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Learn to Waack: Beginner Class with Princess Lockerooo

Video by Princess Lockerooo on YouTube · Open on YouTube

Waacking teacher Princess Lockerooo teaches the basics, wrist rolls, overhead rolls and strong straight lines, then leads a long follow-along to music and two short combos. Mostly arm work with simple steps, so it suits beginners; it ends with the dance's 1970s roots.

  • 28 min
  • Beginner
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • No equipment

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Step by step 13

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  1. Wrist roll: swing the arms up to the shoulders, roll the wrists up, then reverse the roll down. 0:22
  2. Overhead: fingers below the chin, then up and over the head, to the back and the front. 0:59
  3. Lines: fully straight, strong arms out to the side and up on the diagonal, with fierce hands. 1:29
  4. Roll one arm up and across to the other shoulder, then back down, each side. 2:15
  5. Waack to the music: wrist rolls, then the overhead arms, then lines out and on the diagonal. 3:02
  6. Back roll and down: roll the arm back, then down, slowly and then faster. 6:03
  7. Add a step forward with the right foot and take the roll out to the diagonal. 6:26
  8. Alternate arms: one rolls back as the other rolls down, slowly at first. 8:12
  9. Keep waacking along to the music, mixing the rolls, overheads and lines. 10:50
  10. Waack with the whole body, adding steps, turns and poses to the arm work. 13:30
  11. Combo 1: rolls on both arms over two eight-counts with simple out, out, in footwork. 19:22
  12. Combo 2: alternate the arms, hit a line, roll to a pose, then a knee-in final pose. 21:36
  13. Put both combos together slowly, then dance them to the music. 24:12

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

Form cues from the coach

  • Keep the wrists loose: roll them forward and up, bounce off the back, then reverse the roll down
  • Make your lines fully straight and strong, with fierce hands
  • Keep the head straight and proud while the arms work

What it works

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Joints it uses 1 take load

  • Shoulders takes loadabout 20 minutes of rolls, overheads and lines
  • Elbows movesarm rolls and straight lines
  • Wrists & hands moveswrist rolls throughout
  • Hips movessteps, turns and poses
  • Knees movessimple steps, knee-in poses

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 Princess Lockerooo; 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