Salsa Shines: 7 Suzie Q Variations (On 1 & On 2)

[@thedancedojo]

Hope you have fun with these shines guys! You can also get 2 weeks free access to our entire online salsa curriculum right now: thedancedojo.com/product/salsa-2-week-guest-pass/ 0:50 - Demo of 7 Suzie Variations 2:09 - Suzie Back Step 2:58 - Suzie Walks 3:34 - Suzie Plus 4:12 - Suzie Point 4:46 - Jazz Point Suzie 5:22 - Suzie with Mambo Taps 6:00 - In and Out Suzie Q

[@terryfesenko653]

7 Suzie Q variations. Thanks for this video. Not just entertaining, but more importantly, educational and good exercise! Excellent general advice to keep dancing . Stay safe everyone, keep moving.

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks a lot Terry! Glad you enjoyed. Have fun with it and hopefully we'll all be back in the socials within a couple months :) -Robin

[@DancerUniversity]

Really liked it too!

[@hiphop2010able]

Fantástico! Parabéns!

[@thedancedojo]

thanks!

[@movimento5576]

HI Robin, thank you very much for. Greeting from The Netherlands.

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks for watching Alvanete! Hugs from Medellín -Robin

[@DancerUniversity]

Really great stuff

[@KamandaHickey]

Very nice 👍🏾 Suzy q is super versatile.

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks for watching Kamanda! -Robin

[@mervegulgun5645]

It's very helpful. Thanks **

[@thedancedojo]

Glad you liked it Merve! thanks :)

[@anette0anette]

Thank you for lesson!🎉

[@thedancedojo]

You're welcome Anette! -Robin

[@charlesxavier2905]

Muy bien Robin! 👍 very good explanation and variations of suzie Q

[@thedancedojo]

Glad you enjoyed Charles, thanks! -Robin

[@pattydunzelman2108]

Fantastic !

[@thedancedojo]

Many thanks! -Robin

[@Jetzaelcomparte]

Great video!

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks Jetzael! Really appreciate it man. -Robin

[@Jetzaelcomparte]

@@thedancedojo Awesome Robin! I am teaching basic salsa in Mexico and it is awesome to have your videos to keep learning online.

[@thedancedojo]

@@Jetzaelcomparte Right on, glad they can help! If you're interested you can get 2 weeks free access to our entire salsa curriculum right now for COVID-19 (not sure if you know!) thedancedojo.com/product/salsa-2-week-guest-pass/ -Robin

[@DancerUniversity]

agreed!

[@Olzme]

Is this the move Drake does in Hotline Bling? I like how salsa-y it looks.

[@thedancedojo]

Hahaha i think he almost did it for a second. It is salsa -Robin

[@Mitsohumohashi]

Thanks for the tips. I guess it's time to practice. I'm just curious about how it looks like in the front with some moves. You' re doing some specific moves during the last suzie. I guess for men we should focus more on our shoulders, right? Thanks for tour answer.

[@thedancedojo]

You're welcome! Actually if you focus on isolating your chest/ribs your shoulders and arms will follow - that's the foundational technique. I'm not the best model of this as i still have a lot of work to do. I'm using my shoulders and arms more than my chest in this video, which is not exactly ideal! We're all improving :) -Robin

[@thedancedojo]

By the way, you can get 2 weeks free of our entire online salsa curriculum right now and we break down EVERYTHING. Every step, body movement, everything. Hope you can check it out thedancedojo.com/product/salsa-2-week-guest-pass/ -Robin

[@Mitsohumohashi]

@@thedancedojo Thanks I guess I should check this out, because i thought a lot about it. Yeah, the thing is that more and more I watch dance videos... I mean dance in general and not only salsa; bachata and so on... I have noticed that the key to dancing well, it's letting the entire body move. Therefore I'm working on it too, for example when I'm dancing on an R&B song. I'm gonna check! Rudy

[@thedancedojo]

@@Mitsohumohashi yea getting to know your body and how to move and control it is everything. moves are just moves. they dont look like anything unless you can bring them to life.

[@DancerUniversity]

so good that you too are practicing at home

[@wandamanuel673]

Can you post the music you used?

[@thedancedojo]

its the salsabeatmachine.org!

[@malaikaigboanugoneemendes4379]

I'm a better dancer already. Thanks for the great instruction Robin!

[@thedancedojo]

haha love you truth!!! Catch up soon :)

[@DancerUniversity]

That's awesome

[@sectionone1111]

If you dance on2, why would you start a Suzie Q to the left on1? why not start to the right on2?

[@thedancedojo]

it's the convention so you'd have to go back in history to find out. Maybe it's so your 3 suzie steps aren't broken up by a slow count. try it and see what you like better. when danced contratiempo to 234-678 it starts to the right. -robin

[@jackgowan9166]

Love this. Just learned basic Suzie Q - Useful!

[@thedancedojo]

Glad it was helpful Jack! Keep it up man -Robin

[@ege.5999]

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[@yoitsrami]

Hmm for some reason I always thought you had to end on step 7 on your right foot to reset correctly but I see sometimes you end on 7 on your left foot why is that?

[@thedancedojo]

you were probably watching the on2 part. when teaching shines on2 the convention is to use the follower's count, so it's opposite. -robin

[@acpjr]

Interesting to see the regional difference. I learned "suzy q plus" as a different pattern, as demonstrated here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5q9nqypq7eJisU Also, the "in and out" suzy is called "angle suzy q" elsewhere.

[@thedancedojo]

Yup, everyone has different names for the steps and you'll definitely notice differences or similarities depending where you are. Thanks for watching! -Robin

[@Mitsohumohashi]

Totally, there are some steps in Mexico they have totally different names :p.

[@thedancedojo]

@@Mitsohumohashi Yeah, it's been really interesting learning the spanish names when I can (I'm in medellín colombia right now). -Robin

[@DancerUniversity]

Really interesting to learn all the different names

[@streamcostarica4451]

In costa rica, it's called as suzie plus too.

[@onetimeonlyreallyand]

Bit confusing do the on one and on two in the same video. But, I guess people will work it out.

[@thedancedojo]

Hey Mike thanks for watching. Learning on youtube isn't ideal, and I have no choice but to mention both in the same video. In our online course we separate them so you're focused on the timing you prefer. You can get 2 weeks free access to our entire online curriculum right now during covid-19 if you'd like: thedancedojo.com/product/salsa-2-week-guest-pass/ -Robin

[@TrobadourXP]

Most invested Salseros know the difference. Over time, you’ll pick it up too if you haven’t already.

[@ege.5999]

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