MUSICALITY: LATIN BLUES
24 classes | 115 mins
Welcome to the world of Latin blues! Identify and dance to three different rhythms, including the Afro-Cuban Habanera rhythm, popular in blues music throughout the 1950s but introduced in the late 1800s. St Louis Blues, published by W.C. Handy in 1914, includes the habanera rhythm and Jazz legend, Jelly Roll Morton, called this rhythm “The Spanish Tinge”.
COURSE AIMS
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Add the slow quick quick, quick quick slow & Habanera rhythms into your footwork while dancing solo
- Add the slow quick quick, quick quick slow & Habanera rhythms into your footwork as individual styling while dancing with a partner
- Lead and follow a variety of partnered moves that use the slow quick quick, quick quick slow & Habanera rhythms
- Represent the Latin rhythms in your upper body
- Transition in and out of the three Latin rhythms
Purchase of this course gives you unlimited access to the lessons forever!
