Welcome to Square Dance. I am looking forward to teaching you the pleasure of modern square dance. My emphasis will be on having fun, and maybe a few cookies. In this blog I will be able to give you a review of the last lesson and a heads up for your next week.
2/5/2019 0 Comments Lesson 17 - February 3 2019Good 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
Unfortunately, this call is not on the Taminations site nor the Saddlebrooke Squares site. Next week we will cover:
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