Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - African Dance: Lesson 3: Dancing on the Clock
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 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.
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!
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 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
I like the way she speaks and especially her laughter :D
She is lovely and great! Her enthusiasm is contagious and inspiring
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...
She’s adorable 😍. Full of energy and very charismatic. Great fitness for the body and soul. Thank you, Mercy Beaucop, Gracias ☺️ 🙏🏻 😊
es ist nie zu spät euch zu entdecken. danke für den freudigen Tanz-Sport !
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.
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.
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 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.
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. :)
Back up guy on with the bare feet in black was really on the beat the whole time. Impressive
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 😊
I agree
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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 !!!
I love african music so much. The beat is awesome
Magnificent! Too late to start now but tomorrow for sure. Love that clock system. So original and so chic.
Great lesson and lovely people.
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!
The best way to learn this dance🎉Thank you so much🙏
OMG.. you are so full of laughter, joy and positivity..
I love you.. stay blessed 🙏❤️
love dancing because it makes you feel like this woman - spirited...uplifted...happy :)
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! ❤️❤️
that wasso much fun! The clock idea makes everything so much easier. RUJEKO YOU ARE A GREAT INSTRUCTOR, THANK YOU!
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!,, 🙏🦋
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.
I keep on coming back it's wonderful to do with others as well, love it!!!
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.
Bego P said: "What a positive, happy energy and that sound of the drum !!"
this is so much fun to watch. And the teacher is so full of energy and happyness. Great job!
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. 😍
Thank you so much! Great teacher. I was able to learn it because you go slow and repeat often. Really enjoyed it!
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.
Rujeko I enjoyed so much . Please keep teaching us in this simple way. God bless u. 😊🙏
Thank you soo much, I had so much fun dancing with you :-)
I’m really enjoying it. Brings out the joy while I sweat it out to the beat. Great lesson!
Amazing teacher with amazing energy !
Cheers to you , fellow backup dancers and the Guy playing the instrument ❤️
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! ❤
Beautiful and talented lady. Thank you for being such a good teacher! I truly enjoyed this.
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 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.
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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Fabulous! I love the real moves and her step-wise, understandable way of teaching them. More, please!
Oh my god, love the teacher's attitude ! Also the man with glasses ! I really enjoyed watching this video. Keep going !!
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!!!
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.
I am so glad I came across this. Good, fun exercise. Rujeko, I love your energy.
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
Grassroots tutoring. Authentic in her presentation. A teacher indeed.
love this! as an old dance teacher
, love the idea of the clock.....
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!
My boyfriend likes watching me dance. I love it! Its so fun, thank you
Omg I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THAT!! You are gorgeous and the drummer, sublime! Thanks students ❤ from Australia
Thanks a lot for this african dance lesson. Awesome way to start the day with energy and a smile while in isolation!
I love Rujeko's laugh!!! One of the best things in life.
I love your energy! I was smiling throughout the video
I love this class! Thanks for your energy and love.
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.
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 really enjoyed the teaching on the African clock. Thanks for teaching me something new that I could do. It was fun.
Girl, you we’re having big fun. I had to sit and watch, smiling the entire time.
Now, I will rewind and participate
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..
Всегда поражалась тому, как умеют танцевать афроамериканцы! Это просто чудесно!
А они здесь танцуют?
The student in black is enjoying it and the other student is still learning. Rujeko is a great teacher.
You are a true teacher because you break down the steps slowly and then speed them up. I just went on a Salsa dance site that said it was beginner, but the instructor just assumed you knew how to do all the steps and then sped them up. Not good! So thank you! Fun dance...looking forward to more.
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 really enjoyed that. As another commentator mentioned, the "clock" concept is awesome. Will commit to learning it.
Thank you very much beautiful Lady 🌹 The energy of the sun and nature comes from you!
I really love African culture and God willing, I will learn to perform the dances of the peoples of Great Africa🌹With love from Moscow🇷🇺🌹🤗
That’s was so fun, I had a huge smile on my face the whole time. She is an amazing teacher!❤
Love Rujeko and Farai! So beautiful. More lessons please :)
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!!
Thanks for the idea with the clock-it´s great! Perfect for teaching kids (with restrictions) and adults too!
I LOVE it!!!! much better than the boring gym repetitions!
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.
I love this!!! Very funny, she teaches in a clear way also!!!
Oh, it's so hard to make a serious face with such a positive teacher! ))))
Thank you! I had sooo much fun! I love your clock method. Simplifies it so there is more time spent on learning in fun than any pre-thoughts of not being able to dance African dance, but we all know the clock. Even the dancer in your background in the white shirt could keep up with your clock method. You remind me of Viola Davis, Strong, Dark, and Lovely~
This is great. I just did it this morning...I'm eager to find more from her. Thank you.
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!!!!!
Wow the best class ever
Damn its so awesome with that whole energy Am gonna change my cardio dance to this
Wonderful!!! I loved your class directly from Brazil!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It was an amazing time... please make more lessons... she is so lovely... I enjoyed a lot...❤❤❤❤❤
My granddaughter found this channel and I loved it. Just wish it was longer. Have to find more!
I was smiling throughout......
That lady is oozing positively.
Music too.... Excellent
Both the guys were a good support
Great work 🙂👍
Hey Rujeko, that was absolutely fantastic and uplifting. I shall be joining local classes forthwith! :-)
I'm tired just watching you guys. African dance is serious cardio!
Alyssa Thomas I just started a class and trust me it is!
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Yep all cardio 😂😂
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YOU ARE THE BEST TEACHER.
THANK YOU
DO YOU HAVE MORE DANCE LESSONS?
That was amazing. Thank you so much for sharing that was beautiful. I love your energy and thank you so much for making it so easy and understandable and I just absolutely love the culture and the respect behind it is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing your love and your light! Nothing but love! God bless you!
That was amazing and so much fun first time I've seen this video....