Open Standard w/Mark - Quickstep

Quickstep - 18 oct 2007

• from PP
• & (right foot), step-hop(QQ), chasse (Q&Q)
• zig-zag (forward left, swing right hip up, back left strongly plant foot bringing left hip up) to counter promenade position (QQQ)
• leap! in PP (Q)
• Forward left, again swing right hip up, back left bringing left hip up w/ lady's right shape but no leap this time, ending closed (QQQQ)

Quickstep cont. - 25 oct 2007 w/Didi

• lock (SQ&Q) Lback, change to right shape (lady brings right side forward) R back, L X in front, R back
• repeat lock (SQ&Q) Lback with left shape, then as above
• Step hop (QQ) on Left foot
• Contracheck (S) - because this is so fast, lady brings right side forward.
• recover forward on left, Pivot on right, lady's heel pull (back left, side right) QQSS
• lady's curved feather (left forward, right forward outside partner) QQ

Gold Standard w/Russel - Quickstep

Quickstep - 06 oct 2007

• natural (SQQ)
• rhumba cross (SSQQS) - on second step, lady swings - R points down line of dance, man leaves L side behind (left shape)
• tipsy to right (Q&Q)
• lock step (QQSS)

Quickstep 20 oct 2007

• natural SQQ
• overturned spin turn SSS
• lock step (outside partner) QQS
• outside change SQQ
• quick open reverse SQQS
• slip pivot S
• double reverse SQQ

part 2

• hesitation SSS
• tipsy to left Q&Q
• tipsy to right Q&Q
• lock step QQS
• (natural turn)

Open Standard w/Mark - Foxtrot

Foxtrot - 04 oct 2007

• Continuing from swivel from last time
• running feather QQQQ start Lback Rback L R forward and pivot
• (name?) S Q&QS feather starting L back, R, L, x right behind and turning toward LOD
  to pivot on L
• man does something with his left free foot (S)
• contracheck (S)

Foxtrot - 11 Oct 2007

• continuing from contracheck last time
• 1st contracheck recovery is fast (S, S)
• 2nd contracheck is soft and slow (SSS)
• recovery to pivot (QQ)
• 3 curved feathers: lady: Back L, BR, BL; Forward R, FL, FR; Back L, BR, BL; (SQQ;SQQ;SQQ) increased foot pressure on the second step of each feathers helps to create the rotation. both man and lady need to stay left with the head to avoid falling into the center. Practice while holding necktie.
• open impetus

Gold Smooth w/Larinda - Waltz

Waltz - 06 Oct 2007

• Twinkle to PP
• Lady does three step turn (to left), last step is pivoting action ending in shadow position, Man does chasse w/pivot ending
• In shadow position: Feather finish
• Three step
• natural telemark (RF, close L to R, RF. man leads rotation)
• reverse telemark
• natural telemark
• three step w/ man passing lady from his left side to his right side
• lady turn to right to return to PP, man does chasse to PP.
• open natural (lady LF, RF, LF)
• open impetus (ends PP)
• open out to pow! position (1-2-3 lady LF, R turning to left, end LF)
• Open Side Break = RF to lock step (lady swings left side up and forward LF, XR in back, preparing to turn to left)
• double spin (1-&-2-&-3 LF heel-toe, Rtoe, Ltoe, Rtoe, Left to SIDE, strongly in pow! position)

13 oct 2007 waltz continued

• lady runs around man
• ends prep on right foot rising, down on 3 left foot
• open impetus

20 oct 2007 waltz continued

• technique in run-around - 5 pounds of pressure
• exit = man moves forward on left foot to meet lady on 5th count of run-around (count 2 of 2nd measure), lady steps forward on L on 3
• open impetus
• from PP
• man does right turn for 3 counts, he ends to lady's front and right, switching to Rhand to Rhand hold.
• **Lady's waterfall - L forward, R forward turn to left towards partner, forward L (1-2-3). cascading arms - arm in front (R) goes up and feels turn lead, incoming hand (L) catches partner's hand at waist height. ski knees. man does butafogo-like action in feet.
• R forward, L forward turn to right towards partner, forward R (1-2-3)
• repeat ....
• exit from Rhand to Rhand hold, man continues to lead lady's additional rotation (540 instead of 360 degrees) as she pivots to back line of dance (LOD) on count 3.
• Man's open right turn 3 counts to return to closed position with lady facing LOD.

* the "Waterfall" part might start to the right first -- but hopefully this is enough to jog the memories. thanks to all who contributed to these notes! Any mistakes in transcribing are my own...