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| Kizomba Technique Junkies Syllabus | ||
| Video Lesson Title | Length | Topics |
| Module 1: Technique Foundations | ||
| Lesson 1. Body Movement | 17:49 | Standing, posture, weight changes, stepping, momentum, aesthetic |
| Lesson 2. Connection: Leading and Following | 30:05 | Role responsibilities, arm and hand hold, leading and following technique for weight changes, steps, marqua, shuffle, and turns |
| Lesson 3. Intro to Musicality | 10:06 | Understanding song structure, varyingyour dance according to the music |
| Lesson 4. Floorcraft | 6:00 | Varying your lines and shapes, managing your space and |
| Module 2: Technique Essentials | ||
| Lesson 5. Saida Technique | 12:58 | Men’s saida and ladies’ saida, leading and following from contrabody or arms, ideas for comfort and style |
| Lesson 6. Pivot Technique | 25:56 | Solo and partnered exercises for pivots,ideas for placement to vary moves, different shapes from pivots, one-footed (tango-style) pivots |
| Lesson 7. Tempo Changes | 18:31 | Slow motion exercises and ideas for varying moves, syncopation & acceleration exercises and the key to leading/following them effortlessly, several examples of syncopated moves |
| Lesson 8. Dips & Balance Positions | 18:47 | Strength, balance, and safety exercises; solid leading and following; examples of lunges, leans, and dips |
| Module 3: Dissociation | ||
| Lesson 9. Stopping | 18:44 | Stopping together and individually, stopmotion, variations with leaders stopping, variations with followers stopping |
| Lesson 10. Leg/Foot Slides | 12:32 | Leading and following technique with specific examples of how to place them |
| Lesson 11. Footwork Variations | 21:18 | Footwork possibilities for leaders alone in a variety of positions, footwork and styling for followers alone, and examples of joint footwork |
| Bonus Video: Musicality & Creativity | 9:14 | Ten ideas for exploring creative and musical possibilities using the moves you already know! |
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Ready to get your Kizomba Technique Junkie Series? Read the Terms and Conditions, then email us at kizombacommunity@gmail.com to let us know which videos you’d like to receive. It’s $80 (USD) for the full series of 12 videos, or $10 per individual video.