Level
Intermediate
Style
Lyrical
Type
Combinations
Instructor
Terri Best
Code
ter-011
Preview
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Playlist
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Terri Best "Smoke and Ashes" - Lyrical Online Dance Class/Choreography

This sultry dance combines traveling steps, isolations, expressive gestures, inside and outside turns and more. It requires technique, passion, and musicality - the ability to both hit and melt - in order to interpret and express the smoldering sensuality of this Tracy Chapman classic!

Notes
  • Keep arms and gestures strong, extended and expressive; not too soft, not stiff.
  • Rond de jambe out of pirouette goes through attitude before stretching to arabesque.
  • Hit accents sharply, but keep everything in between fluid.
  • Have fun with the "yeah yeahs" (hip isolations); feel free to interpret/do your own thing!
Assistant
Chloe Adams
Music

"Pina Coladas" - Las Lunas feat. Mia Niles
Suggested song: "Smoke and Ashes" - Tracy Chapman (start at 0:25)