Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - African Dance: Lesson 3: Dancing on the Clock
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มิ.ย. 2012
- In this lesson, Rujeko teaches how to use a clock to practice dance steps. You'll get a real work-out when she moves into double-double time! For more on music and dancing, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
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I’m almost 70 years old and I have lost 8 stone 5 pounds and at my goal for almost 3 years I have osteoarthritis and osteoporosis and I was in a wheelchair and now I walk miles and workout every day. This dance class is my favourite I love it it’s absolutely brilliant thank you so much Rujeko
Amazing!! I wanna try!
Wow! Inspirational.🙏🏻
Tell us your story, diagnosis, how you started.
That’s fantastic Thomas! 🎉🎖️
Hey! I'm 30 and have osteonecrosis in my hips and knees and probably more joints. I was wondering how this affects (if it does) your knees? I see there's a slight bend in the knee and occasional squats here. I was wondering if you're able to take that strain? I'm on a wheelchair too, but I hope to start this when i recover, whenever that may be (or if lol hopefully)
Her personality is so fun and bubbly you can’t help but have fun when you follow along! She’s a great teacher and I wish we could be friends!
I love how she uses an imaginary clock to keep everyone in step. Fantastic tutorial!💯🙏🏼👑🌺💎👠💕
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Yes, very helpful
She's a good teacher.
I have a lot of fun with she so kute
That clock drawing really helps trainees learn easy. good job, good instructor.
Great teacher, great attitude, great method👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. I really enjoyed watching you all!
She is lovely and great! Her enthusiasm is contagious and inspiring
I just would like to appreciate that man who is beautifully beating the drum for us
For real!!!
Appreciate means...? No need to explain.
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Looks like so much fun!
SOOO TRUEEE
I like the way she speaks and especially her laughter :D
i knew i always appreciated the african culture.. the clock format is genius.
I need the, "clock format", myself.. lol..
Peace
How do I find you? I try looking on Facebook for you I want to know you ♥️🌹
Yea, I like that, too!
This is not African this is Zimbabwe dance. Africa is a big place.
@@ixtyl619xur2 its not even Zimbabwean.... but its West African.... she didn't even do moves from Zimbabwe, like Shona dances, ndebele, kalanga...
The guy in the black is really doing good. He's totally on the beat and got the moves😘😘😘
Loved the use of the clock. Made it so much easier then left and right. :)
She’s adorable 😍. Full of energy and very charismatic. Great fitness for the body and soul. Thank you, Mercy Beaucop, Gracias ☺️ 🙏🏻 😊
I LOVE this video! African dance is NOT easy to do, you need to be fit to do this. It's beautiful. Love from Amanda in Australia ❤️
You are fabulous, Rujeko! Your personality radiates joy. And this rhythm is simply intoxicating.
Magnificent! Too late to start now but tomorrow for sure. Love that clock system. So original and so chic.
Great lesson and lovely people.
Back up guy on with the bare feet in black was really on the beat the whole time. Impressive
I love african music so much. The beat is awesome
I am 13 years old.I have been watching you doing the African dance but I tried to keep up.Finally I got it and I say thanks for your help.
I never would be the person to get up and start damcing along but i did, great video, great energy and great way of teaching too
love dancing because it makes you feel like this woman - spirited...uplifted...happy :)
She radiates the positive vibes!!!
I am 67 years alive and want to dance. Love African Dance. This is great start
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@Channelle Koumba Nirere use your brain a bit
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Divertido. A practicar ahora !!!
es ist nie zu spät euch zu entdecken. danke für den freudigen Tanz-Sport !
I am 63 yrs old and I am going to start💃dancing African.. I love it... you and the talented young man playing the congas..I am Spanish so I still have some hip actions..thank you for helping and sharing your Beautiful culture with us. To be continued..God bless you all..PS...THE TWO YOUNG GUYS WERE PRETTY GREAT..YOU HAVE A GREAT TEACHER..❤🎶🎵🥁
I'm nearly 70 and haven't been dancing in about 10 years, though I did African dances from West Africa in my 30s. I started this and can only do 5 minutes before I'm breathing heavily. But I'll be doing it until I can do the whole routine. Love this, love your teaching methodology, and if I were still dancing, I'd dance over to the drummer and touch the ground in tribute. Ashe. Thank you for this. Perfection.
That was the cutest thing I've ever seen. I love her personality!
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Yeah shes is very cure and good teacher 😊
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The best way to learn this dance🎉Thank you so much🙏
Thank you so much for making this. My husband and I just did this and it was a great way to start with the basics with your wonderful energy and clear guidance. Great fun - we’re off!,, 🙏🦋
Oh my goodness, this was so much fun! I can't believe I am sweating within five minutes! Love, love, love this segments, thank you so very much for posting them. I am a HUGE fan, and you have a great personality which makes these lessons fun! Please keep them coming!
that wasso much fun! The clock idea makes everything so much easier. RUJEKO YOU ARE A GREAT INSTRUCTOR, THANK YOU!
Bego P said: "What a positive, happy energy and that sound of the drum !!"
OMG.. you are so full of laughter, joy and positivity..
I love you.. stay blessed 🙏❤️
Rujeko you are a marvelous teacher!! This is the first time I am seeing this video. WONDERFUL!!! Thank you so very much for sharing. Be Blessed.
Look these people were born dancing. They have shake, rhythm, beat and everything.
Omggg...I lived this vid. I smiled throughout the vid. I love her energy! ❤️❤️
Rujeko I enjoyed so much . Please keep teaching us in this simple way. God bless u. 😊🙏
Amazing teacher with amazing energy !
Cheers to you , fellow backup dancers and the Guy playing the instrument ❤️
At uni a white former classical ballerina got into African/Cuban type dance and gathered a troup of dancers who loved all these African inspired rhythms and just watching them enjoy dancing and all these unusual rhythms got me hooked too, and when invited to join in, I jumped at the opportunity. I had never experienced anything like this before. It felt like a nature force owns and commands your body, not you or your mind and the rhythm tells it what move to do next. It is very liberating, emotionally and, of course, keeps you very fit. I would have done it forever but, sadly, that troupe wandered around a lot and soon moved on. And there was nowhere to do this sort of dancing. With dance, I thought no you really do need to feel inspired and motivated by the music. Some dance music is just so boring and uninspiring. It needs a good rhythm, some sort of grace or excitement etc, whether it be fast or slow, traditional or modern. African music has very good rhythms and actually is the basis for our western rock style music, with its distinctive driving beat. I think it hot in via the earlier negro blues musicians descended from Africa, which then gave us jazz which eventually gave us the basis for earlier rock music styles. And, listening to some African music, I was surprised and how it sometimes sounded like our western jazz and rock styles,even though it was traditional African folkloric style music. It sounded strangely and pleasantly modern, though the songs and dances were very old ones passed down through tr ibal generations.
I’m really enjoying it. Brings out the joy while I sweat it out to the beat. Great lesson!
I love africans dance and culture. Thank you for your classes. SPAIN.
She is so cute and has the most beautiful giggle 😃 I will definitely include this routine into my exercise... and the drum guy is so happy to see her dancing African style! ❤
Fabulous! I love the real moves and her step-wise, understandable way of teaching them. More, please!
this is so much fun to watch. And the teacher is so full of energy and happyness. Great job!
Thank you SO much!
I have a learning difficulty & everything about your dance video is a great help: the visual clock, your vocal direction of 'left to 6 ...etc'. & the two camera view are amazing!
Best wishes to you.
Hahaha so cool! I've just finished from watching to actually doing it lol
I'm generally not into dancing, it feels uncomfortable. However, this was great and fun. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Rujeko. Hearts to you. :)
Hace algún tiempo en un video sobre un baile afroperuano llamado "Festejo" un señor comentó diciendo que siendo él africano consideraba nuestro baile muy tradicional, ahora viendo este tutorial veo que en efecto hemos podido conservar la esencia de sus ritmos con casi los mismos pasos, la alegría (y el cansancio porque es muy bueno para hacer ejercicios😝); me alegra mucho que a pesar de la distancia, siglos e historia podamos compartir esta herencia cultural tan bonita. Saludos desde Perú🤗
I keep on coming back it's wonderful to do with others as well, love it!!!
All my attention.... to the drummer👏👏👏👏👏
I was about to start dancing even though I'm on bed it's almost 1:00 am😂
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Thank you so much! Great teacher. I was able to learn it because you go slow and repeat often. Really enjoyed it!
Oh my god, love the teacher's attitude ! Also the man with glasses ! I really enjoyed watching this video. Keep going !!
Awesome African sauce!!!! LOL This was so much fun. I love the light hearted attitude of the instructor when she misses a step, she moves on without missing a beat on teaching.
It is awesome ma'am.. I am from India working as a teacher. I wanted to introduce African dance to my students. This video is really helpful for me. I promise in next annual day, I will present the same. Thanks a lot..
I am so glad I came across this. Good, fun exercise. Rujeko, I love your energy.
I really enjoyed that. As another commentator mentioned, the "clock" concept is awesome. Will commit to learning it.
Beautiful and talented lady. Thank you for being such a good teacher! I truly enjoyed this.
Think my phone can read my mind. I saw this video about 2 or more years ago and wanted to recreate it, for a long time for the children. Low and behold, here it is. I can't believe it.
Guess what, I'm saving it this time.
Thank you very much. 😍
Love Rujeko and Farai! So beautiful. More lessons please :)
Loved this video. I could do all of the moves w/o instruction just by watching, however its nice to see it broken down with a clock as an metaphoric example.
Thank you soo much, I had so much fun dancing with you :-)
love this! as an old dance teacher
, love the idea of the clock.....
I love Rujeko's laugh!!! One of the best things in life.
Всегда поражалась тому, как умеют танцевать афроамериканцы! Это просто чудесно!
А они здесь танцуют?
I’m the guy in the white T-shirt when I first learn for sure! But once I get it,, move out my way ! I love ❤️ this so much
Hey friend if you are the guy in the white- t shirt kudos to you. Love your teaching in Jerusalnema. Thanks.
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I am that guy!
I just discovered you...You are just wonderful, congratulations! I love not only your wonderful system with the clock, which allows to follow you easier but your charming smile and clear way to explain the steps! Congratulations to your companions and to the percussionist! Thank your for sharing!
Hey Rujeko, that was absolutely fantastic and uplifting. I shall be joining local classes forthwith! :-)
Happy energy, shake your body everyone !! Loved it. Thank you for sharing! 💃
I am a teacher and this video is by far my favorite for teaching kids simple African Dance movements. The clock analogy is priceless with helping them keep the beat, remembering the clock and telling time but most importantly....having fun learning African Dance.
I love this!!! Very funny, she teaches in a clear way also!!!
great! I will use this to teach my 1st grades how to read a clock ;) thank you much!
That is about what it is good for, I just couldn't see much of a dance in it.
Might be a good workout
+Matthew Catanzano that is because it is just some foundations. fuh6
Omg wish I was in your claas to learn time. Great idea
Matthew Catanzano: I did, exercising
I really enjoyed the teaching on the African clock. Thanks for teaching me something new that I could do. It was fun.
Grassroots tutoring. Authentic in her presentation. A teacher indeed.
Oh my God, I loved your classes, it was so easy to learn the danças of Africa, I loved the teacher. I'm going to use this video with my students! Congrats!!!!!
What a great exercise routine!!! I'm old enough that I would make it more than 2 minutes into the dance before I collapsed, but what fun! I love it! Thank you!!
I was smiling throughout......
That lady is oozing positively.
Music too.... Excellent
Both the guys were a good support
Great work 🙂👍
Oh, it's so hard to make a serious face with such a positive teacher! ))))
This is great. I just did it this morning...I'm eager to find more from her. Thank you.
The teacher is so adorable! I loved watching this
I loved her!
Me either😁👍👍
Thank you!! Perfect to get that heart rate going while working from home
Love, love… this short workout. So much joy!
It was an amazing time... please make more lessons... she is so lovely... I enjoyed a lot...❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks a lot for this african dance lesson. Awesome way to start the day with energy and a smile while in isolation!
LOVEEEEEE this!! Instructor is FANTASTIC!! Drummer is KILLIN' IT!!
I like how she uses the clock for direction and placement. Great job!
You are awesome! Thank you, Since I am disabled I cannot do too much, but this dance was easy for me, I don't jump but I keep moving. God bless you!
Hey Lisa,
I'm so glad this dance makes you happy. Girrrl, I tell all the ladies in my family, "shake what your mama gave ya," so you go ahead and do your thing baby... Be safe..
Peace
Me too, Lisa. Can't jump with MS but love the bum rythm.
This was amazing! African dance can be intimidating but your clock idea was very creative, easy to follow and fun. Keep up the good work!
Sidebar - the assistant dances are very funny, a bit stiff but I'm sure they will get the rhythm soon enough LOL.
This is really great! Thank you ❤
Thanks for the idea with the clock-it´s great! Perfect for teaching kids (with restrictions) and adults too!
This is great! Loved it, brings back memories 🥰🙏
Wonderful!!! I loved your class directly from Brazil!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love this class! Thanks for your energy and love.
I love your energy! I was smiling throughout the video
This way of learning is so clever!! You're so fun.
Thank you
you're just so nice and you teach so well!! I wish I had a teacher like you here in Mexico! Thank you so much for you videos!! :D
Thanks for this awesome dance lessons! So much fun and great workout!
This was the best!! Loved your teaching!!
I LOVE IT!!!!!! One of my extracurriculars was AFRICAN DANCE and this is exactly how I trained a long time ago back in my academic school days at St. Augustine's. BRAVO GIRL Thumbs Up!!!!
I just came across this video, 11 years after it was posted! It made me smile and feel joyful just watching. Can't wait to give it a go!!!
Omg I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THAT!! You are gorgeous and the drummer, sublime! Thanks students ❤ from Australia
Omg this is so amazing. Ill definitely be using this in my dance cardio classes.
She's so joyful and radiant! I loved this! Very creative way of teaching African movements!