How to Dance to Reggae Dancehall

Transcript Speaker 1: I’m Damion Dice AKA Pink Blink representing Promoter Block Blingers Speaker 2: I’m Adina the creator of Adina Tek Di Dance Floor Jamaican Dancehall Aerobics. A fun new workout, everybody can do it, from old to young the dance steps are broken down. You are working out and toning up the muscles …

Transcript Speaker1: So right now Damien is going to demonstrate how to do the Jim Screechie. So this is the Jim Screechie, and we are going to break down the dance moves, the dance steps on how to do the Jim Screechie. So right now we are going to start with the legs, so it …

Transcript So now we’re gonna bring to you another fun dance or more something for the ladies. So Slim Sexy is gonna demonstrate how we do the Egyptian Wine. The Egyptian Wine we start off with the arms. We have to start with the arms above our head. She’s going to bring it down to …

Transcript So now we’re going to show you how to do the hot wuk. It’s the next sexy female dance. Slim Sexy is going to demonstrate the hot wuk. With the hot wuk make sure you get that finger in your mouth and you start flashing that finger. So flash now add the legs and …

Transcript So right now Slim Sexy is going to demonstrate to you how to do the Tick. So with the Tick, she’s going to start off moving her hips left, back, right, front. Right, back, left, front. Back, left, front. So you just moving around in a circular motion. So move in a boxlike movement. …

Transcript So the next dance hall move that we’re going to do is called the Hula Hoops. Slim Sexy is going to show us how to do the Hula Hoop. It’s a fun, female dance. With the Hula Hoop you’re winding and rotating your hips and jumping around. And you know, just moving your hip …

Transcript So the next dance that we’re gonna do, Slim Sexy is gonna demonstrate how to do the Dutty Wine. With the Dutty Wine is a lot of head movement, so you’re gonna be moving your head in a circular motion. You’re gonna crouch, bend down, and arch your back, and just keep moving your …

Transcript Right now we are going to bring to you a next fun dance hall dance called the butterfly its a female dance so slim sexy is going to demonstrate how the butterfly is done. So first we are going to start with the right leg we are going to use the right leg and …

Transcript Speaker 1: So, right now we’re going to bring to you another fun dance all dance, called the willy bounce and the wacky dip. This is a fun, two-part dance. So, we are going to start with the willy bounce first, and slim, sexy Damian is going to demonstrate how you do the willy …

Transcript We’re going to bring to you another dance time move which is called the Rubber Bounce. So Damon here is going to demonstrate how we do the Rubber Bounce. So with the Rubber Bounce, it’s a lot of foot work. So first, we’re going to start. Whatever foot that you want to start out …

Transcript So now we are going to demonstrate another fun dance or move which is called the My Space. Damion our friend here is going to demonstrate how to do the My Space. Now with the My Space there is a lot of leg work, feet work. So what you are doing is rotating your …

Transcript Speaker 1: We’re gonna bring to you another dance combo called the Bossy Bounce. We have Damien and Slim Sexy demonstrating how to do the Bossy Bounce. You’re going to start from rocking left to right so you’re going to rock left, right, double it. All right. Now you’re going to bend down. Bend …

Transcript So, the next dance hall move that we’re gonna do is called the Jerry Springer. So, Damian’s gonna demonstrate to you how to do the Jerry Springer. And basically, the Jerry Springer, you use all parts of your body. So, you’re moving your legs, your arms and also remember to, you’re ticking the waist. …

Transcript Adena: Right now we’re going to bring to you another fun dance combo. We call it the Clean Sweep. The Clean Sweep is an upgraded version of the (??). So we have Slim Sexy here and Damien demonstrating the Clean Sweep. What you do first, you’re going to start out with the legs and …

Transcript Speaker 1: So right now Damion’s going to demonstrate how to do the Ever Fresh Ever Clean. Ever Fresh Ever Clean is our next fun dance hall dance created by Damion and his group members, Black Venus. So with the Ever Fresh Ever Clean you’re touching yourself. And you’re going to be putting the …

Transcript So we’re going to be learning another fun dance move which is called the Nuh Linga. Damien and Slim Sexy is going to demonstrate the Nuh Linga. So with the Nuh Linga you start with the legs and what you’re doing is extending the leg out, the right leg, whichever leg you start out …

Transcript So the next dance hall move that we’re going to do is called the Tek Weh Yuhself. So, Damian, our model here, is going to demonstrate how to do the Tek Weh Yuhself. And Damian is actually one of the original creators of the dance called Tek Weh Yuhself, with his group Black Blingers. …

Transcript Speaker 1: So right now we’re going to demonstrate how to do the Gully Creeper. We have Slim Sexy here and Damien and they’re going to show us the Gully Creeper. So with the Gully Creeper is again a lot of leg movement so you’re going to step out with the right. Step, right …

Transcript Speaker 1: So the next move that we’re going to show you is called a scatter step. Well Damien is going to demonstrate how to do the scatter step. So the scatter step is all about the leg movement. So you’re going to twist, twist, and then extend the leg. So twist, twist, extend. …

Transcript Speaker 1: Right now we’re going to do our next dance move. It’s called the Block Them Out. We have Slim Sexy and Damien here demonstrating how to do the Block Them Out. First we’re going to start with the legs. With the legs, you’re going to keep twisting, twisting. That’s to start off …

Transcript Speaker 1: So the next move Damion is going to demonstrate is the Bad Man Forward, Bad Man Pull-up. So with the Bad Man Forward, Bad Man Pull-up, you’re again moving every single part of your body at the same time. You’re going to start with the legs. What he’s doing with the legs …

Transcript A: Right now Damien’s going to demonstrate how to do the Row the Boat. So with the Row the Boat, you start with the legs. So you’re going to twist. Twist the leg and the feet and if you could stay on your toes and twist that would be really good. Then we’re going …

Transcript All right, this one is called a Zip It UP. Here. And basically, this dance move it has a lot of double meaning. You know what I mean? Double meaning being, one, someone talking too much, you can tell them “zip it up.” Alight, time to come to our closure, you know what I …

Transcript Woman: So right now we’re gonna show you the next dance hall move which is called the Higher Level. Slim Sexy and Damien are gonna demonstrate a fun new dance. Well not new, but a fun dance called the Higher Level. What you see here is Slim Sexy and Damien rockin’ from left to …

Transcript Woman: Right now, Daemon is going to demonstrate a dance-song move called the Blase. So with the Blase you’re going to be starting off with your feet. You going to start with tapping your feet on the toe. Tap, bring the right leg forward, and your left leg is always back. Right. So you’re …

Transcript So, Adina and Damion is going to demonstrate that how to do the tatty. Adina is doing the tatty and tatty is like you are looking for something. You are looking for your wallet or bugs or itching, look at him this is tatty. Tatty. Just search. Touch, hands on your body for searching …

Transcript Adina: Right now we’re going to demonstrate how to do the thunder clap. Damion right now, he’s going to show you how to do the thunder clap. With the thunder clap I’m like the bogol [SP?] where you’re rotating your arms in a circular motion. You’re going to clap, straight, straight, so you’re moving …

Transcript So right now Damien is going to demonstrate how to do the World Dance. This is the World Dance right here. So we’re going to break it down step by step. And first we’re going to start with the legs. With the World Dance you move your legs right, left double it. So it’s …

Transcript Right now Damion is going to demonstrate how to Give Them a Run. So this is the Give Them a Run. It’s all the about the feet. You extend the arms. We’re going to break it down step by step on how to do the Give Them a Run. First you’re going to start …

Transcript So right now Damion is going to demonstrate how to do the pepper seed. So this.. this is the pepper seed right here, so you rocking your shoulders from left to right as well as the legs, simple.. It’s simple move is something kind a like the world dance but is said with pepper …

Transcript So, Right now Damian is going to demonstrate how to do the bogle. With the bogle, your extending your arms and rotating your arms in a circular motion. You can lean back with it and isolate the chest while your doing it as well. And if you feel like you got this step down …

Transcript Woman: Okay. So right now Daemon is going to demonstrate some easy dance hall moves. We’re going to do the Bogo, the Rockaway, and the Signal De Plane. So right now what he’s doing is the Rockaway. It’s all about the shoulders just moving right to left, that’s it just swagging it right to …

Transcript Right now we’re going to bring to you our next hot dance hall dance, which is called the Wine. It never goes out of style. Slim Sexy is going to demonstrate how to do the Wine. So with the Wine, you’re going to bend your knees. Get like in a low position, and you’re …

Transcript So right now, Damian is going to show you the basic dance all steps. What basic dance all steps is all about moving the whole body. Trying to catch the rhythm of the music and the beat and just moving, just catching the vibe. Feeling the vibe of the music. So here he goes, …

Transcript All right, good Reggae dance hall music. If you really want to listen to some good Reggae dance hall music, you need to-, anything that’s coming from the inner cities, you know what I mean. Like from Keystone, Montego Bay or them places. Anything that’s coming form the underground. That’s real good dance hall …

Transcript What to expect at a dance off party. Well, how you have fun at a dance off party is really up to you as an individual. Do you know what I mean? Because anyone could create a hit dance at a Jamaican dance off party. You do not have to be one of the …

Transcript Well, Reggae Dance Hall basically is an offspring of Reggae music, right? Reggae music which is, you know, like Bob Marley. Dance Hal you know, is the more up-tempo, more grungy and more gully side of the genre. It’s just a more up-tempo and with more grunge and more, you know, more grab. It’s …