Series one: Move of the week

For the past 12 weeks we have been sharing with you our Move of Week as this series has now come to a close we have complied all the videos so you can keep practising your favourite moves. The videos are in order of release date and include everything from a basic Charleston to more unusual moves like Spank the Baby! Have fun practising!

The Charleston

Learn the classic moves from the Roaring 20s with MyCharleston. Each week we will teach you a signature step in less than 2 mins. Our move for the week today is the 1920s Charleston with Elena. The Charleston is the founding move of the the genre and essential to any Charleston routine.

Knocky Knees

Charleston move of the week: Learn Knocky Knees with Elena The knocky knees move is a staple to any Charleston routine and instantly recognisable as a classic 1920s step but can often confuse dancers when trying to move their hands and knees to create the illusion.

Side to Side Variation

Flapper Walks

The flapper walk is the perfect move to show off your swivel or to use as a transition move between your basic Charleston steps. The most important thing in this move is to think about swivelling each time you walk and flicking your heels up.

Squat Charleston

The key things to remember when learning this move is to keep your knees bent in and hips slightly hinged back. You need to make sure you stay low and you are not bobbing up and down with the move. Each time you try this move you need to bend the leg in then kick out to the side.

Apple Jacks

Apple Jacks is a dance move which is full of joy, so much so that we would guess this move has gospel routes. It start with a flick ball change on beat 8, as you do this the chest should open in a celebratory manner.

Shimmy

This week we are breaking down the shimmy, a simple yet confusing moves that sometimes throws our students in class. The key things to remember when learning to shimmy is the movement comes from your spine and shoulder blades not from your chest.

Charleston Kicks

This week we are teaching you the Charleston Kicks as our Move of the Week. The most misleading thing about a kick in Charleston, is the word kick. Having taught this move for a long time we have realised that when you say kick people lift from the hip, sending the leg straight up, like a can-can dancer.

Charleston Scarecrow

This week we are teaching you the Scarecrow as our Move of the Week. To start this move you need to kick your right leg on the diagonal towards the front left corner of the room and then slide the same leg back towards the back right corner of the room.

Bunny hops

Bunny Hops is a a nice simple move to put in any Charleston routine. All you need to do is bring your feet together and think about shunting them backwards and forwards and switching directions. You need to think about keeping your knees and feet together and your keeping your knees bent.

Jazz Square

A Jazz Square might look tricky, but when broken down it is an easy step to learn. Start off with a step forward on your left and then place your right foot across the left. Transfer your body weight on your right leg and then swiftly pull your left leg back and start pushing back.

Spank the Baby

For this week's Move of the Week, we are teaching you Spank the Baby. And I promise you, it's not as harsh as it sounds. Beginn with your feet together and then tap with your right foot to the side. Then bring your left foot in again.

Tick Tocks

This week we are teaching you Tick Tocks as our Move of the Week. A simple, but also very popular move in the Charleston. Start off with your feet parallel. Keep your knees bent at all time and go really low.

We have already started filming our next series of Move of Week but if you have any requests please leave a comment or drop us a message!