Club Dance Blog - Moves, Lessons, And Tips

Club Dance Songs Playlist - Top 40 Dance

kiune — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:48:25 +0000

Many of you have asked for music recommendations. I put up an Amazon list of albums I recommend, but I spent some time putting together a Youtube playlist on rightfully popular club dance tracks that I continually plan to update. Because it's on Youtube, you might have to deal with some ads, but all in all, it's not a bad exchange.

In this post, I've embedded the most popular playlist - Top 40 Dance - but I've created several other playlists covering everything from House to Old School Hip Hop. If you're receiving this post in an email, and can't see the embedded Youtube playlist, click here to go directly to the playlist on my Youtube channel.

I'll make all the playlists available in the member's section really soon, but I'm working really hard on pushing out Club Dance Partnering Level 2 in the next week. Stay tuned!

PSY - "Gentleman" Club Song Release

kiune — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:24:07 +0000

PSY's released a new single "Gentleman" along with a new video. It's got a much slower tempo than Gangnam Style, and the video plays on the same silliness formula too. So given the immense popularity of Gangnam Style, I expect it to get some decent airplay in the club, making it a good practice song.

The slower tempo makes the song good for most of basic dance moves covered in the Club Dance For Men and Club Dance For Women series.

Guys, I think moves such as Rocking, The Easy Shift, and The Hesitation, and Sidesteps work, and would avoid faster house-style moves like The Club Walk. Ladies, most of the moves work, though I would avoid the Shakira hip moves.

Of course, the best part of the slower tempo is that it's a good song for grinding! Single guys, I recommend getting out of turn patterns as soon as possible, getting close, doing hip bumps for fun, and then transitioning to grinding!

Beginner Musicality Lesson In High Definition And Google Plus

kiune — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:08:02 +0000

A couple of my older videos on Youtube only appear in Standard Definition, although were originally recorded in high definition. I'm going through an upgrade process, so the first video to get an upgrade is my popular Beginner Musicality Lesson for Men shown below! Hopefully, you can see some of my subtle movements more. Expect a new lesson soon though! If you can't see the video, then click here to see it directly Youtube.

You'll probably also notice on my Youtube Channel that I've dressed up my videos by using thumnbails from some photoshoots I've done with several of my dance partners.

Also, I finally created a Google Plus page. Click here or on the badge below to add me to your circles!

The Harlem Shake Dance Lesson

kiune — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:31:14 +0000

There's this crazy internet video meme going around these days - The Harlem Shake - based around a dubstep-type song created by a DJ names Baauer. It's not something I usually cover in my dance lessons, but because the song has spawned a large number of viral videos and has made its way into pop culture, it's also been receiving some airplay in the clubs. As such, I was asked by a few students to provide some moves.

Note: This Harlem Shake is not to be confused with a real 80's dance move named The Harlem Shake.

Building on my cheesy dance moves and Gangnam style dance lessons, the Harlem Shake steps it down much more in that there's no real structure. It's really meant to be fun and silly. So, I've broken some moves down for you to do for the two main sections of the song: the build-up before the bass drop and the dubstep-style section with the bass line.

I also finish off with a one-man Harlem Shake demo, in the spirit of stupidity. I still can't believe I went through with it!

If you can't see the embedded video below, click here to go directly to the Youtube video.

How To Dance Like Beyonce (Club Dance For Women)

kiune — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:07:19 +0000

For those of you who watched this weekend's past Super Bowl half-time show, Beyonce put on an electrifying performance. Here's a lesson to her club classic "Single Ladies", a song club DJ's spin just for the ladies. You'll see how we can mix some of the Level 1 and Level 2 moves to a club song. In addition, Angela shows a new step, The Beyonce Combo, that Beyonce made a signature move in her music video.

Although The Beyonce Combo is not a go-to club move, it's fun and silly, and something you can do to show your sassiness whenever you hear "Single Ladies". There's also a practice in the second half of the video. It's a little fast, as it's an intermediate level lesson, but remember, there are plenty of slow practices in the Club Dance For Women program to get you up to speed!

If you're reading this post from an email and don't see the embedded video, click here to go to it directly on Youtube.