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Slavik Kryklyvyy & Karina Smirnoff - Innovation
This set of 5 DVDs, recorded by Slavik and Karina, probably the world's hottest Latin-American couple of today is an excellent demonstration of their superb control and understanding of all Latin principles. The dances covered include: Cha-cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso-doble and the final Step-up tape sums up all the in-depth techniques together. For every dance Slavik and Karina show:
- Dancing together with the music
- Splitting the routine into 4 sections
- Explaining the figure names
- Dancing together again
- Posture
- Body weight and movement
- Foot work
- Leg action and leg movement
- Body action and leg
- Hip pendulum action
- Connecting body action and leg
- Body action and movement
- Charactization of each dance
- Advanced timing distribution
Slavik and Karina clarify many concepts very often misunderstood by couples on the competitive circuit and they really do make them easy!
These DVDs can only be purchased as a complete set of 5.
Innovation - Rumba
Contents :
Rumba/Routine
- Dance to the music (2 Directions)
Section A.B.C.D
- Explanation
- Dance with timing
- Man's timing (solo)
- Lady's timing (solo)
- Dance to the music (2 Directions)
Posture
Body weight and Movement
Footwork and Timing
Leg action
Body action
Time of record: 67 min
Innovation - Chacha
Contents :
Cha Cha Cha/Routine
- Dance to the music (2 Directions)
Section A.B.C.D
- Explanation
- Dance with timing
- Man's timing (solo)
- Lady's timing (solo)
- Dance to the music (2 Directions)
Posture
Body weight and Movement
Footwork
Leg action and Leg movement
Body action and Leg
Body action and movement
Characterization of ChaChaCha movement
Time of record: 95 min
Innovation - Samba
Contents :
Samba/Routine
- Dance to the music (2 Directions)
Section A.B.C.D
- Explanation
- Dance with timing
- Man's timing (solo)
- Lady's timing (solo)
- Dance to the music (2 Directions)
Posture
Body weight and Bounce action
Footwork and Leg action
Body action and Movement
Timing and Beat value
Bounce and Beat value
Time of record: 72 min
Innovation - Pasodoble
Contents :
Paso Doble/Routine
- Dance to the music (2 Directions)
Section A.B.C.D
- Explanation
- Dance with timing
- Man's timing (solo)
- Explanation for Man
- Lady's timing (solo)
- Explanation for Lady
- Dance to the music (2 Directions)
Characterzation
Posture and Shaping
Body layer and Space
Hands and Arms
Body weight and Movement
Time of record: 62 min
Innovation - Stepup
Contents :
Samba
- Dance to the music (Original routine)
- Dance with timing (Original routine)
- Explanation of Step-up routine
- Dance with timing (Step-up routine)
- Dance to music (Step-up routine)
ChaChaCha
- Dance to the music (Original routine)
- Dance with timing (Original routine)
- Explanation of Step-up routine
- Dance with timing (Step-up routine)
- Dance to the music (Step-up routine)
Rumba
- Dance to the music (Original routine)
- Dance with timing (Original routine)
- Explanation of Step-up routine
- Dance with timing (Step-up routine)
- Dance to the music (Step-up routine)
Time of record: 70 min
Profile
Born in Ukraine and presently living in NY in USA.
In 2001 they began a partnership which turned them into professional competitors. At the British Championship (2001) the couple secured 6th place, with their dynamic and outstanding perfomance.
Since then, they have achieved in 2002:
5th place London International Championship
5th place World Championship
2nd place United Kingdom Championship and in 2003:
3rd place British Championships
3rd place London International Championship
DVD
Language: English + Russian
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