I download lots of music regularly but I am less fastidious about listening through them individually. So it was a joy to discover this track in my playlist when iTunes shuffled to it.
I recently created a simple, cool-looking move. It's basically 2 shuffles, a quick turn, and a jump freeze, all the while moving forward. I think it will go quite well with this song. The main problem with this track is that there isn't much musical contrast until near the end. But I still think it's possible to do one long Latin track with this. I'm now putting this track on repeat in order to let it sink in. I find this helps me extract out all those musical layers (lyrics, beats, synths, loops) when doing my choreography.
Here's the final routine I'm thinking of now:
- Quick, quick, slow Brazilian samba
- Shuffle, turn, freeze combo
- Something that has shimmy in it!
- 2 side mambos, chasse diagonally to the back
- Maybe a final move or a turn or a jump
All of it might change by the time it's ready for release though. But the more I listen the more interesting it is!
(Update 24 Sept 2009) The inspiration for the moves slammed me face-on one day and I've refined it till it feels pretty good. I'm gonna trial it out in a class next Monday and see the response.
- Brazilian samba
- Shuffle, turn, freeze combo
- Shimmy backwards and jungle bounce
- Side tribal mambo (It's just a nama glamer for a slow mambo on the toes)
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Debate, suggestions, and feedback are most welcome. Choreography is an art and we have our own ways to do it, so I'd love to know your thoughts.