Hi and welcome back to another Divine Days dance class.
Today we are going to be doing a routine to
Everglow and this routine is going to really
focus on arm isolations.
And getting used to doing them.
So make sure you’ve got a drink of water
handy and have plenty of space and we’ll get going.
So we are going to start.
You are going to do.
Elbow, elbow.
And we want to make them as sharp as we can.
Elbow, elbow.
And when we do the first elbow we are going
to step forward with the same leg.
So elbow, elbow.
Carrying on we are going to go head to the
side.
Back to the front.
And these are really individual movements.
So, elbow, elbow.
Side.
Front.
Carrying on, we are going to do a circle with
the arms, opening your arms up.
And when we do this, step the feet together.
So it will go, head.
Head.
Together.
Very good, so from the beginning.
Elbow, elbow.
Head.
Front.
Together.
Excellent. Carrying on we are going to go step to the
side.
And when we do this we want to take our body with us.
So it will lead with the shoulder.
Lead with the shoulder.
So it will go.
Head.
Front.
Together.
Shoulder, shoulder.
Continuing all the way round to end on the
diagonal.
So we will just do that bit again.
Elbow, elbow.
Head.
Forwards.
Shoulder, shoulder.
All the way round.
Excellent.
And then we are going to go a high ‘V’.
Then a low ‘V’.
So this will go.
In bend from the elbows.
And up.
In.
And down.
So up, middle, down, middle.
Excellent.
So we will go from the round.
To the diagonal.
Up, middle, down, middle.
Then to just finish this phrase off you are
going to reach your arms in front and pull it in.
So that's nice and sharp.
So when doing this we want to see all the
individual shapes we’re making with the body.
So every movement has its own purpose.
So we will just try that, from the beginning.
It starts about 5 / 6 seconds in.
There's a little intro.
Elbow, elbow.
Head, front.
Open.
Shoulder, shoulder.
Round.
Up, in, down.
Out.
Pull in.
Excellent so that’s really good, so we’ve
just pulled in.
Feet are together.
Now we are going to do a windmill but this
is going to take our body into a turn.
So we will lead up, taking the other arm up.
And when we get back facing the front we want
our arms to be low down.
So we have gone in.
Up, up, down, down.
Then we are going to do three arm isolations
again.
So you will want arm out straight to the side,
one arm bent at the elbow.
And it's going to go arm, arm, arm.
Nice and strong and feet are together.
So it's going to go.
We will go from the windmill.
Up and down.
Arm, arm, arm.
Then you want to tuck your arms behind your
head, behind your head.
Very good.
So it will go arm, arm, arm.
Behind, behind.
And then you want to roll your arms out to
finish.
So it will go one circle down.
So behind your head, behind your head.
One circle down.
And when you are doing the circle down you
want to step your feet apart for the next move.
So behind, behind.
Apart.
Then you are going to do two drops with the
knees.
So it will go drop, drop.
But when you want to do this you want your
arms to pull up, up.
So they will end in two little right angles.
So bend bend.
So whilst your arms are going up your legs
are going down.
Bend bend.
Reaching behind.
Together.
So that's dragged out then sharp.
So we will go behind.
Rolling out.
Bend bend.
Reach.
Together.
And this is just the last move.
We are going to roll our hands up.
So it will go inwards.
To end with one arm up straight.
And one arm bent.
On the diagonal.
Then you're going to do two drops with the
arms
Gentle, gentle.
So. You don't want it big, you want to end in a lovely straight line.
From one elbow to the next.
On a nice diagonal line.
And you’ll look towards that.
So you’ll go roll up.
Pull, pull.
And that is the end.
So we will go from pull in.
And add on.
So windmill.
Arm, arm, arm.
Behind, behind.
Rolling out.
Bend, bend.
Reach in.
Roll up.
Bend, bend.
Excellent.
So now we will add on from the very beginning.
So we are going to do.
Elbow, elbow.
Head.
Head.
Open.
Shoulder, shoulder.
All the way round.
Up, in, down.
In, out.
Pull in.
Windmill over.
Arm, arm, arm.
Behind, behind.
Roll out.
Pulse, pulse.
Out, in.
Roll up.
Bend, bend.
Excellent.
So that is the whole routine.
So we will do it once with me speaking the
moves over, then once without for us to really dance.
So I want us when we are doing the routine
now to really think about isolating all these
individual movements.
So you want nice and sharp.
Nice and sharp.
That's more controlled.
Really think about what moves can be performed
with different dynamics.
And we want to see each movement individually,
so we don't want them to merge into one.
So we will have that a little go and I will shout over.
Elbow.
Head.
Forward.
Open.
Shoulder, shoulder.
Round.
Up, in, down, in.
Reach in.
Windmill.
Arm, arm, arm.
Behind, behind.
Roll out.
Bend, bend.
Reach in.
Up.
Bend, bend.
Excellent, so the music does have a real strong
beat in it.
So we keep in time with that beat and try
to hit the movements on the beat.
So that’ll help with the dynamics of it.
So I will do it one more time and we can really
dance it this time.
Nice and big as we can.
And I won't shout the moves out this time.
So just follow along with me.
Excellent, so that is all for today.
So thank you for watching and I’ll leave
you there to practice.
And I'll see you soon.
So thank you and bye for now.
