Thanks, Janet! We hope everyone is having as much fun as we are! We’ll be sitting down this week planning out several trips. I hope we can see you if we end up close to you!
Great video! I've never considered myself much of a dancer. As I've gotten older I find myself wanting to be a better dancer. I like that I can apply these moves to Tejano dancing.
Welcome! We tell people that you only have 2 hands and 2 feet. There's only so many things you can do. Movements cross over from all dances into others.
Y’all make it look easy! I wish these video tutorials were around when I was younger, as well as more coordinated & agile, and actually had the confidence to ask a beautiful woman to dance (like… 25-30 years ago..?) 😂 But seriously, great video! Y’all are excellent instructors and you’ve earned a new subscriber! Thank y’all so much!
This is fantastic! I've danced for years, but don't know how to teach my husband how to lead. I was looking for a functional pattern like this to build from. Thank you!
Another awesome tutorial. Loved the outdoor scenery. Especially Rose looking gorgeous as always! Anthony also looking cool in his casual wear this time outdoors. You two are such a pleasure to watch and learn from.
Really Great Video! Beautiful surroundings, great voice and projection, lovely chemistry between you two, and I like the rhythmic cadence of your instructions. After my hip replacement I'll be following these vids for real :) :) Can't wait.
Great video I use to teach but stayed away from two step it was hard yrs ago for me to learn I see now I might of been taught wrong thanks for the lesson
I am having a hard time getting the count and knowing when to start to music. DO you have a video on this subject or any that you can point me to? Started dancing a month ago so as long as my instructor is giving me a count I have no problem. Love the videos by the way.
Hi there. Thanks for joining us and welcome to partner dancing! We don't have a video on that specific topic, but let us do our best to answer here... Two Step has a down beat and an up beat. The down beat (typically a bass drum) is on the odd counts, while the up beat (snare drum) is on the even counts. You can start on any down beat. It will kind of sound like "boom, tick, boom, tick". Step right on top of the "boom" and you're good to go! Hope this helps :-)
Your videos are excellent. I'm curious about this series of moves and if there is a prep involved to give the lady a signal that indicates what or something is coming?
Thanks for being here! There's always a prep for everything. To prep just means to prepare. Anytime there's motion, energy has to be stored and released to create that motion. Want to turn left? Store energy to the right. Want to move forward? Store energy backwards. "Signal" is not a word we would use when discussing lead/follow. We wouldn't need to "indicate" that something is going to happen as much as we would assure that something "Can" happen. Prep is how we make sure.
Thank you! The instruction was filmed after the workshop was over and most everyone had left, so it was probably around 8pm (as the sun was starting to go down and we were running out of daylight)
@@countrydancex The lighting was perfect!!! I was so sad to miss your workshops (family vacation)... I plan to shoot some footage for my new line dance music video at Cheval this coming Friday with BJ and thought your lighting was great! That's about the time I will be shooting. Again, great editing!!
Hi there. That is a common one for new dancers. If we were there in person, we would likely address why she is getting on the wrong foot rather than trying to figure out what to do once she is. I would pay attention to either the lead that is taking her into promenade, the timing of switching to promenade... or trying to keep each one of her steps moving down the line of dance rather than bringing the feet together when switching to promenade (that’s really common).
Hmm, in Texas what you described in the video is more of a shuffle step. Two step in Texas usually describes quick, quick, slow aka left, left, right, with progression in a circle around the dance floor. At least that’s how it is in Western, Central, and North Texas.
Yeah, some people in Texas do some pretty weird stuff. Two Step as we dance it is actually the standard from one side of Texas to the other. Has been for decades. But, there are some people who kinda do their own thing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2NPdOQyqCkc.html
@@countrydancex interesting takes in that video. I found this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B0497K7BO6c.html by the University of North Texas and it describes things the same way as how I did in the other comment. It’s for sure how things are done in Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Lubbock, and Abilene. Although if I recall correctly, I do remember people dancing the way you described in Austin and I was extremely confused lol.
@@TaskForce812when I was in college and started to go to a country two step bar in New Mexico, the method u describe is what I saw pretty much everyone doing
You literally can’t step with the same foot twice in a row (unless you hop). Watch this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2NPdOQyqCkc.html
I swear I'm not trying to be a troll, but when you it seems to me your "quick" steps are the same speed as your "slow"steps. I've never seen 2 step like this "walking" like you said.
Rhythm isn’t counted by your feet moving. It is counted by feet landing (weight change). The idea is to have your legs move smoothly and consistently (legato movement), with the weight exchange happening on counts 1235
