03 01 Long Sum of Turns in Samba
Short Turns in S
Please calculate the Sums of all turns in the CCC, compare between
yourselves and enter the corrected numbers into you books !
03 02 Long Samba Roll
Short Samba Roll
Why is it called a Samba Roll ?!?
What is rolling ?!?
What is the importance of the first step ?
03 03 Long Samba Bounce
Short Samba Bounce
What parts of the Body produce the Samba Bounce ?
What types of Samba Bounce are there ?
03 04 Long Bounce and Rhythm
Short Bounce and Rhythm
Is there a 1a2 without Bounce ?
Is there a S or Q with Bounce ?
03 05 Long Samba Walks
Short Samba Walks
How is the slip created ?
Do you have an explanation for the slip ?
Why is it necessary ?
Where might it come from ?
What do the hips do during the Walks ?
What is the degree of the opening of the Promenade position in the Walks ?
03 06 Long Travelling Volta
Short Travelling Volta
Please describe the hip movements when dancing a Travelling Volta in nearly
a straight line
Please describe the positions of the feet when doing a Travelling Volta
Which foot does the travelling ? What does the other do ?
What are the most common mistakes when dancing Travelling Voltas ?
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03 07 Long Whisks
Short Whisks
Please describe the hip movements when doing a Whisk !
Search in the Internet for Slop - Movement ... How could this be used in
the Whisk ?
How could you describe the movements of the feet ?
How would you introduce the bounce with this step ?
03 08 Long Botafogo
Short Botafogo
Which feet travel a lot and which are more stationary ?
What are the most common mistakes when dancing the Botafogos ?
03 09 Long Prepare all the figures in the Samba for the first Year
Short S first Year
Prepare to be examined !
Note down all questions !
03 10 Long What is the difference in the lead between Alemana and Hockeystick
Short Alemana - Hockeystick
Please explain the difference in the lead of Alemana and Hockeystick and
how it is made clear to the Lady which of the two the man wants to lead !
03 11 Long How is an Open Hiptwist lead ?
Short Open Hiptwist
How does the man lead a Hiptwist ?
Where do the hands go ?
How is the turn produced and made fast ?
What are the most common mistakes when dancing the Open Hiptwist ?
03 12 Long "Mirror Neurons" and Teaching !
Short Mirror Neurons
Search in the Internet for "Mirror Neurons - Spiegelneuronen", describe
their functions and capabilities and think how this could influence your
teaching !
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03 13 Long CCC Locks
Short CCC Locks
What is the difference in the Footwork between CCC Locksteps forward and
backward ?
Are the 3 steps in a row ?
Which action should be used on the locks ?
What happens to the heel of the foot which is in the back position ?
What would be the difference to a Lockstep in Quickstep ?
03 14 Long CCC Cucarachas
Short CCC Cucarachas
Is there a difference between Cucarachas in Rumba and CCC ?
Is there a difference between forward and backward Cucarachas ?
03 15 Long Cuban Break
Short Cuban Break
Please describe a Cuban Break.
What do the hips do ?
How does this action influence the body ?
How does the Footwork tell you about the hip movement ?
03 16 Long please describe the 3 ways to change the CCC Chasse !
Short 3 Changes Chasse
Please describe the 3 ways to change the CCC Chasse !
Please bring examples where these are used !
Any idea why they are described the way they are ?
03 17 Long CCC Chasse
Short CCC Chasse
What is the Rhythm in the Chasse ? Find a rhythmical verbalization for this
rhythm !
What is the timing of the hip movements in the chasses ?
What happens to the knees in the Chasse ?
Do you go up or down when hips are central ?
When are the hips central ?
Chasse Footwork
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03 18 Long Positions of the Knees in General
Short Knee Positions
Which positions of Knees can you describe ?
(In relation to your body - in the natural bending direction of the knees)
What is a good role of thumb of where the knee has to be in relation to its
foot ?
Search the Internet and reason about good and bad knee movements and
positions
03 19 Long R Basic and Checked Forward Walk
Short R Basic and CFW
How much is the toe turned out MORE in a checked forward walk then in a
normal basic and why ?
Consider the inherent turn !
03 20 Long S Corta Jaca
Short S Corta Jaca
What makes Corta Jaca so unique ?
Which is the best way to count it for yourself ?
03 21 Long Counting in Jive
Short Counting in Jive
Why is the Jive in the book not counted 1a2 3a4 ?
Tip : consider the length of the basic !!
03 22 Long Prepare CCC to be able to Dance
Short CCC dance level
Prepare all the figures in the first year to be able to dance them !
Especially Changed Chasses, Natural Top
03 23 Long Compare similar Figures in CCC and R
Short Figures in R and CCC
Find out the differences between same figures (not only turns) !
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