smooth w/ Christy

waltz

- reverse turn (shadow position)

- spin girl L out

- leads counter timing, back step on R while follow does L foot ronde kick

- follow does R turn on the spot w/ head shaped L

to 6 count underarm turn

- to patty cake

- double turn holding both hands (fast)

- follow switches to R side

- telemark

- L turn inside to closed

rhythm w/ Inna

Mambo (on 2.  Seriously, on 2)

(starting open facing partner)

-basic w/ right foot hooking back behind left on the back step (lead starts, then follow does it on the next step)

-side basic w/ left foot crossing behind, small hop on left foot, right knee up

-salsa wrap

-cross body lead w/ kicks

standard w/ wendi

gold tango
fallaway
slip pivot (diag center asymptotically approaching lod)
x2
reverse turn (ladies do a heel turn) 1234 explode

silver quickstep
spin turn underturned
progressive chasse to center
quick open reverse
four quick runs
natural
V6 into maybe a fishtail

standard w/ wendi

gold quickstep
V6
quick open reverse
reverse pivot
double reverse

Silver foxtrot
the usual starting sequence
natural
telemark
open telemark
open natural
outside swivel
weave?
slide/change of direction

3/4/09 american rhythm

Silver Rhythm Cha sequences:

-crossover flick combination
-back spot turn w/ quick turn (inside)
-pullback grapevine
-cross body surprise quick turn
-pullback combination (into cuddle)
-open turn, wrap, syncopation
-crossover twist & fan
-forward & back syncopation (corta jaca timing)
-across the back
-syncopated crossover variation

Silver rhythm combos
-alternative underarm turns
-open swivel walks (starts w/ crossbody lead)
-left side catch (girl behind guy), cradle & roll out
-quick underarm turn
-rollout circle wrap
-spiral swivel
-shadow variations
-swivel combo (inside, then outside)
-open rumba walks & swivels
-man's wrap

Save the dates

Saturday March 28th, 2009 is the date of the Philadelphia Liberty Dance Challenge, a same sex comp co-run by our super awesome smooth coach, Gene LaPierre. If you compete, please join us during the day and if not, the night showcase is a lot of fun (we liked the Wizard of Oz theme last year).

The annual spring show will be Sunday March 29th at ?2pm and ?6pm at the Prince Theatre in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts- tickets will likely go on sale after spring break in mid-March.

Nationals are happening on April 3-4th in Baltimore and the last team sponsored comp will be the MIT Open on April 25-26th in lovely Cambridge.

2/25/09 latin w/ Inna

Silver cha:

Inna changed the end of the silver routine after aida----

I apparently didn't write down the sequence of the steps but they included the following

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ronde chassé

times steps

syncopated NYers

cuban breaks facing each other

to fan hockey (note that the lady steps inside not outside b/c you're starting from closed position to get to fan, Inna has mentioned this 10 times)

chase (sort of)

cross basic w/ guapacha timing

the start looks like (girl's part):

open break

hip twist, fan

split cuban breaks, 2and3, 4and1

hip switch 2 fwd lock, 34and1

alemana, rope spin

opening out

swivels L R small fwd lock

opening out

aida 3/4 turn spiral to the left on R foot, ending facing opposite direction as guy, R hand connected to guy and

fwd walk L R, 2 3 (guy is walking back), 1/2 turn & L back lock 4 & 1