Zjozzy Funk

Zjozzy Funk Video Teach-"Auntie's Version":-

This Kwai-lo did better than the above auntie:

I saw you standing there

I got the feeling most of you have forgotten the steps for this dance....

Bosa Nova Step By Step Video Teach

As a refresher, you may refer to the below step-by-step video lesson without music.




2 more video clips for Bosa Nova danced by kwai-lo

PREVIOUS DANCE

DEMOSTRATED BY : JOYCE & STUDENT

DANCE : Ke Wo E Ke Wen

DANCE : TWO BUTTERFLY

25th May 2008

Repeated Dance

1) Ge Wo E Ke Wen
2) Sha La La
2) Bosa Nova
3) La Chico
4) I saw U standing there.

Next Week Dance - Saturday Night Fever (KIV)

La-Chico Step By Step Video Teach

I have downloaded some line dances from YouTube in flv file format. Below are 2 videos for La Chico with step-by-step guide, in case some of you need to refresh your memory.




Below is another similar video teach but the song used is "Sway".





Lastly, in case you are interested to know how the "Pro" fare for La Chico:-

Enjoy....


Last but not least, the "miang" or " hiow(hokkien)" version. Hold your jaw, dun let it drop :p

19th May 2008

Repeat last week dance

• Bosa Nova www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzCvCzdN5iE
• I saw her standing there www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVmyUvnOkRc

NEW DANCE - LA CHICO

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwnNqXHmT20
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA4YpnGDfn4

RIO

Blogger Newbie

Many thanks to Janice for being the founder of our BRP dance club. Hey! Comes to think of it, shouldn't we have a name for our dance club, including this blog? Well, BRP, Sg Buloh sounded so bored...Well, we shall brainstorm for a name later. Any good suggestion?
Next I must also not forget to thank our sister Christina, for initiating this blog. To tell the truth, this is the first time i posted a blog. Shy to say that i actually opened a Blogger account some time back and yet have not posted anything at all cos i was rather an "idiot" and give up too easily. Don't be surprised when you see this Banana suddenly popped out from nowhere, it's me Cheryl la. The name was proposed by my son Elgin as he wanna name it after his favorite fruit's name. In case you haven't known, i have received at least 3 text messages and 3 missed calls from Chris the day when this blog was created. Chris, am really sorry for only be able to visit your blog today. Unfortunately or fortunately i was quite amazed that i m in fact your 2nd contributor. Well, with your enthusiasm.. i was anticipating to see many more members to chip in with their thoughts. A-ha..not tat bad la. At least ur sms and missed calls are not wasted on me. I still give u support, see? No wonder they always say that bloggers are all very efficient at work. Otherwise they won't have time to blog around ;-p ! Anyway, thanks for giving me an opportunity to brush up my blogging techniques.... at least from today onwards i am a Blogger Idiot no more.. hehehe! Still learning... Cheers!!

Names of Line Dance steps

A dance will have a number of counts, for example a 64-count dance. This is the number of beats of music it would take to complete one sequence of the dance. This is not necessarily the same number of steps in the dance as steps can be performed on an and count between two beats, or sometimes a step holds over more than one beat.

Descriptions of some dance steps in their typical form are below. They are subject to variations in particular dances, where a stomp or a point may occur instead of a touch, for example, in the grapevine.
Chasse: One foot moves to the side, the other foot is placed next to it, and the first foot moves again to the side.
Grapevine: One foot moves to the side, the other moves behind it, the first foot moves again to the side, and the second touches next to the first. There are variations: the final step can consist of a hitch, a scuff, placement of weight on the second foot, and so forth. The name of the step is sometimes abbreviated to vine.
Weave: To the left or the right. This is a grapevine with a cross in front as well as a cross behind. Creates a slight zig zag pattern on the floor.
Triple Step: This is 3 steps being taken in only 2 beats of music. Can move forward, backward, left, right or on the spot.
Shuffle step: A triple step to the front or the back, left or right side, starting on either foot. The feet slide rather than being given the staccato (short and sharp) movement of the cha-cha. There is a slight difference in the interpretation of the timing to give the element its distinctive look. It is counted as 1 & 2, 3 & 4, etc. However, the actual amount of time devoted to each of the 3 steps in the shuffle is 3/4 of a beat, 1/4 of a beat, then one full beat of music.
Lock step: A triple step backwards or forwards, starting on either foot, with the second foot slid up to and tightly locked in front of or behind the first foot before the first foot is moved a second time in the same direction as for the first step.

Other steps include applejack, botafogo, butterfly, coaster step, heel grind, hitch, jazz box, kick ball change, kick ball step, lunge, mambo step, military turn, Monterey turn, paddle, pivot turn, rock step, sailor step, scuff, spiral turn, stamp, stomp, sugarfoot, swivet and vaudeville.

A tag or bridge is an extra set of steps not part of the main dance sequence that are inserted into one or more sequences to ensure the dance fits with the phrasing of the music. The term tag usually implies only a few additional counts (e.g. 2 or 4), whereas bridge implies a longer piece (e.g. 8 or 16). The terms are generally interchangeable, however.

Each dance is said to consist of a number of walls. A wall is the direction in which the dancers face at any given time: the front (the direction faced at the beginning of the dance), the back or one of the sides. Dancers may change direction many times during a sequence, and may even, at any given point, be facing in a direction half-way between two walls; but at the end of the sequence they will be facing the original wall or any of the other three. Whichever wall that is, the next iteration of the sequence uses that wall as the new frame of reference.
In a one-wall dance, the dancers face the same direction at the end of the sequence as at the beginning.

In a two-wall dance, repetitions of the sequence end alternately at the back and front walls. In other words, the dancers have effectively turned through 180 degrees during one set. The samba line dance is an example of a two-wall dance. While doing the "volte" step, the dancers turn 180 degrees to face a new wall.
In a four-wall dance, the direction faced at the end of the sequence is 90 degrees to the right or left from the direction in which they faced at the beginning. As a result, the dancers face each of the four walls in turn at the end of four consecutive repetitions of the sequence, before returning to the original wall. The hustle line dance is an example of a four-wall dance because in the final figure they turn 90 degrees to the left to face a new wall.

LINE DANCE HISTORY

A line dance is a formation dance in which a group of people dance in one or more lines (British English, "rows"), all facing the same direction, and executing the same choreographed movements at the same time. Line dancers are not in physical contact with each other. Older "line dances" have lines in which the dancers face each other, or the "line" is a circle, or all dancers in the "line" follow a leader around the dance floor; while holding the hand of the dancers beside them.

Line dance is sometimes thought of as originating in the Wild West. In fact, it has a much more diverse background. Many folk dances are danced in unison in a single, nonlinear "line", and often with a connection between dancers. The absence of a physical connection between dancers is a distinguishing feature of country western line dance. Line dances have accompanied many popular music styles since the early 1900s, including swing, rock and roll, and disco. The variety and popularity of line dances in the late 20th, and early 21st century is, however, noteworthy.
Line dancing's current popularity grew out of the disco period, when the country-western dance and music communities continued to explore and develop this form of dancing into a more acceptable to their own country culture.

Support Appreciation

Hi Ladies & Gentlemen..



thanks to our line dance instructress- Ms Joyce Lee

thanks to our blog initiator - Ms Christina

and thanks to all the line dancers of BRPs for their support of this fun activity

and yes, not to mention waking up at 7am every Sunday, forgoing our beautiful sleep/rest .. to attend class..we are one crazy group, but we love it ..





Happy Dancing ...

20.4.08 - LAKE VIEW CLUB, SUBANG

Sitting from left to right :- Pai Lan, Janice, Kim

Standing from behind left to right:- Mei Li, Christina, Joyce & Cheryl

From left to right:- Yin Chen & Mr Lam
Sitting from left to right :- Mr Lim, Kim, Yu Har & Ann

Not in the Picture : - Rui Ting

ABSENT :- Annie, Sau Ying, Ya Mei,

THE BIRTH OF BRP,SG BULOH LINE DANCE

BRP, Sg Buloh line dance started in early 2007 with the help of our Senior Janice who introduced our instructress Joyce Lee to us. My husband and I joined the BRP, Sg Buloh line dancing in December 2007. Of course, I love dancing since I was young but to wake-up early at 7am on every Sunday was very difficult at first. Unexpectedly after a few weeks, I begin to look forward for the Sunday to come soon.

The dance that I did when I was young was without any steps counting at all, it was just following the beat of the music. At first, I find it very difficult to follow the line dance steps but thank god we have a very good instructress Joyce Lee who drove all the way from Kota Kemuning to give us a gift of line dancing. Eventhough the distance was a problem, there were not a single Sunday dance class missed.

Joyce teaches with a lot of passion and attention to all her student and is always hoping that all her student will be her successor one day. Anyone who knows how to walk will know how to dance, its a matter of practising and concentration. mailto:shetchris@hotmail.com