Scan this before jumpin’ into charlestoning away! Find out how the course is built & how to get the best out of it 💃
Structure
Secrets of Charleston 20’s 26 course is build around MOVES.
7 chapters, inside which you will have several videos with progressive variations of this step.
For example let’s take a look at Chapter V: Basic Step Variations. In the first video I will break down the absolute basics of the charleston step and start with the variation #1. Then you will have 3 more videos with 3 different variations. And then the last video of the chapter will be a demo – me demonstrating how to dance those steps to the music and mixing them.
How to use?
Once you have picked the chapter, please go chronologically – the way I placed the videos for you. I thought it through. I have built my explanations and the material within a chapter in a progressive way.
Chapter VIII: Dizzy Moves is an exception. There you get a collection of independent videos, where I teach you flash moves, flaps, slaps and so on.
Where to start?
I recommend to start with the Chapter I: Twist Recipe for everyone to get your charleston 20’s technique in place, understand how the body works. Charleston is all about Twists. So get it in your body and success will be guaranteed 😉 P.S. I’m sure you’d love to start with Chapter VI: Black Bottom Cow Tail, the king move. Haha, of course go there, sniff around and try, BUT be sensible and start with A B C rather than jumping in the middle of the ocean without knowing how to swim. You’ll crack that move so much faster if you start with Twist Recipe.
What then?
After you practiced Twist Recipe you can go ahead and jump to any of the chapters between Chapter II & V. Or just follow the order I prepared for you. This will enrich your vocabulary of charleston moves. Always go back to review Twist Recipe chapter. It’s the fundamentals. Remember, once in t the e chapter, follow chronology of the videos.
The last 3 chapters are about flashy things.
Chapter VI: Black Bottom Cow Tail & Chapter VII: Slides Filling are technically quite challenging. So make sure to go in there after some practice, warmed up, once you went through your basics.
Chapter VIII: Dizzy Moves is a candy box. You can randomly pick a move from the collection for your practice and include in your dance as a cherry 🙂. The dance cannot consist just of flashy moves glued together, so make sure to have your ways around first (check Chapters I to V).
Here is the full breakdown:
Chapter I: Twist Recipe …Start here! 😎
- Twists & Charleston Body + demo
- Moving around with Twist + demo
- Butterfly Twist + demo
- Side Skippin’ + demo
- Twists & tips
- Twists on Fire
Chapter II: Fall Off The Log Tricks
- Black Bottom Twist
- Double Kick
- Kick Ball Change
- Buffalo
- Shuffle’n’Swing
- Tips
- Demo
Chapter III: Suzy Q
- How to?
- Swing the 8th
- Break with Shuffle
- Demo
Chapter IV: Cross Behind & Triple
- Crabbin’ & Tripple Step
- Swing the Tripple
- Demo
Chapter V: Basic Step Variations
- Brushes
- Zig Zag Kick
- Shuffle
- Rond
- Demo
Chapter VI: Black Bottom Cow Tail
- Cow Tail
- Walking with Cow Tail
- Demo
Chapter VII: Slides Filling
- Twist’n’ Slide
- High Kick Slide
- Back Slide
- Demo
Chapter VIII: Dizzy Moves (take 1 candy move at a time for practice within the dance, other steps)
- Raindrops + demo
- Black Bottom slap + demo
- Happy Feet + demo
- J.Baker flavour + demo
- Silent Movie concept + demo
- Tips
MUSIC FOR PRACTICING
Here is a playlist I created for you on Spotify. I will continuously update it as well.