Thank you, we're glad you like it, and that it helps. We've got some more in post production, and if you've got a dance you'd like to see us walk through, let us know.

Hey Graham, yes that one slipped through the net, lol. I could upload a new video but that gets a new link, and we lose our stats, or we have a duplicate just for the title sequence. Anyway, hope the content helps.

I'm going to have to disagree with you there Peter. In a Ballroom Tango hold the followers wrist is no longer straight as the seat of the hold is lower, and the angle of movement from the leaders elbow to wrist more parallel with the floor. Also, a 90 degree bend is far too prescriptive and often pushes the elbow behind the line of the shoulder, which is a big no no.

We have recorded it, it's in post production, should be out early next year.

thank you

Our pleasure, we're glad it helped.

You’re welcome 😊 We're glad it helped. Keep up the good work, and if you're ever in Tassie, join us for a dance!

You’re welcome 😊 We're glad it helped. Keep up the good work, and if you're ever in Tassie, join us for a dance!

You’re welcome 😊 We're glad it helped. Keep up the good work, and if you're ever in Tassie, join us for a dance!

You’re welcome 😊 We're glad it helped. Keep up the good work, and if you're ever in Tassie, join us for a dance!

Hi Betty, You're welcome, we're very busy in the studio at the moment, so we've not been releasing as many videos as usual, but that will change after medals at the end of this month and then we'll get to the rest of the Blitzes and Walkthroughs on the to-do lists!

That's very kind to hear, we're glad it helped. We've been away from KZbin for a little while as it's a busy time of year, we'll be back to the Blitzes and Walkthroughs after medals at the end of the month, perhaps we'll have a few more little gems for you! Keep dancing!

Hey Peter, certainly the leftwards curve to the Tango Walk is required, and it does make the next section easier. If you dance it too straight you're not in the correct position nor have the correct momentum to do the Reverse Turn correctly.

Glad to hear it helped, we've been away from our channel for a few weeks as it's a very busy time at the moment, we'll be back with more Blitzes and other gems for you after medals at the end of the month!

Our thought is the same, and some of the easiest moves for the social floor are not typically taught if they are not in the studio syllabus. Some of the hardest moves to master are those moves that are not used often, and have a specific use - all the ones you need in those "floor craft situations" you mentioned! Good luck, glad you found it useful.

Hi Betty, Thanks, we're glad you enjoyed it. We've got a few on the list already, we'll certainly look into the Clearwater Waltz. It's not one we do regularly, so we'll need to find a script to research before we dance through it. We've also got the Starlight Waltz (a Long-Steps regular) and the Opus 5 Waltz (another special request) in the works.

Our pleasure, thank you.

Thank you, we love producing this content and we're glad it helps. Let us know how you go dancing it on the floor!

Great suggestion, we'll put the 3 Cha Cha Cha's on the list, specifically the Pata Cake hand work... We have blitz Three Cha Cha Cha's here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIK8dWpnnpd2j8k but I don't recall doing the Pata Cake hand work, so we can add that as an upgrade. The natural top can be tricky with the timing, we find in Cha Cha it takes a while to get the 4&1 in the top, and in Rumba it takes a while for the 4-1 to settle. The most common mistake is dancers give all the steps even counts, and then get out of time. Good luck, and let us know how you go!

That's interesting, there aren't any more steps in Jive than most of the other dances, but because of the tempo of Jive, you dance through them faster, and so leaders are constantly needing to select figures. If you compare how many figures you dance in 90 seconds of Jive compared to 90 seconds of Rumba, you'll see what I mean. When it comes to figures vs. routines, there's no simple answer I'm afraid. It is, in my opinion, dependant on the dancers involved and why they dance. Some studios will exclusively teach routines to beginners, while others like ours take a mixed approach to figures and routines. Some leaders suffer from choice anxiety and simply cannot lead figures fast enough in something like a Jive, so learning just figures with no choreography is very hard for them. In this case, learning a simple routine is often easier, until they can develop their leading. The danger of this is that routines often become embedded and then dancers actually aren't leading and following they are just doing the same old steps they have done before, and this can turn into sloppy leading and following technique that is actually harder to remedy when dancers are ready to upgrade their routines and figures. It also causes problems when you don't have room or otherwise can't get your routine out on the floor... what do you do, just stop dancing and start again? That's never a nice feeling. My usual recommendation (in the dark knowing nothing about the dancers) is the learn a small amount of interchangeable figures, only 4 maybe 5 different moves that will all precede and follow each other, and then start by doing each move in succession 2 times each, so: Step 1 x2, Step 2 x2, Step 3 x2 etc... and then slowly but surely learn to do them in a different order, and don't tell the follower what that order is. This gives you the ground work for developing your leading and following, and keeps the dance fresh and fun on the dancefloor.

Open finishes in Tango, and the Open Promenade figure, are such a boon to your Tangoing. With practice it allows the dancers to really dance to the music and provide light and shade of movement and avoid the too-staccato Tangos that can sometimes develop when dancers rely too much on stopping between figures.

That's an interesting observation, and you're kinda right. The Drunken Sailors in Jive are taken from (or based on) Bota Fogos in Samba. It's a classic case of figure stealing. The 1a2 in the Samba and QaQ of the Jive makes it an easy transition, much easier than converting Jive or Samba moves in to Cha Cha for example. However, Drunken Sailors in Jive are not very "leadable" and they don't have a universal definition of what they actually are. Many dancers will dance some variation of "Back-Replace" and then a Bota Fogo followed by a variation of "Back-Replace" and then another Bota Fogo. This gives the entire "Drunken Sailor" a step count of 10 and ensures the Bota Fogo part of the figure is replicated on each foot. But this is not the only way the figure can be danced, and it's in no way leadable without prior choreography. Actual Samba Bota Fogos on the other hand are entirely leadable, and can be performed in many ways and in many different holds. The travelling Bota Fogos are often thought of by theory buffs as the most basic (because of the closed hold), but they often aren't the ones first taught to students, because the backward Bota Fogo is more challenging.

Simple, but effective, and you never stop working on the basics!

Thank you, it is a lovely dance, and so smooth when you get it working well. It's one of my favourites.

Our pleasure, glad it helps.

Thank you, Julie did very well on her medals. We will gladly do a walkthrough video for the Starlight Waltz. The Black Knight Tango will come out soon, and we'll record the Starlight after that.

THANK YOU FOR REPLY ❤❤

Glad we can help.

Lindsey is going to look for a script. It's not one we usually dance, but we'll learn it and do a walk through for you. It might take us a little while.

You need to come back to class and put it to good use!

Glad you liked it, when will we see you in class or back at the socials?!

Sometimes it's just in the words we use! It was explained to me why it's a "Reverse Turn", and I get it, but it's so much easier when you think of it as a "Rock Turn". Glad we can help out.

You're most welcome, keep dancing.

Hey Warwick, you're most welcome, and good luck with your medals. What level are you doing?

Bronze Star

How did you go Andi? did you get it right?

@@longstepsdancing Yes!!!! THANK YOU. Also, I Blitzed the Basic Weave first time - totally due to your video. I didn't even tell my partner I was going to lead it :-)

Thanks Andi, we're glad the videos are helping. I miss the UK, good luck on the dancefloor with your heel turns!

Thanks Tim, good to know we're not losing the touch, or getting too waffly!

You're very welcome Julia, that's very kind of you. I'm not familiar with the Dream Waltz, but if you've got a link I'll check it out. One of our other commenters directed us to the Opus 5 Waltz, that looks like a pretty one too. There are so many (too many) lovely sequence dances to learn!

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqarfHtsmcuVjbssi=OOUgj6wbauFdm5OF

@@longstepsdancing this is the Dream waltz: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqarfHtsmcuVjbssi=OOUgj6wbauFdm5OF

I tried to paste a link but it wouldn't let me. If you search for Dream Waltz in KZbin it'll come up. thank you

I'll take a look, thank you.

You're most welcome Sharon. We'll put out a poll for the next one seeing as this one has been so well received thus far. I'm thinking maybe one of the Tango rhythms?

No we don't, that's not one I've actually heard of at all, is it pretty? There are so many sequences out there!

@@longstepsdancing yes. It is! Very difficult . Russ Heskith (?) created it. It’s on utube. A big challenge it seems!

Hi Marguerite I watched the Opus 5 walkthrough, you're correct it is attributed to Russ Hesketh. It looks like a lovely dance, thought my personal preference at that speed would be to remove the shadow sections and just dance it like a Modern Waltz, but that's just me. With the exception of the shadow sections those figures and mini-sequences would be quite pretty when used in a Modern Waltz. Though certainly not a beginner dance, and I would expect not a sequence New Vogue dancers would find easy to dance without some measure of Modern Ballroom experience too. Thank you for sharing.

Hi Marguerite, that's an excellent suggestion, we'll look at incorporating that in future videos.

I have a problem keeping my head up and facing where it should. Concentrating on feet and steps means the head position gets forgotten!

That is a common problem, and sometimes even more so in sequence dances when the positions of the body, and therefore the head, change throughout the dance.

Our pleasure, keep dancing.

Thank you, glad these lock-down era videos are still helping people get out and enjoy their dancing!

Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it and found it useful!

You're welcome, always happy to know the videos are helping dancers out.

You're very welcome, glad we could help out.

It is easy to use, and from the little testing we've done so far it seems very responsive. For more complex shots and if you're using multiple cameras (up to 3) it will take some thoughtful set up and then some practice too, but that's like anything. A larger screen is an advantage, I really noticed a difference in usability between my phone and my tablet.

The tracking feather is what we were after, to have the camera come too as an all in one was a real bonus. Usually these sorts of trackers hold a separate camera and you've got to work with 2 devices, double the opportunity for something to go wrong, we're hoping that won't be the case here!

Hi Karin, I'm glad you're as excited as we are. A walkthrough of the Engagement Waltz is certainly on the cards!