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- April 9 2009
New Dance DVDs
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these great DVDs - buy online from modernjive.com
Choose from over
50 DVD titles,
covering Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Ladies' Styling, Dips &
Drops, Close
Moves, Hot Moves, Lifts & Aerials, Style, Musicality, Jango,
Latin for Jivers, Blues, Double
Trouble and Weekenders.
Details
of all these great DVDs are at http://www.modernjive.com
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Ladies' Styling DVD
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The only Modern
Jive DVD made solely for the female dancer.
Acclaimed as the only ladies' styling DVD of its type in the Modern
Jive world, Mel B explains in clear terms how to add style elegantly to
your dancing.
Mel will take you through step by step, showing you how to isolate,
flex and extend to become a beautiful dancer.
Mel is a competition-winning Dance Champion. On this DVD she
demonstrates the "How To"s of styling, allowing you to add style
without interrupting your partner or affecting the timing.
As well as covering how to isolate, flex and extend, Mel also covers
- Posture
- The
Dancer's Walk
- Easy step
patterns
- Synchronisation
- Spinning
& spotting
- Head
flicks
A carefully
choreographed solo routine lets you practise the moves before you
unleash them on the dance floor.
Finally Mel B shows you how these moves are used and how they look when
you are with a partner. Her partner on this DVD is Keith Davies,
competition winner, choreographer and founder of Revolution Dance.
Mel B was trained in Jazz and Contemporary dance. In 1995 she achieved
scholarship training with the Scottish Ballet. But her greatest loves
remain Modern Jive and West Coast Swing. She has entered many
competitions and won titles such as UK Open Freestyle champion; she was
runner-up in the 2007 West Coast Swing championships. Mel B is one of
the most inspiring Modern Jive Ladies' Style Teachers in Europe and
this is your chance to have a one-to-one.
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Ceroc Australia Close Moves Workshop DVD
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The closest moves you've learnt so far!
If you want to dance extra close to your partner, then this is the DVD
for you.
With Mark & Simone Harding.
Get your favourite partner or someone you want to get to know well, and
learn some very close and personal moves, whilst having a great time
with heaps of fun and laughter.
Designed for those who want to get close on the floor. More than just
close moves, this DVD goes to an extra level. Plenty of style and
musicality tips are added as you learn the moves.
Mark is teaching with three different partners, Dileni, Zita & his
wife Simone, in this workshop which has been recorded so that you can
join in the fun of learning these great moves in a workshop environment.
List of moves
- Basics
- Routine 1
- First
Move Duck-Under Side Walks
- First
Move Latin Walk Hand on Shoulder
- Routine 2
- Routine 3
- Reverse
Man Turn Duck Under
- Routine 4
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Viktor's Crowd Pleaser Moves DVD
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Learn some of
Viktor's favourite crowd-pleasing moves!
"Viktor is acknowledged, by just about everyone who has seen him dance,
as probably the best Cerocer in the world. He adds that certain unique
flair that everyone wants to copy..." - Simon de Lisle
This Sydney workshop was recorded so that you can learn from this
great, world-champion dancer.
Although the cover features Carol Haines, Viktor is partnered in this
workshop by the amazing Lydia Maurer.
Moves:
- Salsa Back
Pretzel
- Sway Hook
Turn
- Pull-through
Ringer
- Jail Bird
- Shoulder
Pop
- Lady's
Turn Static
- Backpass
Hip Spin
- Arm Jive
Lady's Nelson
- Basket
Back Change
- PLUS...
variations, style tips and great demos!
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Viktor's Freestyle Moves DVD
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Learn some of
Viktor Andeke's very stylish Freestyle Moves.
"Viktor is acknowledged, by just about everyone who has seen him dance,
as probably the best Cerocer in the world. He adds that certain unique
flair that everyone wants to copy..." - Simon de Lisle
This Sydney workshop was recorded so that you can learn from this
great, world-champion dancer.
Moves:
- Jail Bird
- Cross Body
Back Turn
- Sway Block
- Seducer Ending
- Sway Block
- Lean Exit
- Nelson
Escape - Wakeup Exit
- Nelson
Escape - Push Ending
- Swiss Roll
- Back
Hander - Speed Triple
- Secret
Turns - Flick Ending
- Secret
Turns - Into Lady Strait-Jacket
- Sway Walk
Around
- PLUS... a
fabulous four-minute demo of all the moves and lots more, all oozing
masses of Viktor's legendary style
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Viktor's Style Workshop DVD
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Learn the style
everybody wants to copy!
A magical style workshop from Viktor & Lydia - two of the most
stylish dancers you will ever see.
"Viktor is acknowledged, by just about everyone who has seen him dance,
as probably the best Cerocer in the world. He adds that certain unique
flair that everyone wants to copy..." - Simon de Lisle
This Sydney workshop was recorded so that you can learn from this
great, world-champion dancer.
Although the cover features Carol Haines, Viktor is partnered in this
workshop by the amazing Lydia Maurer, who teaches lots of style points
for the ladies.
Contents:
- Style
Workshop
- Introduction
- Circles
& Step Back
- Flair
and style
- Men's
steps
- Ladies'
steps
- Kick
steps
- Triple
step
- Chest
Push Return
- Wrap In
- Shoulder
Roll
- Check-check
- Body
Rolls & variations
- Hip
Rolls
- Comb
& Power Rolls
- Too much
style!
- Intermediate
Class
- Cross-Body
Back Turn
- Reverse
Comb
- Double
Shoulder Roll & Sit
- Viktor's
Hip-Flick Spin
- Reverse
Archie/Conan Spin
- Routine
Demo
- Freestyle
Demo
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UK Smoooth - Step It Up DVD
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Social partner
dancing as it should be: Simple, Stylish & Smooth
The future of Modern Jive! TODAY!
Partner Dancing's back! And UK Smoooth is a funky, easy-to-learn, dance
style. More than "just another Modern Jive club", UK Smoooth has
redefined social partner dancing.
"Lazy Dave" Plummer gives clear, uncomplicated instruction to teach you
the stylish "UK Smoooth", a form of Jive with some West Coast Swing
influence, but without the tricky footwork!
Concentrating on dancing within the slot, Dave demonstrates how, with
just a small repertoire of basic moves, you can make your dancing look
effortless and very smooth.
"UK Smooth - Step It Up" is an ideal DVD if you are looking for an
alternative to Modern Jive.
Picture this...
You’re at a friend’s wedding.
The DJ is playing a selection of well known tunes.
Everybody’s tapping their feet...
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to walk up to someone, offer a hand and
ask them to dance?
"Step It Up" will demonstrate the progressive nature of UK Smoooth,
showing just how simple it can be to create stylish new variations from
basic moves and simple techniques.
Featured in this DVD:
- The Half
Whip
- How to
progress the simple Half Whip into new variations.
- Extending
the lady's slot.
- Four
routines using some Half Whip variations... PLUS
- One Bonus
routine!
- Bloopers -
It's been fun making this DVD!
This DVD will
help give you the confidence to progress your journey into dance and
develop your own style using good basic technique to build on.
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Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer
john@modernjive.com
http://www.modernjive.com