Lesson 17 - February 3 2019

​Good work!  Here is what we learned:
 
 
1.Dopaso
 
Dance action - Left Arm Turn with partner until facing corner and release armhold. Right Arm Turn with corner until facing partner and release armhold. If there is no further instruction, Courtesy Turn partner to end facing the center of the set. Otherwise, follow the next instruction, which will start with a Left Arm Turn with Partner, or with a left-handed Facing Dancer call.
 
Ending formation - Facing center of set if ended with a Courtesy Turn; otherwise, either turning partner by the left, or facing partner with a left hand available as necessary for the additional call.
 
Taminations site:
https://www.tamtwirlers.org/taminations/#link=b1%2Fdo_paso&name=Do%20Paso%20from%20Static%20Square&level=true&title=Do%20Paso&animnum=0&action=ANIMLIST
 
Saddlebrooke Squares site:
https://videosquaredancelessons.com/lessons/m10.htm
 
 
2.Walk Around Corner/Seesaw Your Partner
 
Dance action - Dancers face their corners. Walking forward and around each other while keeping right shoulders adjacent, dancers return to their original position, with their backs toward their corner.
 
Taminations site:
https://www.tamtwirlers.org/taminations/#link=b1%2Fall_around_the_corner&name=Walk%20Around%20the%20Corner%20from%20Facing%20Couples&level=true&title=Walk%20Around%20the%20Corner&animnum=0&action=ANIMLIST
 
Saddlebrooke Square site:
https://videosquaredancelessons.com/lessons/m04.htm
 
 
3.Thar
 
In the Thar Family, Thars and Wrong Way Thars are formations in motion. Center dancers hold a Pack-saddle Star and walk backward, and each center dancer maintains a forearm grip with the adjacent outside dancer, who walks forward.
 
In most cases, dancers Left Arm Turn 1/2. That is, if the dancers take forearm holds when shoulder-to-shoulder, the dancer who begins on the outside will end in the center.
 
Dance action - Dancers continue to Left Arm Turn 1/2. The centers form a right-hand star and back up. Outside dancers hold the left forearm of a center dancer and walk forward.
 
Taminations site:
https://www.tamtwirlers.org/taminations/#link=ms%2Fthar&name=Allemande%20Thar%20from%20Thar%20Star&level=true&title=Allemande%20Thar&animnum=0&action=ANIMLIST
 
Saddlebrooke Squares site:
https://videosquaredancelessons.com/lessons/m10.htm
 
 
4.Slip the Clutch
 
Starting formations - Thar in motion, Wrong Way Thar in motion
Dance action - Any backward motion is stopped as outside dancers release armholds (disengage) with the adjacent centers. All dancers move forward around the center of the set to the next dancer.
 
Taminations site:
https://www.tamtwirlers.org/taminations/#link=ms%2Fslip_the_clutch&name=Slip%20the%20Clutch%20from%20Thar&level=true&title=Slip%20the%20Clutch&animnum=0&action=ANIMLIST
 
Saddlebrooke Square site:
https://videosquaredancelessons.com/lessons/m10.htm
 
 
5.Teacup Stroll
 
Starting formation – Square
 
Dancer action:
                Heads

1. Heads ladies into the center and chain ¾
2. Head men promenade ¼ to their right into the sides position, and courtesy turn their partner.
3. The couple then promenades to the next head position, and repeat 1 and 2.
4. Couple then promenades back home.

Sides

1. Side couple promenades ¼ right to the head position.
2. Side ladies into the center and chain ¾
3. Side men promenade ¼ to their right into the sides position, and courtesy turn their partner.
4. The couple then promenades to the next head position and repeat 2.
5. Side men courtesy turn their partner back in the sides position.

 
Unfortunately, this call is not on the Taminations site nor the Saddlebrooke Squares site.
 
Next week we will cover:
 

1. Allemande Thar
2. Wrong Way Thar
3. Shoot the Star
4. Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave
5. Circulate (box, split, column, 1-1/2)