As a dancer or a DJ we need to be able to count music so that we can understand how long a given section is and when it will change.\u00a0 We need to think about beats, bars, phrases, and sections.<\/p>\n
Most music we dance zouk to is 4\/4 timing- that means there are 4 beats to a bar (or measure), and each beat is a 1\/4 note.\u00a0 As a dancer or DJ, you just need to know that there are 4 beats to a bar, and four bars make a phrase.\u00a0 So a phrase is usually 16 beats.\u00a0 Usually there is a small change in the music after one phrase (4 bars) and a bigger change after 2 phrases (8 bars).\u00a0 But sometimes it may be a little different so you always have to pay attention to the music.<\/p>\n
As dancers, we count in 8 counts instead of 4 counts.\u00a0 So to convert the counting into 8’s- a phrase is two 8 counts.\u00a0 So usually after two 8 counts there is a small change and after four 8 counts there is a bigger change.<\/p>\n
As DJs we need to be able to count automatically so we can mix songs together with good timing, so the mix starts and ends at a point which makes sense. In this lesson, we won’t mix anything. We are just going to count a few different songs from different genres all the way through to make the habit.<\/p>\n
It will be repetitive but building habits takes repetition. You want this counting to happen automatically, without needing to *think*, so you can use your brain to focus on connection and movement if you are dancing or on mixing if you are a DJ.<\/p>\n
Count with me and pay attention to how the music changes. Let’s go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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