Controlled Walk - Follow-Along Brazilian Zouk Technique for Ladies

[@lucardo1144]

Thank you so much for these videos I'm just starting, and you have helped me a lot. please keep making these awsome videos.

[@rolldanceskateschool]

fantastic - I'm happy I'm helping! I revisit this drill regularly and find that it really helps my basic step xx Jane

[@brandomiranda6703]

What is the purpose of the plie?

[@janestreeter8833]

Hi! The purpose of the plie is to create the power or the energy for driving the other leg forward. We need to always think of sending the leg forward using the back leg as opposed to "reaching" with the front leg. The bend in the back leg allows the muscles to engage to control the "send" of the front leg. If the back leg wasn't bent, we would "fall" onto the front leg plus it would mean we would rely only on the muscles in the foot which is a much smaller muscle group! Does that make sense?

[@brandomiranda6703]

@@janestreeter8833 Thanks for the response and fabulous videos! Please don't ever take them down. :)

[@brandomiranda6703]

@@janestreeter8833 I think I understand from the response that the point is to use the back leg to move the other leg forward, but what is wrong with just using the other leg to move it forward by just extending it on its own?

[@brandomiranda6703]

@@janestreeter8833 I also don't think I quite understood what you mean with "If the back leg wasn't bent, we would "fall" onto the front leg plus it would mean we would rely only on the muscles in the foot which is a much smaller muscle group!" Don't you always fall with the foot with the leg moving forward? Isn't that inevitable?