GU Class 3 – Sept 25, 2013

Download Dan Calloway’s Class Notes – GUBDT-20130925

Advanced Standard – Foxtrot: Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending (S&QQ QQQQ)

1. Use slight lilt (Down, up, down, up) on first four steps
2. Leader rolls hips open to Fallaway Position, Follower rolls closed then slides across his hips to move outside partner.
3. Advanced variation/exercise: Follower grapevines from fallaway to outside partner after first four steps.
4. Three Step: Follower turns head to right.
5. Dance “tight:” Keep the connection/frame hyper-responsive.
6. The two steps in every promenade/fallaway position are not equally turned out. There should be a subtle rotation of the hips between the steps.
7. Change of Places R to L with Lady’s Extra Spin
8. Overturned Change of Place L to R (second chasse is Sailor Shuffle)
9. Simple Spin
10. Repeat figures 2 and 3.

Advanced Latin – Jive

Jive Technique

1. Stay connected: Stay “tight,” again.
2. Tic constantly and in sync with partner and music.

Samba: Count “1e&a” or “tic-ca-tic-ca” throughout.

Beginner

Waltz/Quickstep/Rumba/Jive: Review

Tango

Begin facing DW. Two Walks, curving to face DC (SS); Reverse Turn, Lady Outside (QQS QQS)

Remember: Devotion to the motion creates the emotion. There are three different moods created by the walks, open box and closed finish.

Cha Cha: Three Cha Cha Chas

Exercise: Change weight with feet together, rotating hips, without bouncing.

Intermediate Samba

1. Basic with Foot Change
2. Shadow Position Section
3. Volta Foot Change
4. Two Whisks
5. Lady’s Under Arm Volta
6. Whisk to Promenade Position
7. Walk in PP
8. Side Walk
9. Criss Cross Volta (man in front)
10. Two Criss Cross Bota Fogos
11. Criss Cross Volta
12. Two Whisks
    Start over with Basic, but turning to face LOD.

Samba Technique

1. Use figure eight hip action with partner: Back into each sideward action.
2. Three Slipping Actions: Voltas, and the two types of walks

Jive Technique

1. Keep connected hands and arms low and still for stability.
2. Use connection #1 on Basic chasses, connection #2 on back rock. The connection should be stronger immediately before it changes to a different connection.

Standard

Quickstep: Natural Turn (SQQ), Back Lock (SQQS) and Running Finish (QQS)

Remember exercise: walk outside partner on toes with random weight shifts to side to indicate a crossing action.

Tango Technique

1. Dance from a mid-weight position between the feet to mid-weight (to achieve sharper steps)
2. Avoid these breaks in the body:
   1. Sides dropping or turning off partner
   2. Neck overturning or dropping
   3. Arms going too far behind shoulders.

Foxtrot Technique

1. Beautifully decorate/articulate every foot and ankle action.
2. The more it moves, the better it looks and the less technical problems show. A tall person only looks good moving well. A short person is only noticed if moving well.

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