Tarraxinha: Technique and Musicality (Kizomba - for Teachers and Pupils)

Bucharest Social Dance Collection proudly presents the fifth volume: Tarraxinha! Being the first book in the world to deal with this new and sensual "sister" of Kizomba, the book explains in great detail both the movement aspects - types of movement for the hips, degrees of mobility, variations and combinations - and the musicality aspects - the needed musical patterns in order to express the dance in a coherent and beautiful way along with how to combine the movements.. A must have for any Kizomba enthusiast! Preface - 7 - The cultural aspect - 8 - Basic concepts in Social Dance - 10 - The Bucharest Social Dance Method - 10 - General principles and guidelines - 11 - Technical key points - 18 - Short history of Tarraxinha - 32 - About Kizomba - 35 - Social vs. Show - 35 - What to practice - 36 - Basics about Technique - 38 - Basics about Musicality - 38 - Basics about Improvisation - 39 - The Embrace - 41 - Positions of the Feet and Hip Mobility - 43 - Minimum hip mobility movements – side to side - 45 - Maximum hip mobility movements – side to side - 45 - Practical exercise – weight change - 47 - Minimum hip mobility movements – one foot forward - 47 - Maximum hip mobility movements – one foot forward - 47 - Round and round - 49 - Arm movements - 53 - Practical Basic Exercises - 55 - Practical exercise – to the side - 55 - Practical exercise – one foot forward - 57 - Practical exercise – side to round - 60 - Musicality: the beats and the measure - 63 - Musical Patterns: the Simple Time - 64 - Tarraxinha - 64 - Practical exercise – simple time, side to side - 66 - Practical exercise – continuous simple time, on the spot - 66 - Practical exercise – continuous simple time, with steps - 66 - Combinations on Simple Time - 69 - Practical exercise – Combination no. 1 - 69 - Practical exercise – Combination no. 2 - 72 - Practical exercise – Combination no. 3 - 74 - Musicality: the beginning of a song - 75 - Musical Patterns: the Half Time - 75 - Practical exercise – continuous half time, on the spot - 78 - Practical exercise – continuous half time, with steps - 78 - Practical exercise – combination on half time - 80 - Practical exercise – half time and simple time - 82 - Musicality: the phrase - 84 - Musical Pattern: regular Double Time - 85 - Practical exercise – double time and simple time - 87 - Practical exercise – double time and half time - 89 - Musical Pattern: complex Double Time - 91 - Practical exercise – double time and simple time - 94 - Practical exercise – putting it all together - 94 - Musical Patterns Recapitulation - 96 - Musicality: the structure of a song - 98 - Tarraxinha - 98 - Musicality: the melody - 100 - Musicality: the melody - 102 - The waves - 104 - Advanced concepts: movement vs. music - 105 - Musical Patterns: regular Syncopation - 106 - Practical exercise – syncopation, on the spot - 108 - Practical exercise – syncopation, with steps - 110 - Musical Patterns: complex Syncopation - 112 - Practical exercise – complex syncopation, on the spot - 114 - Practical exercise – complex syncopation, with steps - 116 - Musical Patterns: Off Beat - 118 - Practical exercise – off beat, on the spot - 120 - Musical Patterns Recapitulation II - 122 - Other Advanced Musical Patterns - 124 - Conclusion - 126 - Read more