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 Today I discovered that my Youtube uploads exceeded 2 million views, and I've only been around for over a year!

To show my appreciation, here's a free lesson that adds on to the moves I teach in Club Dance Partnering: Level 1 Attraction video.  I cover The Shoulder Switch, The Basic Walkaround, The Lasso/Bollywood Walkaround, and Going Down.

If you're receiving this post in an email and can't see the video for whatever reason, please click here to go directly to the video.

Please spend some time learning the moves and practicing along with the demo, and I sincerely hope you'll pull them off in the New Year!

All the best,

Ki'une

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Just in time for summer!  This is the beginning of the culmination of my work over the past several years.  This is what I really want to introduce to the world.  I've put in a lot of blood, sweat, and tears (literally!) into this.  i've traveled all around the world testing it out. 

For those of you who have been following me on Twitter, you've probably seen that I've gone from pretty much every night club/salsa club/dance lounge in Toronto to clubs all around the world.   Besides clubs, I've made a point to learn more and test out my dancing wherever possible, including small town country hoedowns across the USA, to breaking language barriers with body language off the beaten track in South America, to island dancing in Hawaii, to Polka dancing at street Polish festivals, to impromptu outdoor socials (including a recent folk dance in Osaka, Japan, of all places).  The list goes on and on.

I've danced it all.  Tested in night clubs and socials in general, it WORKS.  Tirelessly tested, both through myself and my students, over and over again, with the help of many, many women.

This is the real deal.  Those of you who have been following me on twitter know I've been putting in the time and effort.  I am monumentally proud of this release - this is the introduction to the Club Dance Style I've been trying to create and promote and know will make a change on dance floors all around the world.  Club Dance isn't so limited anymore.  With the set of dance moves I introduce and break down, now it becomes fun while being easy to learn at the same time.

The journey's been fun and it's still ongoing.  Level 1 Partnering is fun.  I guarantee it.  Enjoy it. 

My sincere appreciation for all your kind words and ongoing support!

-Ki'une

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Besides the club songs I post in the VIP section, here are some songs, club and mostly non-club, that get me dancing.  It's pretty varied and bridges across many dance styles, genres of music, cultures, and time periods - which is pretty important for me since club dancing extends beyond the confines of a nightclub and easily bridges into all social situations. 

I particularly like funk - old school (James Brown), new school (Justice), electro funk, funk inspired songs, Brazilian funk, samba rock.  Anything funk and disco will get me dancing.

This is just a sampling of the songs that get me dancing, something I wanted to share for fun, but I hope you discover something new in the playlist!

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Here's the song list in case the player doesn't show up.

Usher - Love In Da Club

Usher - Hey Daddy

Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl

James Brown - Get Up (Sex Machine)

Aventura - Solo Por Un Beso

Toby Love - Tengo Un Amor

Ivy Queen - Dime

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

Bajofondo - Pa Bailar

Club Des Belugas - Hip Hip Chin Chin

Aventura - Obsecion

Justice - DANCE

Justice - Genesis

Ne-Yo - Because Of You

Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Jet - Cold Hard Bitch

Daddy Yankee - Gasolina

Wisin Y Yandel - Noche De Dexo

Wisin Y Yandel - Yo Te Quiero

Junior Boys - In The Morning

Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

The Doors - Peace Frog

Frank Sinatra - I Won't Dance

Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight

Tigerstyle - Nachna Onda Nei

Om Shanti Om - Dhoom Taana

Jay Chou - Grandfather's Tea

Marc Anthony - Tu Amor Me Hace Bien

Gouryella - Walhalla

David Guetta feat. Chris Williams - Love Is Gone

Frank Sinatra - I Won't Dance

Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight

Prince Royce - Stand By Me (Original Ben E. King version is great too)

Justice - One Minute To Midnight

GZA Genius - 0% Finance (not on the playlist)
 

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After a LOT of hard work, I'm very pleased to release Club Dance For Men Level 2: Confidence, the follow up to Club Dance For Men Level 1!  Still designed for beginners, Level 2 builds on the fundamental moves covered in Level 1 and steps up the dancing a notch.  Greater empahsis is put on creating movement, style, and musicality - be prepared to move your shoulders, hips, hands, and more! 

Sorry it took so long for this release, but I've put a lot of time and thought into this DVD, and it shows - the DVD program runs over 3 hours long!   I couldn't fit in any more material, so I plan on releasing more videos and thoughts via the included site access.

Again, all the material is based on my teaching experiences with actual students, as well as my own club dancing experiences, so everything shown is tried-true-and-tested.

Ideally, Club Dance For Men Level 2 is best paired with the upcoming Club Dance Partnering Level 1, which covers easy and fun partnering moves you can do in clubs and is great for single guys or couples.  However, it won't be released for another month, but if you're on this email list or a member (by buying a Pickupdance product), you'll get a discount when it does release. 

In the meantime, please enjoy Club Dance For Men Level 2: Confidence and become a confident dancer when you go out!

More importantly, a sincere thanks to you for your support and encouragement in all my work!