Inspiration & Motivation to dance from Bronya

PLease see the following youtube clips to see Bronya demonstrating many beautiful dances for us.( more will be added as soon as our Mariana is ready. TQ Mariana)
It is indeed an eye opener to see how a dance looks when it is danced from the heart - the dance speaks to you . It is such a pleasure to watch Bronya dance.









Bronya is indeed a firm teacher with a sense of fun and she has the passion to instill the importance of technique in all dance forms as Technique is the most important foundation for all dancers.

Bronya has imparted some foundation technique for cha cha and rumba in her workshop class with us. She has given us a variety of options to use for our styling to help us dance better. All of us are different in dance abilities and may not be comfortable in some of the body movements & hand actions. Therefore only adopt the selected movements to suit you or make you comfortable and help you to MOVE YOUR BODY

Some of us are sometimes so busy trying to remember steps that we get stressed out just to recall all the patterns,tags & restarts for so many different dances. As a result when we dance we dance from the brain ! No feelings, no expression. We don't get the HAPPY DANCING feel. Now I understand why some say, Line Dance can be stressful !

However we exercise our brains and improve our stamina as we get a good sweat out after each line dance class. Still GOOD, better than no exercise !

For the next week or so, we shall try to learn from Bronya and improve ourselves - try to dance from our heart and allow our body to move from our body core centre and really feel every movement of the dance. The Rumba Fascination is so tiring and leaves you breathless when the music finishes ! The same goes for El Lada Oscure.

USE OUR BRAIN TO MEMORISE THE STEPS and USE OUR BODY/HEART TO DANCE - That's when Rhythm & movement comes together. Not easy but we can try.

I shall also share with you a simple & fun Hip Hop dance choreographed by Bronya, 1 2 step, song of the same title by Ciara (no written step sheet available)

Lastly I just want to say "You don't have to dance like Bronya. Just be yourself , dance your style, dance from your heart. And always improve yourself."
Happy Dancing!

Jamming List for Bronya's Party on Saturday 31 Oct 2009

This line dance social - a dinner & dance is opened to all line dancers to gather together, chit chat, eat & dance. Guest of Honour - Bronya Bishorek.

venue: Tanjung Aru Seafood Restaurant, (opposite Waikiki)
time : 7 to 11 pm
Attire : Casual
(We will be dancing in the open area beside the beach. The floor is tiled.If it rains we shall dance in the restaurant.)

Our list of jamming dances :
1. Cumbia Semana
2. Nobody But You
3. Cha Cha
4. Aye Amor
5. Love Me Do
6. Go Mama Go
7. Speak With Your Heart
8. El Lado Oscure
9. Tap Room Boogie
10. Pop Lock & Drop
11. Why So serious
12. Scooby Do
13.Jesse James
14.Sister Kate
15. Toes
16. Action
17. Rumba Fascination
Please practise so that we can burn the floor together! Its more fun if we can all do the same dances TOGETHER

Dance Survey By Kickit as at 26 Oct 2009

It is always interesting to know what are the most known dances, most favourite dances, most taught dances and most danced dances from around the world. So here goes......results from a recent survey :-
All Kickit (www.kickit.to) subscribers were invited to participate in 4 ongoing surveys.
The Top 10 results for each survey as at 26 Oct 2009 are shown here. (Due to ties, lists may show more than 10 dances.)

A. Most Known
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1 Come Dance With Me by Jo Thompson
2 Tush Push by Jim Ferrazzano & Kenneth Engel
3 Cruisin' by Neil Hale
4 Electric Slide by Unknown
5 Wave On Wave by Alan G. Birchall
6 Watermelon Crawl by Sue Lipscomb
7 Chill Factor by Daniel Whittaker & Hayley Westhead
8 Dizzy by Jo Thompson
9 Waltz Across Texas by Lois & John Nielson
10 D.H.S.S. (Delicious, Hot, Strong & Sweet) by Gaye Teather
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B.Favourite
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1 Bosa Nova by Phil Dennington
2 (tie) Chill Factor by Daniel Whittaker & Hayley Westhead
Come Dance With Me by Jo Thompson
4 Rio by Diana Lowery
5 Rebel Amor by Roy Verdonk & Wil Bos
6 (tie) Amame by Robbie McGowan Hickie
Bomshel Stomp by Jamie Marshall & Karen Hedges
Dizzy by Jo Thompson
Zjozzys Funk by Petra Van de Velde
10 (tie) Crazy Foot Mambo by Paul McAdam
Islands In The Stream by Karen Jones
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C.Most Taught
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1 Cumbia Semana by Ira Weisburd
2 Chica Boom Boom by Vikki Morris
3 (tie) Mamma Maria by Frank Trace
Toes by Rachael McEnaney
5 Cool Chick by Robbie McGowan Hickie
6 Louisiana Swing by Kate Sala & Robbie McGowan Hickie
7 Mojo Rhythm by Rob Fowler
8 (tie) Ah Si! by Rita Masur
Sag, Drag & Fall by Frank Trace
10 People Are Crazy by Will Craig
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D.Most Danced
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1 Cumbia Semana by Ira Weisburd
2 Chica Boom Boom by Vikki Morris
3 Toes by Rachael McEnaney
4 Bosa Nova by Phil Dennington
5 Mamma Maria by Frank Trace
6 (tie) Cool Chick by Robbie McGowan Hickie
Country As Can Be by Suzanne Wilson
Louisiana Swing by Kate Sala & Robbie McGowan Hickie
Mojo Rhythm by Rob Fowler
10 (tie) Go Mama Go by Kate Sala & Robbie McGowan Hickie
Roomba by Guyton Mundy

Let's put more Rhythm / Action in our Line Dance

The video clip below on a line dance competition demonstrates how some simple body expressions can make a line dance so exciting and makes the dancer enjoy the dance even more. We can try out a few of these body movements , practise them and hey, its great exercise for us too!
Age is just a number for dancers and here we see that dancers of all ages can enjoy the same dance together

( LINEDANCE LE CREATIVE DANZ BRIAN ANG TERESA LIU LILY CHIN EMILY MAH LANE LEE NANCY MALAYSIA DANCE FEST 2009 SHANGRILA CRYSTAL JOHN LIM KUALA LUMPUR WORLD MALAYSIA DANCE ACADEMY BRONYA )

Rumba Fascination For Wed 28 Oct 2009

This is a very basic Rumba Line Dance which was used in the recent Line Dance Competitions as shown below.The steps are easy with the difficulty in HOLDING count 1 and 5. We do not aim to add all the body expressions - just the ones that we feel comfortable with!

For this coming Fri, Bronya will show us the styling of all 3 dances (instead of just 2 , as mentioned in our last posting ):-
1. Speak With Your Heart
2. El Lado Oscure
3. Rumba Fascination
We must therefore master all the steps before her class. All 3 dances have very easy steps.
If time permits, we shall also teach this dance for the Monday class so that we have sufficient revision before Bronya's class.




Please link to yipee.sg to view the stepsheet:-

http://www.yipee.sg/DisplayStep.asp?unique_id=3668

Rumba Fascination
Choreographed by: Nic Bartlam (May 06)
Music: Fascination by Kem (option music to be used: The Way You Look Tonight by Michael Buble)
Descriptions: 32 count - 2 wall - Intermediate level line dance

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SIDE, ROCK, FORWARD, FORWARD, ½ TURN, BACK
1 Step left to left side
2-3 Rock back on right recover weight back on to left
4-5 Step forward on right, hold
6-7 Step forward on left, turn ½ turn left stepping back on right
8-1 Step back on left, hold


CLOSE, FORWARD, FORWARD, HOLD, SIDE ROCK, CLOSE, HOLD
2-3 Close right to left, step forward on left
4-5 Step forward on right, hold
6-7 Rock left to left side, replace weight back on to right
8-1 Close left to right, hold

For added style use the hips on count 6 and 7


SIDE ROCK, SWEEP, BEHIND, SIDE, IN FRONT, HOLD
2-3 Rock right to right side, replace weight back on to left

For added style use the hips again on count 2 and 3
& Cross right behind left
4-5 Sweep left foot from front to back over the 2 counts (weight stays on right)
6-7 Cross left behind right, step right to right side
8-1 Cross left in front of right, hold


HIP SWAY, HOLD, WHOLE TURN, SIDE, HOLD
2-3-4 Step right to right side as you sway hips right, left right (weight finishes on right)
5 Hold
6-7 Turn ¼ right stepping forward on left, pivot ½ turn right (weight ends on right)
8-1 Turn ¼ turn right stepping left to left side, hold

After turning ¼ turn to right and stepping to side with left and holding you are ready to start the dance again with the rock back with right foot

Line Dance Competition

DOUBLE CHAMPION LINE DANCE TEAM CRYSTAL AND SENIOR - 7TH CRYSTAL DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009

( LINEDANCE LE CREATIVE DANZ BRIAN ANG SEREMBAN MELAKA MALAYSIA CRYSTAL DANCESPORTS )

Enjoy the video clip. Bear in mind, this is the SENIOR category, above 45 years old.
This group of ladies are from Malacca and BRONYA coached them for this competition.




Open Competition for Line Dance - Waltz. Every dancer is dancing the same dance with individual expressions. Pick your favourite style !





ASIA PACIFIC DANCE AXPLOSION 2009 - MALAYSIA SHOWCASE


( LINE DANCE LE CREATIVE DANZ JOYCLUB BRIAN ANG JOANNE WONG MALAYSIA SEREMBAN MEGASTAR SHOWCASE 2009 APDX ASIA PACIFIC)

El Lado Oscure

Let's do a very basic cha cha dance, El Lado Oscure. Then we shall have lots of time to POP LOCK & DROP and WHY SO SERIOUS?

This will be one of the 2 dances that Bronya will instruct with proper styling, technique & attitude. See previous post for details.

The tempo of the music and the simplicity of the steps makes the dancer FEEL the movement of the CHA CHA. I will leave all the arm and body movements & the last 4 counts of the dance to Bronya to instruct as I know it will be hard to UNDO the mistakes that have been perfected !



El Lado Oscure
Choreographed by: Jose Miguel Belloque-Vane (Aug 09)
Music: El Lado Oscure by Jarabe De Palo
Descriptions: 32 count - 2 wall - Beginner/Intermediate level line dance

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Start dancing on lyrics

Side, Cross Rock, Side Shuffle, Cross Rock, Lock Shuffle Back
1 Step right to the right side
2 Cross left rock
3 Recover to right
4 Step left to the left side
& Close right next to right
5 Step left to the left side
6 Cross right rock
7 Recover to left
8 Step right back
& Lock left in front of right
1 Step right back


Rock Step, Turn ½ Left, Rock Step, Turn ¼ Right, Side Shuffle
2 Rock left back
3 Recover to right
4 Rock left forward
& Recover to right
5 Turn ½ left, step left forward
6 Rock right forward
7 Recover to left, turn ¼ right
8 Step right to the right side
& Close left together
1 Step right to the right side


Hold, Close, Step, Hold, Close Step, Cross Rock, Side Shuffle Turn ¼ Left
2 Hold
& Close left together
3 Step right to the right side
4 Hold
& Close left together
5 Step right to the right side
6 Cross left rock
7 Recover to right
8 Step left to the left side
& Close right together
1 Turn ¼ left, step left forward


Pivot Turn ½ Left, Flick, Step Turn ½ Left, Battucadas, Hold
2 Step right forward
3 Turn ½ left, step left forward, flick right
4 Step right forward, turn ½ left, weight on right
5 Step left back
& Rock right forward
a Rock left back
6 Step right back
& Rock left forward
a Rock right back
7 Step left back
& Rock right forward
a Rock left back
8 Hold

Repeat