Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson: African Dance: Lesson 2: Pelvic Isolation and Limb Throws
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In this lesson, Rujeko teaches pelvic isolation and limb throws. Try to keep up when she moves into double time! For more on music and dancing, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
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