips And Shoulders In Front Tendu.}

Opening Up The Collarbone...Upper Body Alignment For Ballet.

Pelvic Alignment In First Postion Plie.

Pelvic Alignment In Second Position Plie.



A new site I stumbled upon, Fascia Freedom Fighters, is proving to be awesome. I highly recommend you check it out.

A post I received yesterday was filled with links to other sites I love. A regular linked up love-fest.

DIY Friday: Piriformus Syndrome, The Literal Pain In The Ass.

I suffer from pain in the piriformus region (Oh, me arse!).


Where is the piriformus? Its location is explained in the link.

There was also this great video. I have done this exercise with a lacrosse ball, but I want what the woman has.

Click here to watch if you haven't already in the previous link.


Enjoy the dance that is life!

~Erin

New Zumba Wear! Save With My Affiliate Code! And A Tutorial! {A Repost}.

Whoo Hoo! There are some fun, new Zumba wear items out now! You can click on the link above, and it should take you to Zumba.com and hook you up with my affiliate code to get a 10% savings!

I say should because this is the first time I've tried out my embedded web banner. My friend Kelley will be so proud of me :)

Here are the steps for the good ol' fashion way though. Just in case.

Go to Zumba.com

Select "SHOP" from the top menu.

Look around! Mother's Day is coming up. With both accessories and clothing options, you can find a great gift for a beloved Zumba-Lover in your life. And don't forget about YOU!

Be sure to use my affiliate code for a 10% off savings!

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It's that easy!

 

                                   

 

Astral Baseball Tee                              Galaxy Loose Racerback                

I'm loving this look!                               This too. Comfy yet sexy!                   

 

 

Eclipse Capri

I would wear these all

day!

 

 

 

 

 Okay. Now for the tutorial!

 

This is a repost of a step from awhile back. Click here for the original post. There was a request for this tutorial from one of my Zumba participants. I really love this step. You can keep it low-impact. Or, if jumping is something you like to add to your movement repertoire, you can pump it up with a little side leaping action. The upper body action is great for both core and agility.

 

 

 

I use a variation of this step in my "Jump" dance fitness routine.

 

 

 

Thanks for reading and watching.

 

Enjoy the dance that is life!

 

~Erin.

                                                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 



Dance Step Tutorial.

So I got a new laptop. Yeah! For the most part I'm all but clueless. But since I'm clueless about many things I'm well within my comfort zone.

One of the bells and whistles on my new toy is a webcam (I'm sure its pretty standard on most laptops these days. Just guessing, 'cause remember, I don't know sh*t from Shinola when it comes to techy stuff).

I wanted to do a tutorial on this fun dance step, so it gave me the perfect opportunity to play with my new webcam.

It was definitely a process. I think I had to download a couple of things and at one point a high pitched air raid siren started going off. I was ready to abandon the whole task and grabbed my 15 yrear old's Flip camera. Couldn't find any of my mini tripods and the batteries crapped out mid filming. Erg!

But success was finally mine...depending on how you measure it :)

 

 

I love this step. Whenever I am choreographing a ballet piece that has any hint of Latin flavor I will usually do some variation of it.

 

Its not just fun, but a pretty good workout step as well.

 

The action of the leg works both hip abduction (when the leg lifts up and out to the side) and adduction (when the leg crosses in front of the other leg).

 

The jump, while small, offers some lower intensity plyometric movement, as well as a balance challenge in that the leg is held for a moment in the air before it comes down and crosses.

 

An important function of the obliques is to stabilize the torso and maintain proper placement of the pelvic area and spine through movements (a good article on the subject). The actions of the upper body and arms in conjunction with the lower body's movements through this step do just that.

 

In addition, there is a syncopated timing in the step. Its not all even. This is great brain food at any age! As well as the cross lateral movements of the limbs, which cause the two hemispheres of the brain to "converse".

 

If you know the exact name of this step, used in this context, don't be shy. Let me know!

 

Thanks for reading.

 

Enjoy the dance that is life!