Ballroom dancing

Salsa Cuban – Setenta

Reggie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:38:19 +0000

Salsa LA intermediate

Reggie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:45:30 +0000

Jive routine – improvers

Reggie — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:16:02 +0000

Jive walks (back, replace, side, -’a-side facing, side, -’a-side promenade)

Flick-ball-change *2 (ladies’ flick smaller – inside)

Throwaway

Hip bumps * 1

Under-arm turn

American spin * 1

Stop and go * 1 or * 2

Whip

Mooch (back, replace, kick outside, kick inside, back, replace, side, ‘a-side) * 2

Three side steps (3 o’clock, 12 o’clock, 9 o’clock, lady spins)

Repeat

Paul’s Modern A Tango

Reggie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:26:39 +0000

Start with man diagonal to wall of LOD.

Two steps (slow, slow) into promenade (quick, quick, slow) to closed finish (quick, quick, slow)

Quick open reverse (3rd step man cross behind, lady outside; turn on 3and) ending with

And check (man open, lady on LF with RF picked up and crossed) (slow)

Four quicks (man: weight LF, promenade position, weight RF, point LF)

Three step with swivel to PP (4 quicks)

Chase (slow, quick, quick, check-outside, replace-turning 1/8, quick, quick, slow closed)

Link (quick, quick to PP, slow)

Spin turn (quick, quick backing LOD, slow, quick rotating, quick rotating, slow)

Closed finish (quick, quick, slow together)

Two steps forward

Five step (fifth is to PP)

Closed finish

Repeat from quick open reverse

Joanna Leunis & Michal Malatovski – Rumba

Reggie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:44:03 +0000

As mentioned in David’s Latin class this week.

David Latin A – cha-cha-cha

Reggie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:04:46 +0000

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

Reggie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:39:42 +0000

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

Reggie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:32:15 +0000

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

Reggie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:27:27 +0000

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

Reggie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:34:22 +0000

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 weave