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Dance the Charleston
1,147 students
What you'll learn
- Learn Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced forms of Charleston
- Gain Confidence in Your Dance Skills
- Learn to Improvise Solo Charleston to Music
- Improve Body Control and Fundamental Dance Skills
- Improve Coordination
- Improve Body Movement & Rhythm
- Get Fit, Loose Weight, Gain Core and Leg Strength
- Build Basic Foundation for Swing Dancing & Lindy Hop
- Have More Fun than You Can Imagine!
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Course content
12 sections • 44 lectures • 1h 47m total length
Requirements
- Small Dance Space
- Mirror (Ideal but optional)
- Dance Shoes (Optional)
Description
I have been dancing everything from hip hop to tap to ballet, and there isn't a dance that gives me as much pleasure as the Charleston! There is a reason why Charleston swept the nation during the 1920s and is once again sweeping the world with an incredible rebirth! This dance is ridiculously fun, easy to learn and some how provides the depth for a life long journey of discovery and improvement.
If you don't believe me, just Search "I Charleston" on youtube.
In this course you will start out with the basic's, but we are going to take it much further. I am going to give detailed breakdowns of the Advanced Charleston steps that only a handful of dancers in the world know, and took me over 12 years to figure out how to actually do properly.
I think Charleston is most natural dance for the human body. It is based the body movement of walking combined with the head boppin' rhythm of authentic jazz and swing music. Now it has evolved to where you can dance it to your not only swing, but just about any for of pop music found today.
Though simple at first glance, the Charleston expands into a variety of styles that are exciting and dynamic to dance once learned. They offer a great physical challenge for people looking to improve their dance skills and coordination since it is based on counter body movement and balancing the upper and lower body movements.
A lot of the footwork and body movement found in Swing Dancing and Lindy Hop along with modern street dances like Shuffling, Hip Hop, Locking, House is based on the Charleston. Learning this dance is probably one of the best things you can do to strengthen your dance foundation and improve coordination and Rhythm.
Once you have mastered the steps in this course, an endless world of improvisation is at your finger tips using vernacular jazz movements and self expression. In addition, it will open the doors to the world of swing dancing, Lindy Hop, Authentic Jazz and an international community of friendly dancers.
Lastly, I can get through an hour of CrossFit or yoga but struggle to Charleston for more that 40 minutes. It is simply one of the most intense calorie munching workout's when done right. In this course, getting fit becomes the sweet side effect of having fun.
Who this course is for:
- All Dancers, All Levels, All Styles!
- People Looking for a Fun Way to Get Fit, Loose Weight, and Build a Dancer Body
- People Wanting to Try Dancing Without Doing Something Overly Intimidating
- All Swing Dancers & Lindy Hoppers Looking to Improve