Developing Your Body Rhythm – Andrej Skufca

Develop stronger rhythm, coordination, and expression in all five International Latin dances with Andrej Skufca & Katerina Venturini in Developing Your Body Rhythm.

This instructional program combines body rhythm exercises, technical practice, advanced choreography, demonstrations, and slow-motion study to help dancers understand how rhythm is produced through the body and applied to competitive Latin dancing.

The training section explores important movement concepts through exercises for hip rotation, ribcage rotation, forward and backward actions, pelvic action, arm usage, body isolation, and rhythmic shaping. These exercises provide a practical foundation before the concepts are applied to choreography.

The program then presents 10 Advanced Level choreography groups covering all five International Latin dances — two each for Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive. This gives dancers practical material for studying how body rhythm changes according to the character and movement demands of each dance.

With demonstrations and detailed training material throughout, Developing Your Body Rhythm is an excellent resource for Latin dancers who want to make their movement more rhythmic, expressive, coordinated, and performance-ready.

Program Contents

Introduction & Demonstrations

1. Intro – Developing Your Body Rhythm
2. Show – Cha Cha
3. Show – Samba
4. Show – Rumba
5. Show – Paso Doble
6. Interview – The Artists

Body Rhythm Exercises

7. Hip Rotation – Rumba
8. Lateral Motion of Ribcage – Rumba
9. Forward, Backward & Circular Action of Ribcage – Rumba
10. Hip Rhythm & Ribcage Motion – Rumba
11. Pelvic Action – Samba
12. Use of Arms & Hands – Rumba
13. Extended Leg Lines – Rumba

Advanced Choreography

14. Cha Cha – Advanced Level 01
15. Cha Cha – Advanced Level 02
16. Samba – Advanced Level 01
17. Samba – Advanced Level 02
18. Rumba – Advanced Level 01
19. Rumba – Advanced Level 02
20. Rhythmic Shapes – Paso Doble
21. Rhythmic Shape in Hold – Paso Doble
22. Paso Doble – Advanced Level 01
23. Paso Doble – Advanced Level 02
24. Jive – Advanced Level 01
25. Jive – Advanced Level 02
26. Show & Credits – Developing Your Body Rhythm