@affinityswing Improvised dance competition… they made them dance to Macarena ⚡️ @laurenjones_wcs and @Wee Tze Yi Bavarian Open Allstar/Champion Strictly Final (pick your partner, random song) ⚙️ dance style: West Coast Swing Macarena Videographer: Jake Dyson for Affinity Swing ️ Check my bio for links to classes all over the world #w#westcoastswingw#wcsd#dances#swingdances#socialdancer#randompartnerrandomsongr#randomsongrandompartnerr#randomsongandpartnerr#randompartnerandsongd#dancelifed#dancingd#dancerb#ballroomdancel#lindyhopp#partnerdancem#modernswingw#westcoastswingmomentss#salsaw#wcswings#swingdancersb#ballroomw#westcoastswingfamilyz#zouks#swingw#westcoastswingdancingb#bachatac#countrydancesocialdancing ♬ Macarena – Los Del Rio
If you were around in the 1990s, you surely remember the “Macarena,” a catchy song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río. You may also remember its quirky choreography, which for many was the only way to dance to that tune. That’s why, when the song was played in a West Coast Swing dance competition, it took Lauren Jones and Wee Tze Yi by surprise. Luckily, these talented dancers were up for the challenge, and improvised a smooth performance for the ages.
The daring “Macarena” dance was shared by Harold Baker, a fellow dancer, and captured at a West Coast Swing competition in Germany last year. But what is West Coast Swing? It’s a smooth, contemporary form of swing dancing that allows for both partners to improvise steps on the go. This makes it highly versatile, lending itself to a wide array of music genres. And that’s why, in some competitions, dancers are challenged by getting a random song—and sometimes even a random partner.
While they were allowed to choose their partner for this dance, the song caught them off guard. Still, their dominance of the basic moves guided them as they followed the rhythm. Looking back at the moment, Jones wrote, “Dancing to one of my childhood favorites! Although I made a few mistakes, I had so much fun just letting loose to this song with Zee! Thank you for allowing my crazy.”
On top of their now viral “Macarena” dance, the pair shared a few more improvised romps. Jones posted a couple of videos of the pair improvising to “You Got Me Running” by Ike and Tina Turner, and “Say Yeah” by TroyBoi. “Nerves hit me more in pre-lims than finals—Zee got me back to enjoying myself!” Jones said. “You’re the best!”
To stay up to date with this dancing duo, you can follow Jones and Yi on TikTok.
Dancers Lauren Jones and Wee Tze Yi improvised a choreography to “Macarena” at a West Coast Swing dance competition, nailing the assignment with a performance for the ages.
@laurenjones.dance Dancing to one of my childhood favourites! Although I made a few mistakes, I had so much fun just letting loose to this song with Zee! Thank you for allowing my crazy ⚡️Follow if you want to spread this dance Dance style: West Coast Swing – improvised Comp: Allstar/Champion Strictly Finals Partner: Wee Tze Yi @Wee Tze Yi Music: Macarena – Los Del rio Event: Bavarian Open 2023 ✍️ Filmed by: @affinityswing #westcoastswing #wcs #dance #swingdance #socialdance #westcoastswingdance #dancelife #dancing #dancer #lindyhop #top10 #partnerdance #freestyle #wcswing #modernswing #westcoastswingmoments #Swing #top5 #countrydance #wsdc #dancememes #dancers #swingdancing #socialdancing #bachata #improv #best #affinityswing #laurenjones ♬ Macarena – Los Del Rio
On top of their now viral “Macarena” dance, the pair shared a few more improvised romps, like this dance for “You got me running.”
@laurenjones.dance Nerves hit me more in pre-lims than finals – Zee got me back to enjoying myself! You’re the best! ⚡️Follow if you want to spread this dance Dance style: West Coast Swing – improvised Comp: All-Star/Champion Strictly Prelims (song 1) Partner: @Wee Tze Yi Music: You Got Me Running – Ike & Tina Turner Event: Bavarian Open 2023 #westcoastswing #wcs #dance #swingdance #socialdance #westcoastswingdance #dancelife #dancing #dancer #lindyhop #top10 #partnerdance #freestyle #wcswing #modernswing #westcoastswingmoments #Swing #top5 #countrydance #wsdc #dancememes #dancers #swingdancing #socialdancing #bachata #improv #best #affinityswing #laurenjones ♬ You Got Me Running – Ike And Tina Turner
“I had so much fun just letting loose to this song with Zee! Thank you for allowing my crazy.”
@laurenjones.dance This man is the reason I started my west coast swing journey! Zee, you are inspirational and thank you so much for this dance! ⚡️Follow if you want to spread this dance Dance style: West Coast Swing – improvised Comp: Allstar/Champion Strictly Prelim (song3) Partner: @Wee Tze Yi Music: Give it up – Berywam Event: Bavarian Open 2023 #westcoastswing #wcs #dance #swingdance #socialdance #westcoastswingdance #dancelife #dancing #dancer #top #top10 #partnerdance #freestyle #wcswing #modernswing #westcoastswingmoments #Swing #best #countrydance #wsdc #dancememes #dancers #swingdancing #socialdancing #bachata #improv #artist #affinityswing #laurenjones ♬ GIVE IT UP – Berywam
Lauren Jones: Website | TikTok
Wee Tze Yi: TikTok
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