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Five Easy Afro Dance Moves for Beginners

Five Easy Afro Dance Moves for Beginners — video by Rosey Lucci Play · 13:10

Video by Rosey Lucci on YouTube · Open on YouTube

A warm, funny teacher breaks down five popular Ghanaian and Nigerian dance steps one by one, then links them in eight-counts to music. Some steps hop, jump or kick, with flat-footed options shown; she urges you to add your own style.

  • 13 min
  • Beginner
  • High impact (jumping)
  • No equipment
  • Afrobeats

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Step by step 9

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  1. Network (Ghana): knees slightly bent, step out four times, two each side, then back in four. 0:11
  2. Network upper body: dip the chest on each step, lift the arms and add a subtle shoulder shake. 0:44
  3. Beu (Nigeria): three steps forward from the right, then hop back on your toes or stay flat-footed. 2:34
  4. Beu arms: opposite arm to leg as you step forward, then both arms out on the hop back. 3:58
  5. Azonto variation (Ghana): knees bent, step out and in from the right with a small bounce, arms following. 5:34
  6. Gooda (Ghana): left arm out, tap your palm, shoulder and chest, then kick the elbow out. 8:14
  7. Bess, easy version: from a slight crouch, jump, lift the left leg and switch to kick the right. 10:17
  8. Bess, harder version: switch both legs to kick, then kick around to turn. 11:05
  9. Put them together: eight counts of each move, linked in order, then with music. 12:01

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Keep the knees slightly bent and add a subtle bounce
  • Do eight counts of each move, then link them together
  • On the hop-back step you can stay flat-footed instead of jumping, and it still works

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Joints it uses 2 takes load

  • Knees takes loadbent-knee bounce, hop-backs, jump and kick steps
  • Ankles & feet takes loadhop-backs, jumps on tiptoes, quick footwork
  • Shoulders movesshoulder shake, arm taps and circles
  • Lower back moveship shake, chest bounce
  • Hips moveship shake, kicks, open and close legs
  • Jumping or hopping. Impact goes through the ankles, knees and hips.

Easier option from the coach: Hop-back and Gooda lead-in can be flat-footed with no jump

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Rosey Lucci; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety