(Mihran Kirakosian)
(Criss Cross Tutorial)
Hi everyone, thanks for joining me on another tutorial.
My name is Mihran Kirakosian.
Today we're going to work on a simple fun
step called the criss cross.
I'm going to show it to you with music first
and then I'll break it down.
Alright, here we go!
The first thing that we're going to do is
work on the feet first.
I want you to get the idea of the cross and
then from there I'm going to teach you the
lean in the arms.
Okay?
So first thing we're going to do is jump together.
The right leg is going to cross in front of
the left leg, across, good, jump back out.
Good!
Now this time the left leg is going to cross
in front of the right leg, jump, back out.
Here we go!
Let's do that one more time, five, six, seven,
eight.
Go one, two, three, four.
Good!
Pay close attention to the feet, make sure
the right leg crosses first, back out, and
then the left leg in the front, back out.
Here we go!
Five, six, seven, eight.
Go one, good, jump back out, two, now the
left leg crossing in front of the right leg,
jump, out.
One more time!
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four.
Good, let's do it again!
Six, seven, eight.
Go jump, jump, jump, jump.
Good, one more time!
Here we go!
Five, six, seven, eight.
Go one, two, three, four.
Perfect!
Now, you want to add a lean to this so when
you're jumping and the right leg crosses in
front, you lean towards the right.
Okay?
So you go, here, here.
Good, now this is what you want to look like
at the end when you jump out.
Cross here, lean over to the right side.
Six, seven, eight.
Lean, lean.
Good, one more time!
Five, six, seven, eight.
Lean, lean.
Good!
From here, left leg crosses in front of the
right leg, we shift our weight and our body
to the left side and we're going to lean
over to the left side now.
Seven, eight.
Jump, jump.
Good!
So you're going to take your time with it,
slowly.
First to the middle and then to the left.
So we're here and you're going to go jump,
jump.
Okay, let's connect it together now.
We're going to the right and to the left.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Go one, two, three, four.
Good, I'm going to throw the arms in now because
it kind of feels weird doing the body without
the arms.
First thing you need to do is arm up, push,
arm up, push.
Good, let's do that again!
Six, seven, eight.
Go one, push, two, push.
Good, one last time!
Six, seven, eight.
One, push, two, push.
Perfect, let's put it together slow.
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, right leg in front, left arm out, make
sure you're not out you're here so that you
can push on this next one.
Out, perfect!
Switching the arms, left leg crossing in front
of the right leg, right arm coming out, here.
Good, push out, two.
Good, now everytime you bring one arm up the
other arm is going to be on the side.
Take it kind of behind yourself like you're
hiding it so it's not just moving around on
the side.
Okay, here we go!
Let's put it together.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Go one, two, three, four.
Good, let's keep going.
Same thing just repeat.
Let's do a full eight count.
Seven, eight.
Go one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight.
Good, let's try that again.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Go one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight.
Good!
Make sure you still pay attention to the feet.
You don't want to get caught doing the same
leg every time okay.
Right, then left leg.
Here we go!
Let's do it a few more times and I'm going
to speed it up.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Go one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight.
Good, one more time!
A little faster now!
Five, six, seven, eight.
Go boom, back, hit, hit, five, six, seven,
eight.
Let's go faster.
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, and two, three, four, keep going five,
six, seven, eight and.
Good!
So you want to come to that tempo and even
faster then that.
So let's go over the step one more time.
Here we go and then we'll do it fast and try
with music.
Here we go, five, six, seven, eight.
We're going one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight.
Good, now let's do it fast!
Five, six, seven, eight.
One and two, and three, and four, and five,
and six, and seven, and eight, stop.
Let's try it with music!
Alright guys here we go, slow!
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, jump, two, jump, three, good make sure
you're leaning, boom, lean, six, hit, hit.
Good!
Here we go, fast!
Now remember every time we pause, one, two,
three, four.
Every time we pause is one count.
Here we go, five, six, five, six, seven, eight.
One and two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight.
Good!
One more time at the same tempo!
Five, six, seven, go!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
