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Hi. My name is Eric Welkerson, but my friends call me "Contemporary Eric."
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Today, I'm going to teach you how to do Contemporary dance.
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There are 15 moves that are in every Contemporary dance.
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You can put these steps together in any sequence to songs such as:
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Adele, Ani DeFranco, and Frau Frau...
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..and you too can be a Contemporary choreographer.
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Helping me today is my assistant, Bich.
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Say "Hello", Bich.
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-Hell-- -Okay.
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Now let's get started on learning the 15 steps.
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The Knee: where you have a very serious conversation with your knee...
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..and then you put it down because you realize you shouldn't be doing that.
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The Pants: where you pull your pants down and then you pull them back up...
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really quickly because people are noticing.
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The Zombie With Emotion.
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The I Just Came Out of a Well: where you use sign language to tell...
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someone that you just came out of a well and you need help.
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The Brat: where you act like you're kicking a fire hydrant...
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and then you check to see if anyone notices you're mad.
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The Blind Man: where you pretend that you're a blind man playing volleyball,
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but you don't know when the volleyball's coming.
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The Pewp: where you squat down because you have to poop,
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but then when it comes it surprises you so you act really cool afterward.
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The Elbowless Hug: where you reach out to give someone a hug...
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as though you don't have any elbows.
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The Bounce: where you bounce on your heels to keep yourself from crying...
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because you're having a really, really bad day.
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The This is Your Head.
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The Seriously Get Your Damn Hands off of Me, as you can see.
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The Peekaboo: where you give the audience a quick look at your "whabaha".
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The Leg: where you run and jump into a split leap,
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but then you realize your right leg was amputated from the knee down,
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so as you fall, you reach out to the audience for help.
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And when you get up, you realize that you need to stretch
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your hip flexer really, really bad.
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The Magnet: where, all a sudden, your underwear becomes a magnet...
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for someone's chest.
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The Why is Your Head in My Hand? As you can see.
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And every number always finishes with one other move.
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It's called, "Go to Sleep, Bich."
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Now watch as me and my assistant put these moves together to make a routine.
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We'll put this routine to music and add emotion.
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And that's how you do Contemporary dance.
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You can download this song from iTunes in the link below.
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Then you can do your own Contemporary dance using the Contemporary dance steps.
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Post links to your video in the comments below and I will give feedback.
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Thanks for watching.
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Love, Contemporary Eric.
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-Can I get up? -NO!
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