Vals
Vals Timing
Rhythms common in vals
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Intro to Vals Rhythms
An int/adv video which discusses and demonstrates different rhythms commonly used to dance vals. -
Accenting the Two
An int video which teaches the most common vals rhythm that isn't single time. -
Hitting All Three
An int/adv ideo which teaches stepping on each of the three beats in a bar. -
Accenting The Three
An int/adv video which teaches a vals rhythm that works very well to a smaller number of vals songs. It is less common.
Vals Essence
Isolating the elements that make vals look like vals
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Not Stopping By Moving Through The Foot
An int video about not stopping by moving through the foot. -
How To Hover And When To Release
An int video which discusses the sense of suspension involved in dancing the vals. -
Comparing The Hover in Tango and Vals
An int video which compares the control in tango with the release in vals. -
Ebb and Flow
An int/adv video which discusses the way the variation in timing and the sense of the build and release of momentum can add to the dance.
Vals Vocabulary
Vals steps
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Turning Six Count Box
A beg/int video which turns the six count box and teaches doing it with vals rhythm. -
Turning Left Foot Basic
An int video which adapts the left foot basic to vals rhythm. -
Floating Through Ocho
An int video which teaches a back ocho combination which accents the sense of hover and suspension. -
In Honor of Tete
An adv video which teaches a turning lean that Tete did. He is our favorite vals dancer.