SWING DANCE MOVES: The Pretzel Country Swing Dancing

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5 жыл бұрын

SWING DANCE MOVES: How to dance country dance pretzel while country swing dancing with professional country dancers, Anthony and Rose Lewis.
The Country Dance Pretzel is one of the most frequently requested country swing dance moves. In this online country dance video, we'll teach you how to dance the Country Dance Pretzel and then use it in Country Swing Dancing, Country Two Step, Country Polka, and more.
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@scifiscience 2 жыл бұрын

Are any other guys duct taping a pool noodle to a pillow to try and replicate this alone in your apartment?

@countrydancex 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like that may be very specific to you ... but we're not judging ;-)

@scifiscience 2 жыл бұрын

@@countrydancex Girl at bar: "How did you become such a good dancer?", me: *pool noodle flashbacks* "I'm a natural babe"

@janetclements8988 5 жыл бұрын

So love the part at the end when you show how to integrate the pretzel into known dances. The videography is excellent compared to other KZfaq videos which are hard to see. I feel like I'm there. Keep 'me coming! I'm learning so much.

@countrydancex 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Janet! I forwarded this over to our video guy. Made his day!

@541raymond 4 жыл бұрын

Your instruction is clear and quality of video is the best online. Thank you for posting.

@countrydancex 4 жыл бұрын

That makes us so happy to hear! Thank you so much for supporting the channel :-)

@SonofDaVinci4 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen many videos are about the pretzel. This was the best! Thanks!

@countrydancex 3 жыл бұрын

I guess we didn’t realize there were that many ha! But, we’re so glad you enjoyed ours :-)

@SoulAbundanceIQ 4 жыл бұрын

This was great instruction, thank you!

@countrydancex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We're so glad you enjoyed it!

@Frank-gf4lk 3 ай бұрын

Le vostre istruzioni sono chiare anche se non parliamo inglese bene ❤❤

@bennynguyen6317 4 жыл бұрын

I love your guys a lot thank you for the lesson thank you and thankyou

@countrydancex 4 жыл бұрын

Awww.. you’re very welcome! Thank you for joining us

@luisromanzavala 5 жыл бұрын

You are awesome, I wish you were in Florida!

@countrydancex 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying that! And who knows? Maybe we’ll open a dance studio in FL one day :-)

@countryswingaz4343 4 жыл бұрын

Hands-down best tutorial on the pretzel. I have done this move with no fewer than 5 different variations/patterns and this original TRUE pretzel is still my favorite. In my Country Swing lessons I started teaching people the Hammerlock long before we get to Pretzel to prepare them. I'm curious about how many different variations or patterns of the Pretzel you have come across. I have one friend who cranks me through this move and nearly dislocates my arm every time. I got so sick of it last night that I decided to do something. I think I'll share this video with him to help him overcome this problem because it's better coming from an outside expert source. Thank you for putting out quality information and saving me from pain. :)

@countrydancex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re so glad we could help keep you from losing a limb lol Country dance is definitely twisty and turny with a lot of hand changes and the little things matter. Let us know if there’s anything you’d like to see here and if we can help :-)

@alanfurlong-drummer4419 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers great lesson.

@countrydancex Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@kimsentman9255 Жыл бұрын

Can I come live with you two & be totally immersed!!!! 😄I’m a retired PE, Health & Dance Teacher. Currently, I teach Basic East Coast Swing (& pickleball) at our Ocean City, MD Parks & Rec. Happened on to your videos and your instructions are stellar! Wish I had them when I was teaching middle & high school!

@rachelpenrose8794 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are such a cute couple!

@countrydancex 3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️ That’s sweet

@Garybe441 4 жыл бұрын

Like your humor, the slap....

@countrydancex 4 жыл бұрын

Rose is a bully hahaha

@jimm3093 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are coming to my town next week I sorely wish I could make your workshop classes, I’ve been watching your instructional vids for several months now. I feel like I’ve got some of the more simple moves down, this one included. I love the pretzel. It’s one of the moves I’ve included into my repertoire. But I’ll always refuse chocolate covered pretzels. (Jason Lee/Micheal Rooker reference. So horrible that when Earl did it, Merle voluntarily cut off his own hand)

@countrydancex 3 жыл бұрын

Mallrats! Great movie. Hopefully we’ll catch you on the next visit :-)

@douglasreiners4844 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago ( quite a few years ago) , I learned a swing move that would creat a sort of “picture frame” or “window”? Do you have any videos of what I’m talking about??

@SchrodingersBox 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 3K subs. I’ve been trying to find a variation in cowboy Cha Cha that replaces the “sway-sway” where both partners spin simultaneously. I heard it referred to as a military walk or somethin’. Know it?

@countrydancex 5 жыл бұрын

Schrodingers Box thank you! Honestly, I’m not sure we would be the best resource for the patterned partner dances like the cowboy cha cha. We do more of the lead/follow variety. Good luck!

@SchrodingersBox 5 жыл бұрын

@@countrydancex Well you do a great job of it and I credit you for probably 80% of our two-step ability! If I am ever in Texas I'll be sure to stop by for a lesson or two!! You're a tremendous instructor!

@countrydancex 5 жыл бұрын

Schrodingers Box That’s such a great compliment! Thank you so much for watching... and definitely look us up if you’re ever in town.

@chucktrantham3541 3 жыл бұрын

You might try to look up stationery cha cha very similar I enjoy it

@HungGarEarthBender 2 жыл бұрын

Can you show the move where the girl's back is to the guy, and his arms are under her armpits and the guy swings the girl under his legs in a circle while stepping over her?

@countrydancex 2 жыл бұрын

Going OLD SCHOOL with that one!

@HungGarEarthBender 2 жыл бұрын

@@countrydancex what goes around comes around

@claytrell 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome lesson! Can you show us The Chalupa next!!??

@countrydancex 3 жыл бұрын

Sure! We’ll hook you up with a Taco Bell Menu.

@jimm3093 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t drop the Chalupa!

@parkerrobb 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a lot different than the pretzel I and everyone I know knows. Looks more like the Promenade Spin to me.

@countrydancex 3 жыл бұрын

The names of patterns are different from one region to the next. There are some moves that have 5-6 different names.

@josedelagarza5087 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your lessons, but do you have any tips for someone with a left arm in a sling . I would like your help improvising .

@countrydancex 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. Well… will the left arm be in a sling forever? If not, wait to use it until it heals. Work on things that don’t require you to use it such as turns, balance, footwork etc. if that’s a permanent thing, that’s a different (and longer conversation)

@jesusreza7458 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys! Can you do a tutorial video on jitterbug?

@countrydancex Жыл бұрын

Hey there! Up to this point, we have done mostly country videos, but may start expanding in the future 😄 On the other hand, Jitterbug is just another name for Single Time East Coast Swing. Just replace the triple steps with a single 2 count weight change.

@johnharper8252 3 жыл бұрын

Have you demonstrated the tunnel for country swing yet?

@countrydancex 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there. There are lots of moves with lots of different names. Sometimes the same move will have almost a dozen names depending on where in the country you learned it.

@regularguy7561 4 жыл бұрын

Ok. Great. Have you shown the leaders pretzel?

@countrydancex 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there. Sorry ... what do you mean "the leaders pretzel"?

@regularguy7561 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I picked up something from another vid, and it's the same thing. Yours is mucho better anyways. Keep up the good work.

@kareeinaJELLO 3 жыл бұрын

Do we have to spin two times before you restart

@chucktrantham3541 3 жыл бұрын

We did that in two step

@countrydancex 3 жыл бұрын

We do too!

@ericgrisham6014 4 жыл бұрын

I see a lot of couples doing turns while in hammer lock, is there a safe way to do that?

@countrydancex 4 жыл бұрын

Well ... one way could how we demonstrate at 0:05 which is that she would keep the lower hand in position. The leader could do multiple turns and catch her hand in that position when done. You could also lead the hammerlock multiple times with a spin in between as in 1:14

@thejr9827 5 жыл бұрын

Love it. Okay, here's a request. Please breakdown that dance move where Rose squats down and you stepped over her. Can't find the video it was in. Looks like you may have deleted that one. It was a short clip of you two dancing.

@countrydancex 5 жыл бұрын

Alright ... Strangely enough, I think I know what you're talking about lol. It's called a walkover. I'll see if the wifey is up for that one haha

@countrydancex 5 жыл бұрын

Did you see the video we just posted? :-)