Archive for October, 2009

Joanna Leunis & Michal Malatovski – Rumba

Posted by Reggie on 24 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Dances, Rumba, Videos

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As mentioned in David’s Latin class this week.

David Latin A – cha-cha-cha

Posted by Reggie on 23 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Cha-cha-cha, Classes, Dances, David DS latin A

Gents lock step forward into check forward step
Hip twist into fan
Cross step
Check (on 2, or & before 3 guapacha timing) basic into spiral
Cross step
Check (on 2, or & before 3 guapacha timing) basic into spiral
Lock step forward into follow my leader
Three forward locks, spot turn
Three forward locks (lady turns on 3rd)
Hip twist into fan

David Latin B – Rumba

Posted by Reggie on 23 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Dances, David DS latin B, Rumba

New York
Cuban rocks
Spot turn (or switch turn)
Alemana ending with gents RF forward
Hip twist
Fan
Alemana
Sliding doors (fast 4 or squeeze 3)

David Latin beginners – Jive

Posted by Reggie on 23 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Dances, David DS latin beginners, Jive

One normal (back replace side—a-side, side—a-side)
Throwaway (gents LF low, ladies turn on 4)
Underarm change of places
American spin

David Latin beginners – Cha-cha-cha

Posted by Reggie on 23 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Cha-cha-cha, Classes, Dances, David DS latin beginners

Gents LF Forward basic
Gents RF Back basic
Mark time basic
Mark time basic
New York
New York
Spot turn
Spot turn
Under arm turn
Gents RF Back basic

Clive Intermediate C – Waltz

Posted by Reggie on 20 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Clive Intermediate C, Dances, Waltz

Gents RF forward, LF forward, then RF back (pivot)
Open telemark
Open right turn
Gents brush step (LF back, RF brush small step to side, 3-and: 2 small step round)
Gents brush step (no -and)
Something like a double reverse????
Gents RF forward & LF closes w/o weight, while lady does something like a wing but starting from backwards
Chasseé
Last 3 of [...]

Pat Lait, Dancesport B, Samba

Posted by Reggie on 15 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Bruce DS B combined, Dances, Samba

Gents RF forward rock (RF forward, then LF forward, then rock back onto RF) with ladies ronde to left. (1, a-2)
Gents LF forward rock with ladies ronde to right.
Gents open rock with ladies to left.
Gents open rock with ladies to right.
Gents open rock with ladies to left.
Reverse turn to gents crossed in front of ladies
Reverse [...]

Pat Lait: Dancesport B Waltz

Posted by Reggie on 15 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Bruce DS modern B, Classes, Waltz

Natural right turn.
Overturned spin into
Reverse turning lock (ends in PP).
Run (1 and, 2, 3); gents change sides on 1 and; ladies head stays right until ?.
3 steps back? ending with gents RF crossed behind with weight, ladies also crossed.
Double reverse spin
Single back lock, both looking back from LOD into
Throwaway oversway (gents: RF back, LF to [...]

Paul Modern B Frame, Waltz

Posted by Reggie on 14 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Dances, Paul DS modern B, Waltz

Framing exercises/tips:
In a simple waltz step (natural right, spin turn, natural left), first the lady tries to squeeze the frame while the man holds it, then vice versa.
Each dancer must hold their own frame.
Also try the exercise with the lady holding frame up and man with hands behind back – and vice versa.
Each dancer needs [...]