Paul Killick and Hanna Karttunen share their approach to Latin dancing through complete choreography programmes in all five dances: Samba, Cha Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive. The presentation combines routine demonstrations with a short explanation of what the couple considers the most important priority in each dance. This gives the viewer both a sequence to study and a specific idea to consider when watching its performance.
Each programme is danced together to music and then to counting alone. Comparing these presentations can help intermediate and advanced dancers examine the relationship between the choreography and its timing. The video concludes with a full demonstration of all five dances in a staged setting with lighting and costume changes. This closing section places the routines in a performance context, allowing viewers to revisit the couple’s interpretation after studying the counted versions.
The counted version has a different purpose from the closing show: it lets the viewer follow the same partnered choreography with the count as the main reference, whereas the staged demonstration presents the dances with their full visual setting. The short discussion of a priority for each dance adds the couple’s perspective without turning the recording into an unspecified technical syllabus. Across the five Latin subjects, students can choose one routine to revisit or compare how Paul and Hanna present several dances within the same programme. Approximately 40 minutes covers the complete selection, including the final performance.
Course Contents
- Samba — complete choreography programme
- Cha-cha — complete choreography programme
- Rumba — complete choreography programme
- Paso doble — complete choreography programme
- Jive — complete choreography programme
Presentation of Each Dance
- Dancing together to the music
- Dancing together to the count only
- A ‘secret’: the priority Paul and Hanna consider most important in that dance
Final Demonstration
- Full demonstration of all five dances with lighting and costume changes
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