Learn Basic Argentine Tango Part 2 at home @vivaladance

vivaladance Learn some more basic Argentine Tango for fun at home with James & Joanna from Viva La Dance.

In this second part, we revise the basic eight from the first part video, then show the forward ochos and optional introduction of a type of sacada, along with a method to rotate the basic eight easily.

The first part video is here if you would like to review it: youtu.be/sSUKcSuNpb4

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Learn Basic Argentine Tango Part 2 at home

vivaladance 2020-06-12 | Learn some more basic Argentine Tango for fun at home with James & Joanna from Viva La Dance.

In this second part, we revise the basic eight from the first part video, then show the forward ochos and optional introduction of a type of sacada, along with a method to rotate the basic eight easily.

The first part video is here if you would like to review it: youtu.be/sSUKcSuNpb4

Learn basic Rumba - the 3 alemanas - for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-28 | James & Joanna guide you through this wonderful basic rumba variation, the three alemanas, showing full breakdown of leader and follower roles, how to connect it together and dancing with correct tempo music.

Learn basic Waltz - the Oversway - for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-26 | James & Joanna guide you through the oversway in the waltz, exiting with a hover to promenade position, showing both leader and follower roles, then fitting it together well, and dancing with the music.

Learn basic Jive - stalking walks, flicks & break - for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-24 | Joanna & James guide you through this fun, basic jive sequence, stalking walks, flicks and a break, showing full breakdown of both roles, how to connect it together with the appropriate leads, and to full speed music. With the music they also show the rock or swing jive version of the same choreography.

Learn basic Cha Cha Cha - the Natural Top & Spiral ending - for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-21 | James & Joanna guide you through the natural top in the cha cha cha showing a spiral ending option, full breakdown for both roles and how to connect it together well. Shown with the correct tempo music too.

Learn basic Tango - the four step and five step - for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-19 | James & Joanna guide you through these two great, but often confused, ways to dance into promenade position. Showing the full breakdown for both roles of both figures, how to fit them together, full run throughs with the music and highlighting the key differences and important features of both.

Learn basic Quickstep - the quick open reverse - for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-17 | James & Joanna guide you through the quick open reverse in the quickstep, showing the complete breakdown of both roles, how to fit it together and danced with correct tempo music.

Learn basic Tango for fun at home, the open reverse turn, outside swivel, promenade link

vivaladance 2020-08-14 | Joanna and James guide you through some more basic Tango with two slow walks, an open reverse turn with follower outside, then showing two different finishes - a closed finish, and an open finish with an outside swivel and promenade link. Full breakdown for both roles, and technical tips on fitting it together, dancing both variations with the music.

Learn basic Samba, criss cross bota fogos and voltas, for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-12 | Joanna & James guide you through learning the criss cross in the samba - the famous combination of bota fogos and voltas danced in a shadow counter position with each other. The complete breakdown for leader and follower and top tips to fit it together, shown with correct speed music too.

Learn basic Quickstep - the V6 - for fun at home.

vivaladance 2020-08-10 | James & Joanna guide you through this famous quickstep variation, the V6 incorporating the forward lockstep, showing both roles, tips to fit it together and run throughs with the music.

Learn basic Tango - the Chase - for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-07 | James & Joanna guide you through the famous international Tango variation, the Chase, showing both steps broken down by role, with technical pointers and a run through with the music.

Learn basic Jive, the Shoulder Spin, for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-05 | Joanna & James guide you through the shoulder spin, showing the complete breakdown for leader and follower roles, and how to connect it properly together. Shown slowly and with correct speed music to both syncopated and rock jive for those that want to adapt.

Learn Basic Cha Cha Cha, The Turkish Towel, for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-08-03 | James & Joanna take you through the Turkish Towel in the Cha Cha Cha, with a spot turn ending, showing both roles broken down, including top tips and danced with the music.

Learn basic Quickstep the Natural Hesitation Turn

vivaladance 2020-07-31 | Joanna & James take you through the natural hesitation turn (or hesitation for short) in the Quickstep, showing both roles (with that all important heel pull for the leader), with some technical pointers and a run through with the music.

Learn basic Salsa the Catapult for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-29 | Joanna and James show the catapult in salsa, also known by many other names, showing a complete breakdown of both sets of steps, how to combine it together well, and a run through with the music.

Learn basic Waltz the Double Reverse Spin for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-27 | Joanna and James guide you through the basic Waltz figure, the double reverse spin, with full breakdown of the leader and follower actions, tips on fitting it together and run through with the music.

Learn basic Argentine Tango Left Molinete for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-24 | James & Joanna guide you through the Molinete to the left for your basic Argentine Tango repertoire, showing the leader and follower roles, together with tips to help it come together well.

Learn the Argentine Stroll sequence dance for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-22 | James & Joanna take you through this fun sequence dance, showing both roles with the complete breakdown, and with the music in a small space.

Neither Argentine Tango, nor ballroom Tango, this popular sequence dance was choreographed by Ross & Sue Kramer in 2011. Wherever we travel hosting and teaching, their dance is always popular to dance to especially as it is traditionally danced to Cher's 'Burlesque' for some added character! Many thanks to Ross & Sue for all the enjoyment and we hope many dancers continue to enjoy this fun sequence.

Learn basic Tango the Twist Turn for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-20 | James & Joanna take you through the twist turn in the ballroom (standard/international) Tango, showing both roles' steps, how to get work together correctly and a run through with the music.

Learn basic Quickstep the Back lock & Running Finish for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-17 | Joanna and James take you through the backward lock and running finish to add to your basic quickstep. Full breakdown of leader and follower steps with some top technical tips for getting it going well together.

Learn the Saunter Together sequence dance for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-15 | James & Joanna take you through the Saunter Together sequence dance, showing the complete breakdown of steps with pointers, and a run through with the music in a small space.

This popular sequence dance was choreographed in 1975 by Bob & Winn Oliver and has a lovely sauntering/foxtrot feel to it.

Learn basic Argentine Tango Molinete Right for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-13 | Joanna and James take you through the Molinete Right from position 5 and a sneaky shortcut from position 2, to help develop your basic Argentine Tango at home.

Learn the basic Waltz Impetus & Weave for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-07-10 | Joanna & James take you through the Impetus & Weave in the Waltz, full breakdown showing leader and follower roles, with tips and danced with music. Have fun!

Learn the Sweet Bay Salsa sequence dance at home for fun.

vivaladance 2020-07-08 | James & Joanna take you through the Sweet Bay Salsa sequence dance, showing the leader's and follower's roles separately with some hints and tips.

This dance was choreographed by Ian & Sue Webster in 2003 and is a nice Latin sequence to try out for fun when you get the chance.

Rumba for fun at home - the open hip twist and alemana

vivaladance 2020-07-06 | James & Joanna take you through the open hip twist and alemana in the rumba. Full break down of both leader and follower steps, with connection and hints and tips to help get it going.

Cha Cha Cha for fun at home - the fan & alemana

vivaladance 2020-07-03 | James & Joanna take you through the fan and alemana in the cha cha cha with full breakdown of the steps, with connection and some useful tips.

Learn the Catherine Waltz at home

vivaladance 2020-07-01 | James & Joanna take you through the wonderful sequence dance, the Catherine Waltz (or Waltz Catherine), showing you a complete breakdown of the steps in a small space to practice at home.

This dance was written by Arthur Shaw in 1956 and is still very popular in the ballrooms today.

Basic Argentine Tango for fun at home Part 3

vivaladance 2020-06-29 | Learn to Dance at home - have some fun trying these basic steps in the Argentine Tango at home with James & Joanna. This is part three where we show the ocho cortado, the parada (the stop) and pasada (the step over) to enjoy dancing at home.

If you're new to Argentine Tango then feel free to review our part one and two videos here:

Part one - youtu.be/sSUKcSuNpb4
Part two - youtu.be/3qHzyBHEuPk

Have fun!

Basic Jive for fun at home part 4 - American Spin & the stop-go

vivaladance 2020-06-26 | Learn basic Jive at home with James & Joanna. In this part we show in both swing jive and syncopated (international) jive, how to dance the stop-go and the American spin, with a few pointers and different arm styling suggestions.

This requires you to know some of the fundamental basic steps for basic jive already. If it helps, then review the part 1, 2 and 3 videos here first:

Link to part 3 video: youtu.be/G6VYKKKDgZI
Link to part 2 video: youtu.be/yHLIgtpq6Xg
Link to part 1 video: youtu.be/6wViO3TVtjA

Have fun!

Learn the Rumba One at home

vivaladance 2020-06-24 | Learn the Rumba One at home with James & Joanna from Viva La Dance. The Rumba One is a modern sequence dance choreographed by Peter Varley in 1971.

This is an excellent sequence for helping to practise your basic rumba technique too.

Learn Basic Quickstep for fun at home - part 2.

vivaladance 2020-06-22 | James & Joanna show the tipple chasse in the quickstep. This is a follow on from the part one video so if you need to review the part one first, the direct link is here:

youtu.be/5y7XQ3_3iK4

Learn some basic Samba for fun at home - part 2, samba walks and rolling off the arm.

vivaladance 2020-06-19 | This is a second part international style Samba video showing you some more basic actions to have fun with at home - the samba walk and rolling off the arm.

If you need to review the part one video for those all important basic actions, you can view that here :

youtu.be/NpS_P8Flm24

Have some good Samba fun!

Learn the Square tango for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-06-17 | Learn the famous sequence dance, the Square Tango, for fun at home with James & Joanna. Originally from 1920, choreographed by John Evans, this sequence dance has stood the test of time and although the style has evolved, the enjoyment has maintained and it is popular throughout the UK.

Basic Quickstep to learn for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-06-15 | Learn the absolute basic step in Quickstep with James & Joanna, with the combination of natural turn and chasse left to get you around the room.

Learn the Mayfair Quickstep at home

vivaladance 2020-06-10 | James & Joanna take you through the sequence dance, the Mayfair Quickstep, choreographed by Frank Short in 1956.

Whilst this would usually take up more space, we teach in a very compact way to suit your small spaces at home. When you get to a bigger ballroom, you can use your 'at home' practice to stretch your legs with a bit more confidence.

Learn about the basics of Lead and Follow in ballroom dancing

vivaladance 2020-06-08 | James & Joanna give you some thoughts and exercises all about lead and follow in ballroom dancing. Spend some time exploring lead and follow and try to improve how you dance together.

Basic Ballroom Tango for fun at home - Part 2

vivaladance 2020-06-05 | Learn to dance at home - have some fun trying out some basic steps in the ballroom, or International, Tango with James & Joanna.

This is the second part showing a progressive link, brush tap, open finish and closed finish.

The part one video is here : youtu.be/XU6OP-vsPVo

Learn the Sally Ann Cha Cha Cha sequence dance for fun at home.

vivaladance 2020-06-03 | James & Joanna from Viva La Dance take you through the Sally Ann Cha Cha Cha sequence dance, a full break down with explanations and dealing with some of the trickier places.

If you have never danced any basic cha cha cha then it might help to refer back to some of our basic cha cha cha videos, especially the part one video.

The Sally Ann cha cha cha was a winning sequence by Ken & Barbara Street in 1973 for the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance and is very popular today.

Have fun!

Basic Rumba part 3 for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-06-01 | Learn some more basic Rumba at home wth James & Joanna as they take you through a type of cross body lead and revise those basics from the part 1 and part 2 videos.

If Rumba is new for you then make sure you look through the previous part one and two videos and get those steps going well first, then come back to this follow-up when you're feeling ready.

The part one video is here : youtu.be/U8RmTwRfDgs
The part two video is here : youtu.be/v8kq1KWtwdQ

Social Foxtrot for fun at home - part 2

vivaladance 2020-05-29 | Learn some more, easy Social Foxtrot at home with James & Joanna. Here we show the basic once again and a type of natural pivot turn in the corner.

If you haven't seen the first part there, take a look as that will give you a heads up on our basic step we use here, plus a couple of other goodies.

The part one video is here : youtu.be/3T_rxnm_VXw

Dancing Times June 2020

vivaladance 2020-05-27 | A support video for our technique article about home practice for Dancing Times June 2020 edition: a few exercises to keep people thinking about dancing and basic fundamentals at home - heels turns, continuous pivots and promenade runs.

Basic Cha Cha Cha part 3 for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-05-27 | Learn some more basic Cha Cha Cha at home with James & Joanna as they take you through the three cha cha chas forward and back, and an optional three chilli challenge of spirals for the followers, as well as quickly revising those basics from the part 2 and part 1 videos.

Make sure you have been through the part 2 video first, then come back to this follow-up when you're feeling ready.

The part one video is here : youtu.be/56zrPwtx_zw
The part two video is here : youtu.be/SAFeYJRnu9A

Basic Rumba part 2 for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-05-25 | Learn some more basic Rumba at home with James & Joanna as they take you through a progressive side step and the cucarachas , as well as revising those basics and New Yorks from the part 1 video.

If Rumba is new for you then make sure you look through the part one video and get those steps going well first, then come back to this follow-up when you're feeling ready.

The part one video is here : youtu.be/U8RmTwRfDgs

Basic Cha Cha Cha part 2 for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-05-22 | Learn some more basic Cha Cha Cha at home with James & Joanna as they take you through a type of cross body lead, as well as revising those basics and New Yorks from the part 1 video.

If Cha Cha Cha is new for you then make sure you look through the part one video and get those steps going well first, then come back to this follow-up when you're feeling ready.

The part one video is here : youtu.be/56zrPwtx_zw

Basic Waltz at home for fun - part 4.

vivaladance 2020-05-20 | Viva La Dance take you through the open telemark, rolling chasse, right lunge and slip pivot in the waltz with James & Joanna. This is part 4 of our waltz videos so check out the previous first if you need to, especially the part 3 video as we will use the whisk and wing once again here.

Link to part one: youtu.be/LcXLP_eF7WI
Link to part two: youtu.be/xDKCOCVsi0A
Link to part three: youtu.be/TXaTGNO4dX0

Learn some Basic Jive at home for fun - part 3, syncopated jive

vivaladance 2020-05-18 | Learn basic Jive at home with James & Joanna. In this part we show how to upgrade your Swing jive to full, international syncopated jive - 'proper' ballroom jive. This requires you to know the basic steps from the part 2 video.

Link to part 2 video here : youtu.be/yHLIgtpq6Xg

Learn some Basic Swing Jive at home for fun - part 2

vivaladance 2020-05-18 | Have some fun learning some basic swing/rock jive at home with James & Joanna. This is part 2 and needs some of the basic knowledge from the part 1 video.

Link to part 1 video here : youtu.be/6wViO3TVtjA

70s Disco for fun at home

vivaladance 2020-05-15 | Learn some fun basic 70's disco at home with Joanna! Flares at the ready...

Basic Waltz for fun at home - part 3

vivaladance 2020-05-13 | Learn some basic waltz at home for fun with James & Joanna. This is the third part. Please review the part one and two videos before watching this one if waltz is new for you.

Link to part one: youtu.be/LcXLP_eF7WI
Link to part two: youtu.be/xDKCOCVsi0A

Basic Waltz for fun at home - part 2

vivaladance 2020-05-11 | Viva La Dance take you through the whisk and chasse in the waltz with James & Joanna. This is part 2 of our waltz videos so check out part 1 first if you need to.

Link to part one: youtu.be/LcXLP_eF7WI