Boogaloo roll in Cha Cha Cha: definition, module and class

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Boogaloo Roll, a module of Chachacha & Boogaloo

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From the module notes

What This Module Trains 🎯

Boogaloo roll. The Boogaloo roll is a little bit like a Body Roll with a cool little syncopation rhythm.

The Move 🧠

Lesson 1. The roll.

Footwork: 8, 1 and 3, 4, 5 and 7.
On 1 the left shoulder rolls back.
Chest Roll. If you are comfortable also with your chest rolls you can add them, your left is going to be rolling forward when you are doing it to the right, and the opposite, your right is going to be rolling forward when you are going to the left.

Lesson 2. The shoe tap.

Shoe tap. It is exactly like it sounds like, I am going to be tapping my shoe, and it is a step that is usually added to this Boogaloo roll.
Knee up, tap on 4.

How the Drill Runs 🔁

Boogaloo roll on the music
Roll with the shoulders
Shoe tap, then basic

Technique Cues 💡

Taps stay sharp: ah, pa, ah, pa.
Anterior pelvic tilt: abs flexed, knees bent.
On 1 the hip is up, hands in your pockets.

💡 Drill it: footwork first, then the shoulders, then the roll.

🎯 Community

Practice without judging yourself. Every dancer started exactly where you are. Be patient. This lands in the body over months, not days. Record yourself. You will see things you cannot feel. Post it in the community tab, or on Instagram tagging the page.

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From the module notes

What This Module Trains 🎯

Boogaloo roll. The Boogaloo roll is a little bit like a Body Roll with a cool little syncopation rhythm.

The Move 🧠

Lesson 1. The roll.

Footwork: 8, 1 and 3, 4, 5 and 7.
On 1 the left shoulder rolls back.
Chest Roll. If you are comfortable also with your chest rolls you can add them, your left is going to be rolling forward when you are doing it to the right, and the opposite, your right is going to be rolling forward when you are going to the left.

Lesson 2. The shoe tap.

Shoe tap. It is exactly like it sounds like, I am going to be tapping my shoe, and it is a step that is usually added to this Boogaloo roll.
Knee up, tap on 4.

How the Drill Runs 🔁

Boogaloo roll on the music
Roll with the shoulders
Shoe tap, then basic

Technique Cues 💡

Taps stay sharp: ah, pa, ah, pa.
Anterior pelvic tilt: abs flexed, knees bent.
On 1 the hip is up, hands in your pockets.

💡 Drill it: footwork first, then the shoulders, then the roll.

🎯 Community

Practice without judging yourself. Every dancer started exactly where you are. Be patient. This lands in the body over months, not days. Record yourself. You will see things you cannot feel. Post it in the community tab, or on Instagram tagging the page.