Tarraxinha: Technique and Musicality (Kizomba - for Teachers and Pupils)

By Alexandru Eugen Cristea

Bucharest Social Dance Collection proudly presents the fifth volume: Tarraxinha! Being the first book in the world to deal with this new and sensual "sister" of Kizomba, the book explains in great detail both the movement aspects - types of movement for the hips, degrees of mobility, variations and combinations - and the musicality aspects - the needed musical patterns in order to express the dance in a coherent and beautiful way along with how to combine the movements.. A must have for any Kizomba enthusiast! Preface - 7 -The cultural aspect - 8 -Basic concepts in Social Dance - 10 -The Bucharest Social Dance Method - 10 -General principles and guidelines - 11 -Technical key points - 18 -Short history of Tarraxinha - 32 -About Kizomba - 35 -Social vs. Show - 35 -What to practice - 36 -Basics about Technique - 38 -Basics about Musicality - 38 -Basics about Improvisation - 39 -The Embrace - 41 -Positions of the Feet and Hip Mobility - 43 -Minimum hip mobility movements - side to side - 45 -Maximum hip mobility movements - side to side - 45 -Practical exercise - weight change - 47 -Minimum hip mobility movements - one foot forward - 47 -Maximum hip mobility movements - one foot forward - 47 -Round and round - 49 -Arm movements - 53 -Practical Basic Exercises - 55 -Practical exercise - to the side - 55 -Practical exercise - one foot forward - 57 -Practical exercise - side to round - 60 -Musicality: the beats and the measure - 63 -Musical Patterns: the Simple Time - 64 -Tarraxinha - 64 -Practical exercise - simple time, side to side - 66 -Practical exercise - continuous simple time, on the spot - 66 -Practical exercise - continuous simple time, with steps - 66 -Combinations on Simple Time - 69 -Practical exercise - Combination no. 1 - 69 -Practical exercise - Combination no. 2 - 72 -Practical exercise - Combination no. 3 - 74 -Musicality: the beginning of a song - 75 -Musical Patterns: the Half Time - 75 -Practical exercise - continuous half time, on the spot - 78 -Practical exercise - continuous half time, with steps - 78 -Practical exercise - combination on half time - 80 -Practical exercise - half time and simple time - 82 -Musicality: the phrase - 84 -Musical Pattern: regular Double Time - 85 -Practical exercise - double time and simple time - 87 -Practical exercise - double time and half time - 89 -Musical Pattern: complex Double Time - 91 -Practical exercise - double time and simple time - 94 -Practical exercise - putting it all together - 94 -Musical Patterns Recapitulation - 96 -Musicality: the structure of a song - 98 -Tarraxinha - 98 -Musicality: the melody - 100 -Musicality: the melody - 102 -The waves - 104 -Advanced concepts: movement vs. music - 105 -Musical Patterns: regular Syncopation - 106 -Practical exercise - syncopation, on the spot - 108 -Practical exercise - syncopation, with steps - 110 -Musical Patterns: complex Syncopation - 112 -Practical exercise - complex syncopation, on the spot - 114 -Practical exercise - complex syncopation, with steps - 116 -Musical Patterns: Off Beat - 118 -Practical exercise - off beat, on the spot - 120 -Musical Patterns Recapitulation II - 122 -Other Advanced Musical Patterns - 124 -Conclusion - 126 -

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1546606653
• ISBN13: 9781546606659
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"