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

--

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

2/25/09 latin w/ Inna

Gold jive:

ouch!

mooch- w/ kick ball change

--

tap back, kick side x2

change

kick side x2

--

swivel kicks

1/29/09 smooth with Gene

silver foxtrot:

twinkle

guys check and walk fwd 3 steps

girls are out in front

grapevine (girls go fwd first) to 8

step to R, flick L

inside turn to L (guys need to get out of the way)

1/29/09 smooth w/ Gene

gold:

triple twinkle

weave

pivots to 6

girl kicks R

inside turn L to shadow/cuddle, girls arms are crossed

inside turn L to closed position,

girl does small U turn (to L)

2/19/09 standard w/ Wendi

Gold quickstep:

V6

Silver foxtrot:

(the familiar beginning)

feather, rev, feather finish, 3 step, natural, 

telemark

open natural

outside swivel

2/5/09 smooth with Gene

Silver:

triple twinkle.

No seriously, that's all we did this class was work on the triple twinkle, which feels like twinkle, guy goes across, twinkle.

2/5/09 smooth with Gene

Gold foxtrot:

open twinkles x3

on the 4th the guy goes back then across as the girl switches poise from R to L

pivots to promenade

2/12/09 smooth with Christy Kam

smooth waltz:

telemark

wing to guy's LHS

L inside turn ?

R turn into closed

my notes say run, leg up developpe --- this is the crazy R turn where the guy runs around the girl while the girl has her L leg up and behind in arabesque.

2/12/09 Smooth with Christy Kam

Gold tango:

from promenade S S into

pivots x 4

girl does ronde w/ right leg into

transfer of weight back S

QQQQ alternating promenade w/ closed position

girl pivots, tango close

into viennese crosses

good times!

2/26/09 smooth with Gene

foxtrot:

junior walks

junior walks to promenade

underam turn in promenade

grapevine?

2/26/09 smooth w/ Gene

silver waltz:

open reverse to promenade (ladies are poised R, GUYS: the girl must be in front of you down LOD to do the pivot coming up)

girl pivots L on L foot (changes position to L)

then L inside turn (ladies maintain L shape)

whisk

inside turn

twinkle

close

2/26/09 smoooth w/ Gene

gold tango:

fallaway

slip pivot

ladies reach (ss) L

then swivel to R, kick L foot to partner

corte, close

Silver rhythm cha w/ Inna

2/25/09

back lock- on the break, guy turns and switches hands behind his back

fwd lock

underarm turn

syncopated press lines (similar to corta jaca timing 2&3&4&1) x2

back break on R w/ accentuated hip

underarm turn

--

syncopated crossovers LR  2&3 & 4&1 &

double to L  2&3&

chasse R 4&1

crossover to R 2, ronde chasse L 34&1

open break? 23, fast turn R 4&1

spot turn R

2/18/09

back break, fwd lock

hip roll  L on back L leg 23    fwd side back 4&1

surprise: collect L to R &2  step L 3  fast L turn 4&1

underarm turn 

--

check L

L turn to cuddle hold (follow's arms are crossed in front)

R back break 2 3 

half turn R keeping double hand hold, 4& 1 (butt out)

half turn L 2 3

press line hip roll L 4&  collect on 1

2 3 4 & 1 to right

underarm turn

--

(sync)

crossover break to the L 23 chasse R, open R side 4&1

half turn L &

back lock 2&3

quarter turn to face partner &4

quarter turn L away &1   ronde to face partner 23 chasse 4&1

2/11/09

open break, back spot turn x2

crossover break

follow checks/taps R foot behind, lead has to stop from underarm turn

fast turn L

--

crossover break L to press line w/ bent non supporting leg x2

crossover break L, paseo to straight legs facing partner

ronde chasse

underarm turn

--

(two hand hold)- back break 23, check L to butt out w/ feet together 4&1

walk LR 23, grapevine cucuracha R then L then R then L

after last cucuracha 23

times step x3     4&1 2&3 4&1

Clover Star Classic 2009

Congratulations to everyone who competed at PLBD's annual collegiate dancesport competition and a HUGE thank you to everyone who volunteered and gave up study time, their weekend and sleep to help out with the comp- we could not have done it without you.

Photos are linked here.

Results for Clover Star Classic 2009 are linked here.

Same sex rumba final posted here.