SAMBA
TECHNICAL QUALITIES
ACTION USED IN LATIN ACTIONS
Imagine that your body is water. Depending on the temperature you expose the water to, it has the capacity of turning into ice, vapor or fluid. It happens the same with your own body.
Depending on the Action Used you expose your body to, it has the capacity of transforming into Rumba, ChaChaChá, Samba, Jive, or Paso doble. By this way we will define the Action Used as the different characteristic actions for each style of dance.
The Action Used will be used at the “Latin Actions” which are the steps created in base of each style of dance and the possible actions where to transfer our weight from foot to foot. In short, the “Latin Actions” are for example a “Forward walk”, or a “Side Step”…
The combination of all of them create the figures and the mix of the figures make a choreography.
In this section we will study the characteristic of the Action Used in each dance style applicated to each “Latin Action”.
ACTION USED IN SAMBA
LEVELS OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA
LEVEL 1 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA
In this class we explain the Level 1 of Samba in detail. It is a level that seems simple but it is not. It will start to become more complex when we add the next levels, because the tendency is to forget.
That is why I insist and recommend to internalizing Level 1 very well and when we will add the next information this will not disappear. Also remind you that Level 1 contains the most representative Samba action of the 4 levels.
lEVEL 2 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA
In this class we will focus on understanding and training Level 2 but always maintaining Level 1 as well. We will continue with the same Level 1 exercises so that we can add the work of the center in it. As always remember that before starting this class we recommend watching and training the LEVEL 1 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA .
LEVEL 3 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA
Level 3 is one of the most complicated levels of Action Used in Samba. In this class we will understand how to apply it to our exercises but we must be very focus and always start with Slow Motion so that all information is acquired with quality and precision. Remember that before doing these exercises you must have seen and practiced the exercises LEVEL 1 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA and LEVEL 2 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA .
LEVEL 4 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA
Today we will work on the last level of Samba. Before understanding Level 4, you must practice and internalize the LEVEL 1 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA , the LEVEL 2 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA and the LEVEL 3 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA . Level 4 will be the easiest for you if you have really worked hard on the previous levels. Now is the time to merge all the information in your body and to be relaxed and sensitive so that you can react with the upper body.
LEVELS IN MUSIC OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA
Today we will practice all exercices we learned in the LEVEL 1 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA , LEVEL 2 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA , LEVEL 3 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA and LEVEL 4 OF THE ACTION USED IN SAMBA . We will remember the 4 levels of Samba and we will dance all the exercises in music, in Slow Motion, Double Beat and Normal Tempo. In is a class that will help you to understand how to train everything before starting to apply the Action Used in all the steps. If you want to internalize everything before starting with the steps, we recommend that you do the PLAN DE 21 DAYS (Between 10 and 24 minutes a day) of TOP QUALITY BOUNCE ACTION IN SAMBA .If you follow this plan, you will be fully prepared to start the next job.
RULES OF DIRECTION
ACTION USED IN TRAVELLING VOLTAS, SAMBA
In this class we will explain the characteristics of the Traveling Voltas and we will apply the 4 levels LEVEL 1 , LEVEL 2 , LEVEL 3 , LEVEL 4 , of the Action Used in Samba. We will use the Speed Learning System that always helps us to work the exercises safely to achieve the objectives of the levels.
ACTION USED IN WHISK, SAMBA
Whisk is one of the most representative steps of Samba that allows us to perfect the ACTION USED IN SAMBA . It’s great for work bouncing and leg rotation. This exercise is one of the star exercises of Samba, it is very important to train it through the levels and the speed learning system. Before doing this exercise it is important to train the Levels of the Action Used in Samba: LEVEL 1 , LEVEL 2 , LEVEL 3 and LEVEL 4 .
ACCIÓN USADA EN UN CRUZADO WALK, SAMBA
El Cruzado Walk es un paso emblemático de la Samba. Se utiliza mucho en las coreografías, sobre todo cómo link, y muchas veces olvidamos que ese link es un Cruzado Walk y que hay que aplicar toda la técnica del Cruzado Walk. Hoy conoceremos sus características y aplicaremos los Niveles (NIVEL 1, NIVEL 2, NIVEL 3 y NIVEL 4). Existen muchas formas diferentes de bailar los Cruzado Walks, veremos dos opciones posibles y al final de la clase veremos todos los ejercicios en música.
ACTION USED IN STATIONARY SAMBA WALKS
Today we will work on the Stationaty Samba Walk. Its technique and its characteristics will help us to understand future steps that are based on the Stationary. So we recommend that you pay close attention to all the details. It is a complicated step with important details. At the beginning of the class we will explain all those details and then we will apply the Levels of the Action Used in Samba: LEVEL 1 , LEVEL 2 , LEVEL 3 and LEVEL 4 . As always at the end of the class you have all the exercises in music so that you can get going and practice.
ACTION USED IN PROMENADE SAMBA WALKS AND IN SIDE SAMBA WALKS
Today we will work on the Promenade Samba Walk and the Side Samba Walk. It will be very easy for us to apply the levels in this step because it is componed by VOLTA ACTION and by STATIONARY SAMBA WALK . So it is important that you already have internalized these exercises before starting this class.
ACTION USED IN BOTAFOGO, SAMBA
The Botafogo is a basic Samba action widely used in choreography and very interesting to work with. Before learning the Botafogo it is ideal that you watch and train the videos of TRAVELLING VOLTAS and STATIONARY SAMBA WALKS, because the Botafogo is componed by Volta Action and a Side Stationary. We will see two different ways to make the Botafogo, choose the one you like the most or try both and use them both. Then we will apply the 4 Levels and at the end we will see all the exercises in music as always.
BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY 1 IN SAMBA
In this class we present the first basic choreography of Samba that includes all the steps worked in the previous classes: WEIGHT CHANGE IN PLACE ( LEVEL 1 , LEVEL 2 , LEVEL 3 , LEVEL 4 ), TRAVELLING VOLTAS , WHISK , CRUZADO WALKS , STATIONARY SAMBA WALKS , PROMENADE SAMBA WALKS AND SIDE SAMBA WALKS and BOTAFOGO . It is very important that you pay attention to the indications of the directions and the details of the choreography. It is recommended that you memorize and train the routine because in the next class ACTION USED IN BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY 1: WORD KEY AND IN MUSIC we will apply all levels in music.
ACTION USED IN BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY 1: KEYWORD AND IN MUSIC, SAMBA
In this class we will dance the 4 levels of the Action Used in Basic Choreography 1. It is important that the choreography is learned, you can study it in the previous class: BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY 1 .
If you have doubts about any of the steps or levels, you can go into detail in the previous specific classes for each step: WEIGHT CHANGE ON THE SITE ( LEVEL 1 , LEVEL 2 , LEVEL 3 , LEVEL 4 ), TRAVELLING VOLTAS , WHISK , CRUZADO WALKS, STATIONARY SAMBA WALKS , PROMENADE SAMBA WALKS AND SIDE SAMBA WALKS and BOTAFOGO.
Today we will work on the Keyword, a concept that will help us interpret the choreography in music with a clear objective and result.