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2. Browse hundreds of dance lessons, in a variety of dance styles with dozens of world-class instructors.
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4. Choose a single lesson, or a lesson pack
5. Buy it, for just $1.99 per lesson. That’s it – no subscription or membership fees!
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Lesson Packs

On iDance.net lessons are grouped into packs, which contain a series of lessons all with the same instructor, relating to a certain theme. You can choose to buy individual lessons within a pack for $1.99 each, or you can conveniently purchase the entire lesson pack. It’s just like music albums on iTunes – you can choose to buy individual songs, or you can buy the whole album. These are Sharon’s lesson packs available on iDance.net:

1. Juan & Sharon’s Swingout Philosophy

Juan & Sharon's Swing Out Philosophy

The swingout is at the heart of Lindy Hop, so if you want to truly investigate someone’s dancing, you will study their swingout! This pack peels back the layers of Juan and Sharon’s powerful basics, sharing with you their perspective on this most powerful of figures. Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Making your Swingout Linear
  2. Angles & Body Positions
  3. Grounding on Count 6
  4. Dynamic Hand Positions
  5. Equal & Balanced Countertension
  6. Passive vs Active Rocksteps
  7. Alternatives for Leading the Follow In
  8. Alternatives for Leading the Follow Out

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2. Sharon & Juan’s Airsteps

Sharon & Juan Air Steps

This pack contains all of Sharon and Juan’s airsteps filmed to date for iDance.net. Their clear instructional style, focus on body mechanics, and clean timing will win you over and get you working on some of the most exciting material in the world of Lindy Hop! Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Tandem Charleston Front Flip
  2. Snatch
  3. Spin to Hip Flip
  4. Al Minns Back Flip

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3. Sensual Solo Blues & Burlesque Movement

Sensual Solo Blues & Burlesque Movement

Sharon bares all her knowledge for you in this comprehensive exploration into sensual solo blues and burlesque dancing. From perfect bump and grind technique to the integration of challenging classic jazz steps, this lesson pack will take your dancing to impressive new places, adding layers of texture and expression of which you never thought yourself capable. Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Burlesque Bumps
  2. Burlesque Grinds
  3. Burlesque Shimmies
  4. Blues Booty Moves
  5. Blues Camel Walks
  6. Sensual Snakehips
  7. Blues Breezy Knees
  8. Blues & Burlesque Lowdowns

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4. Stylish Hand-to-Hand Charleston, with Sharon & Juan

Stylish Hand to Hand Charleston

This pack goes deep into a set of patterns collectively referred to as hand-to-hand Charleston, usually involving mirrored footwork and a single-hand connection. It includes fundamental technique, some great classic styling, and of course plenty of exciting moves ranging from the standard, must-know figures to more unique and challenging variations! Lessons in this pack are:
  1. Hand-to-Hand Charleston Basic
  2. Tuck Entrance to Hand-to-Hand Charleston
  3. Hand-to-Hand Charleston Exit
  4. Come Together Hand-to-Hand Charleston
  5. Arm Variations for Hand-to-Hand Charleston
  6. Hand-to-Hand Charleston Change of Place
  7. Hand-to-Hand Charleston Sweep
  8. Hand-to-Hand Charleston Popeye Break
  9. Hand-to-Hand Charleston Popcorn
  10. Hand-to-Hand Charleston Break Spins

5. Chorus Girl Charleston & Jazz, with Sharon & Jo

Chorus Girl Charleston & jazz

Sharon and Jo steal the show with this dazzling and girly collection of twists, struts, and jazzy riffs to add to your solos! Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Shoulder Roll Charleston
  2. Swivel & Swirl
  3. Broadway Walks
  4. Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
  5. Bees Knees
  6. Wiere Brothers Cartwheels

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6. Harvest Moon Ball Lifts & Tricks

Harvest Moon Ball Lifts & Tricks

This is a series of lifts and tricks inspired from Harvest Moon Ball original footage. Expect complete Lindy Hop craziness, broken down into processable units for your learning enjoyment. Lessons in this pack are:

  1. T-Drop Throwout
  2. The Helicopter
  3. A-Frame Variation
  4. Ragdoll Lifts
  5. The Spread Eagle Lift

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7. Harvest Moon Ball Lindy Moves, with Sharon & Juan

Harvest Moon Ball Lindy Moves

This lesson pack reaches into that deep well of classic footage known as the Harvest Moon Ball competitions, with an emphasis on transcribed steps from their infamous Lindy Hop divisions. Time to go nuts with your Lindy Hop! Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Harvest Moon Switches
  2. The Stab
  3. Harvest Moon Drags
  4. Side-by-Side Digs
  5. Lindy Charleston Sequence

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8. Swing Out Clinic with Juan & Sharon

Swing Out Clinic

Does your swingout need a checkup? Or perhaps major surgery?! Visit Juan and Sharon’s swingout clinic, which is a lesson pack that will address most of the common issues people develop with their swingouts, and practical solutions for turning your basic step into one of the best ones out there. Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Common Swing Out Problems for Follows: Hands & Arms
  2. Common Swing Out Problems for Follows: Counts 1 & 2
  3. Common Swing Out Problems for Follows: Counts 3 & 4
  4. Common Swing Out Problems for Follows: Stretch & Countertension
  5. Common Swing Out Problems for Follows: Counts 7 & 8
  6. Common Swing Out Problems for Leads: Hands & Arms
  7. Common Swing Out Problems for Leads: Footwork
  8. Common Swing Out Problems for Leads: Managing Distances
  9. Common Swing Out Problems for Leads: Which Side to Lead From
  10. Common Swing Out Problems for Leads: Stretch & Countertension

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9. Dean Collins & Jewel McGowan Style Lindy

Dean Collins & Jewel McGowan Style Lindy

Dean Collins & Jewel McGowan were two powerful and widely influential dancers whose sheer volume of on-camera time has made their dancing truly immortal. This lesson pack breaks down many of their signature steps for immediate use in your social dancing! Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Introduction to Dean Collins’ Swingout
  2. Introduction to Jewel McGowan’s Swingout & Swivels
  3. Dean Collins 3-Wall Swingout
  4. Dean Collins & Jewel McGowan Switches
  5. Dean Collins & Jewel McGowan Sugar Pushes
  6. Dean Collins & Jewel McGowan Cheek-to-Cheek Sequence
  7. Dean Collins Lindy Circle
  8. Dean Collins Rhythm Circle & Spin

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10. Looking Good: Style for Your Lindy Hop

Looking Good - Style for Lindy Hop

This pack looks deep into the visual side of this art form, arming you with a gorgeous palette of decorations and stylized movements for use in your social Lindy Hop – because we know you wanna look good! Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Lindy Hop Style: Posture & Body Shapes
  2. Lindy Hop Style: Armwork
  3. Lindy Hop Style: Swivels for Follows
  4. Lindy Hop Style: Beginner Swingout Variation for Leads
  5. Lindy Hop Style: Intermediate Swingout Variation for Leads
  6. Lindy Hop Style: Advanced Swingout Variation for Leads
  7. Lindy Hop Style: Beginner Swingout Variation for Follows
  8. Lindy Hop Style: Intermediate Swingout Variation for Follows
  9. Lindy Hop Style: Advanced Swingout Variation for Follows

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11. Powerful Pop Turns: Basics & Variations

Powerful Pop Turns

The pop turn is one of the most challenging turns in Lindy Hop, and one of the most fun to mess with! This pack takes you from fundamental pop turn technique through a huge collection of variations you never would’ve imagined possible to add spice and variety to the texture of your social dance! Lessons in this pack are:

  1. 6-Beat Basic Pop Turn on the Spot
  2. 6-Beat Sendout Pop Turn
  3. Butterfly Pop Turns
  4. Sending Your Pop Turns in All Directions
  5. Circle Break Pop Turns
  6. Circle Break Pop Turn to Tango Lunge
  7. Orbit Pop Turn with Arm Lock Break
  8. Hip Catch Pop Turn with a Lead Spin

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12. Texas Holdem: Texas Tommy Variations

Texas Tommy Variations

This pack cracks open the old Lindy Hop figure Texas Tommy and treats it not as a stand-alone move but as a jumping off point for a whole range of new movements and their associated techniques, starting simply, and getting down to serious business by the end. Lessons in this pack are:

  1. Texas Tommy 8-Count Basic
  2. Texas Tommy 6-Count Basic
  3. Texas Tommy with Outside Turn
  4. The Texas Boyfriend
  5. Texas Boomerang
  6. Handshake Texas Tommy
  7. Double Texas Tommy to Tango Lunge
  8. The Texas Girlfriend
  9. Spinning Top Texas Tommy
  10. Rewind Texas Tommy

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In this DVD, learn the basics of the Charleston, the biggest dance fad of the 1920s, and progress to advanced Charleston variations. The DVD also includes classic jazz steps from the 1930s and 40s, progressing to some advanced steps and combinations, plus an introduction to the slow and sultry style known as blues dancing. With a hot and swingin’ jazz soundtrack featuring Michael McQuaid’s Red Hot Rhythmakers, The Stevedores, and The Boilermaker Jazz Band.

Chapter 1: 1920s Charleston Basics
Including the Charleston Basic, Charleston arm styles, moving forwards, moving backwards, tapping on one side, half turn, lock turn, Charleston leg styles, rotating windmills, chugs, breaks, scarecrow Charleston, round the world Charleston, squat Charleston, jump Charleston, knee illusions (bees knees), pushes & knee slaps, shoe shines and Blackbottom.

Chapter 2: Vintage Jazz Dance Basics
Including 31 classic jazz steps: The Messaround, Hip Swings, Pecking, Swivels, Rusty Dusty, Grapevine, Iceskating, Smack the Baby, Crazy Legs, Slip Slops, Run on the Log, Boogits, Hangman, The Rock, Hot Potatoes, Boogie Drop, Fall Off The Log, Shim Sham, Glorias, Apple Jacks, Shorty George, Camel Walk, Suzie Q, Tacky Annie, Truckin’, Boogie Forwards, Boogie Back, Fishtails, Half Breaks, Broken Leg and Happy Feet.

Chapter 3: Authentic Vintage Blues Dance
Including Hip Rolls, Lowdowns, Blackbottom, Blues Crazy Legs, Gene Kelly Pops, Shuffle Forwards, Fishtails, Push Drops, Crawl to the Side, Jump to Side Lunge, Bend Back, Snakehips, Hal Leroy Snakehips, The Grind, Figure 8s, and the Ecstasy Shimmy.

Chapter 4: Advanced Vintage Jazz Dance
Including Dean Collins’ Shorty George Variation, Half Break to Foot Slap, “Tea For Two” Turn, Eagle Slide to Suzie Q, Shishkabooms, Stump & Stumpy Turns, Heel Clicks and Fall Off The Log Turn & Twists.

Chapter 5. Advanced 1920s Charleston
Including Scissor Kicks, Chug Back & Slide, Slip Slops, Centred Heel Click, Addie Seamon Charleston, Berry Brothers Charleston, Double Sided Windmills, Heel Twists, Lock & Twist, “Tea for Two” Combo, Popeye Kicks, Legomania and Run On The Log to Heel Digs.

DVD Format: PAL
Price: AUD $30.00

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]]> http://www.sharonandjuan.com/page19/19/feed 0 Burlesque DVDs Volume I, II and III http://www.sharonandjuan.com/page33/33 http://www.sharonandjuan.com/page33/33#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:31:51 +0000 Sharon http://www.sharonandjuan.com/?p=33 Burlesque Volume 1 DVD
In this three part DVD series, learn the art of classic burlesque with the showgirls and dancers from Australia’s own Sugar Blue Burlesque. Learn about burlesque costumes, dance, the art of the tease and more. With instructors Bonnie Fox (that’s Sharon Davis!), A’dora Derriere, Scarlet O’Harlot, Sapphire Demure, Trixi Tassels and Kimtortion. Plus a saucy burlesque soundtrack featuring Ray Collins’ Hot Club, Adam Hall & The Velvet Playboys, South Side Jazz Serenaders, Boilermakers Jazz Band, Sabroson and the Little Jazz Band.

DVD Title: Burlesque Volume I

1. Burlesque Costumes
2. Classic Burlesque Dance: Bump, Grind & Shimmy!
3. The Art of the Garter Tease
4. Introduction to Feather Fan Dancing
5. The Art of the Glove Tease
6. Introduction to Burlesque Chair Dancing
7. Beginners Burlesque Floor Routine
8. Group Feather Boa Routine
9. Belly Dance for Burlesque
10. Latin Dance for Burlesque

DVD Format: PAL
Price: AUD $30.00

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Burlesque Volume 2 DVD

DVD Title: Burlesque Volume II

1. Intermediate Classic Burlesque Dance
2. The Art of the Boa Tease
3. Intermediate Feather Fan Dancing
4. Intermediate Burlesque Chair Dancing
5. Stretches & Conditioning for Splits, with contortionist Kimtortion!
6. Catwoman Floor Routine
7. Blues Dance for Burlesque

DVD Format: PAL
Price: AUD $30.00

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Burlesque Volume 3 DVD

DVD Title: Burlesque Volume III

1. Advanced Classic Burlesque Dance
2. The Art of the Stocking Tease
3. Advanced Feather Fan Dancing
4. Advanced Burlesque Chair Dancing
5. Pasties & Tassel Twirling
6. Advanced Burlesque Floor Routine
7. Stretches & Conditioning for High Kicks, with contortionist Kimtortion!
8. Parisian Can-Can

DVD Format: PAL
Price: AUD $30.00

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