Intro to Western Swing & Sugar Push Ballroom Dancing

Series Summary

Would you like to learn ballroom dancing? Do you not have the time? Learn at home for free with online video lessons from expert dance teachers Kelly-Anne, Steeve Vean Louis, and George Kavv. Lessons cover West Coast Swing and the Samba. West Coast Swing is a partner dance which incorporates Blues, Rock, and Country Music. Learn the dance steps for ladies and gentleman in West Coast Swing, and moves such as the Sugar Push, Under Arm Turn of West Coast Swing, and the right and left side passes. The Samba originated in Brazil and combines lively music and syncopated rhythm. Watch video demonstrations of the Samba Side Basic, Traveling, Under Arm Turn, as well as a demo of all Samba dance moves combined.

Video Transcript

"I'm Kelly Anne and I'm here with George and we will be demonstrating a advance ballroom dance technique. The first dance that we are going to show you is the west coast swing basic. The west coast swing is a partner dance, a social dance, which is dance to country western music, rock, blues, anything from the 80s. The first step in advance ballroom dancing for west coast swing is called the sugar push and the rhythm for it is 1,2,3 and 4, 5 and 6 and it looks like this. 1,2,3 and 4, 5 and 6. 1,2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6. 1,2,3 and 4, 5 and 6. On behalf of Expert Village, thank you for watching advance ballroom dancing techniques, samba, west coast swing. This is George and I'm Kelly Anne, and for more information you could visit 56dance.com and we are Hollywood, Florida."