Archive for January, 2009

Rumba hip-twist into fan, alemana and sliding doors

Posted by Reggie on 30 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Dances, David DS latin A, Rumba, Videos

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Simon and Natasha with the rumba hip-twist, fan, alemana and sliding doors

Rumba technique with Simon and Siobhan

Posted by Reggie on 30 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Dances, David DS latin A, Rumba, Videos

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Simon and Siobhan with the rumba hip-twist, fan, alemana and sliding doors

Dancesport Cha-cha-cha routine – Ben and Emma

Posted by Reggie on 30 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Cha-cha-cha, Classes, Dances, David DS latin improvers, Videos

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Ben and Emma’s cha-cha-cha routine

Reggie & Ruth – basic Cha-cha-cha

Posted by Reggie on 30 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Cha-cha-cha, Classes, Dances, David DS latin improvers, Videos

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Reggie & Ruth with a basic cha (routine still to be established)
Hip twist into fan and [...]

Rumba – hip twist, fan, alemana, sliding doors

Posted by Reggie on 30 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Dances, David DS latin A, Rumba

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Reggie and Natalia doing basic hip twist, fan alemana and sliding doors

Paul’s Improver Waltz (more)

Posted by Reggie on 29 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Dances, Paul modern/latin improvers, Waltz

Bar 1: Gents facing diagonal to wall. Gents RF to side for 3 beats.
Bar 2: Gents LF forward, RF forward, LF side in PP (promenade position)
Bar 3: Gents chassé (from PP) down LOD (line of dance)
Bar 4: Gents open right turn: like natural RT (right turn) but RF takes 1 step back (down LOD) on [...]

Martin and Rachel jive

Posted by Reggie on 23 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Dances, David DS latin A, Jive, Videos

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Martin and Rachel doing some basic jive steps.

Basic steps in Jive

Posted by Reggie on 23 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Dances, David DS latin A, Jive, Videos

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Notes:

Basic back step: Gents LF should first draw up, then extend back
Basic back step: Gents LF [...]

Bruce’s Foxtrot Modern B

Posted by Reggie on 22 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Bruce DS modern B, Classes, Dances, Foxtrot

Gents facing diag to centre.
Bar 1: Gents side step (wait 3 beats); LF forward. (S – Q)
Bar 2: Feather (S Q Q)
Bar 3: Open impetus turn (S Q Q)
Bar 4: Curved feather to Gents right
Bar 5: Back heel drag into curved feather to Gents right (Q Q Q Q)
Bar 6: Reverse wave (outside)
Bar 7: Reverse [...]

Paul’s improver’s waltz

Posted by Reggie on 21 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Paul modern/latin improvers, Waltz

Bar 1: Gents facing diagonal to wall. Gents RF to side for 3 beats.
Bar 2: Gents LF forward, RF forward, LF side in PP (promenade position)
Bar 3: Gents chassé (from PP) down LOD (line of dance)
Bar 4: Gents right turn moving (incorrect name): like natural RT (right turn) but RF takes 1 step back (down [...]