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[00:00] Hello dancer, welcome to your syncopated steps tutorial.
[00:03] First, we will break down what syncopation is in general and how to understand what to do as you progress in your journey.
[00:08] Now first of all, you know how in music, even in bachata, we always have 8 counts or 8 beats.
[00:13] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Those are the main beats.
[00:16] Now syncopation is the beats between them or off beats, like mid points, quarter points, and so on.
[00:21] In today's video, we will focus on those off beats, but mostly on the mid points.
[00:26] For example, bachata rhythm would be step, step, step, tap.
[00:29] As in this case, if I want to syncopate it, I could do something like step, step, step, step, step, tap.
[00:35] Or step, tap, step, step, step, tap.
[00:37] Now here you see two versions. Variation 1 goes step, tap, step, tap, step, tap.
[00:42] Or in other words, quick, quick, quick, quick, no, no.
[00:46] And variation number 2 goes quick, quick, quick, quick, quick, quick, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop.
[00:52] Take your time to understand this concept, but once you get it, you'll never forget it.
[00:55] I have more complex footwork coming your way. Practice this one and I'll see you in the next class. Bye-bye.
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