Secrets Of Improvisation
Dancing To The Music

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Content:
Phrases
Doing Moves On The Phrases
Fill-Ins
Music Structure
Dancing To The Music Structure
Swing Chorus 2
Blues Chorus
Hitting Breaks In The Music
Break Steps
Stretching & Shortening
Rhythm Base
Changing The Rhythm
Leading For Improvisation
Straight
Laid Back & Driven Forward
Light & Shadow

Length: 87 min.

Guided by Marcus & Bärbl, enter the mysterious world of improvisation! How do you combine your steps so they fit right to the music? How do you anticipate breaks? And what can followers do (without backleading, of course)? The secret is out!

Understand this crucial aspect of dance. Learn to make your steps fit the music and enjoy a new dimension in your dancing. This will probably be your most important and influencing instructional videotape.

To really benefit from this video you should have swing dance experience. You should be familiar with the foundation of swing dancing and the common standard moves. The video contains theoretical and practical parts. Because the emphasis of this video is connection to the music, the steps employed to demonstrate the concept are basic standard steps and are not broken down.

Marcus & Bärbl provide a good foundation and feeling for the dance. With this video you can truly understand the dance and feel comfortable on the dance floor. You’ll make it look easy and you’ll have fun.

All of the steps in the World of Swing series are demonstrated to great music that makes your feet wanna move. As a bonus you can see Marcus & Bärbl jamming together with other great swing dancers after the instructional section of the videos.

Content: Phrases, Doing Moves On The Phrases, Fill-Ins, Music Structure, Dancing To The Music Structure, Swing Chorus 2, Blues Chorus, Hitting Breaks In The Music, Break Steps, Stretching & Shortening, Rhythm Base, Changing The Rhythm, Leading For Improvisation, Straight, Laid Back & Driven Forward, Light & Shadow

Length: 87 min.