Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie 1 (6 Count Swing), with Marcus and Bärbl

For those who already know how to dance six count swing - now you can learn to Boogie Woogie with Marcus and Barbl, the Boogie Woogie champion dancers of the world. This is a beginning-to-intermediate instructional tape of boogie woogie, a spiced up version of what we call east coast swing. It is fun, lively, and watching them float across the floor is so much fun. Try doing it!!! Includes: single time basic, Under Arm Turn, Changing Places, Shoulder Grip, Duck Walk, Double Time Basic, Triple time basic, Right to Left turn, Right to Left Spins, Walking Basic, Kick Ball, Change Basic, Basket and Sit, Jojo, Rubber Legs (and Marcus can do them!), Tunnel, The Hook, Polka, Teasing the Girl, Heel turn basic, Variations. (80 minutes)

Boogie Woogie 2 (6 Count Swing), Intermediate with Marcus and Bärbl

Level: Intermediate

Boogie Woogie 2 is addressed to the intermediate Boogie Woogie dancers, who know their basics, but want to learn more. This instructional video offers a lot of material and technique to improve your dancing and to increase your dance vocabulary.

Every step is broken down and well explained. Marcus & Bärbl emphasize lead and follow for each step and demonstrate them to music of different speeds. Additionally you can watch most demonstrations from a different angle. (Press menu button when "Alt" is displayed.)

As a special bonus you will see a Jam of top Boogie Woogie dancers and Champions recorded on many different places around the world. The video contains over 35 moves organized in 6 sections and a bonus section:

Basic Review, Intro, Counting the Steps, Basic Variations, Sweet Spot

Section 1 (Classic Moves): Elbow Stop, Simple Lasso, One-Hand Flirt, Jojo With A Catch, Roll-In And Catch, Rubber Legs With Diver, Kick Skips; Section 2 (Changing Places): She Turns He Turns, She Turns Right, Pass With Free Spin, Both Hands Crossed, Shake Hands - He Turns Right, Change Hands Behind The Back, Making Up New Variations, Under The Leg; Section 3 (Turn Variations): Right & Left Turns Behind The Back, Leading Turns With Different Body Parts, Corkscrew With Variations, Corkscrew With Sit; Section 4 (Cool & Crazy Stuff): The Patrick, Twist Jumps, Switch Kicks, Twist Around, Popo Bump & Shock Clap, Kick & Cross Over; Section 5 (Stops & Breaks): Breakin' The Basic Step, Breakin' The Dancing, Stops During Changing Places, Breakin' With The Sit; Bonus Section (Dips & Tricks): Tango Variations, Tango Drag, Push Away And Drop, Throw Out.

Total Run Time: 151 min, 2005.