More Notes (from run throughs)

Tango footwork: all forward steps in natural twist turn are heel steps for lady, not ball, until final left foot. Generally keep shoulders level on "picture" lines like oversway, corte, etc. and only move head. keep hips underneath...

Waltz: promenade to chasse: begin to turn head on ONE, as swing starts -- just as strong as any other step! Receive a strong invitation to swing from leader through body and lowering action.

Quickstep: no swing on forward lock, but strong contrabody, keep right side strong and up, and there is lowering but used to progress across floor instead of swinging up

Foxtrot: impetus turn needs to start properly -- don't overrotate the top in the preceding natural turn. Lady's hips are turned "more" for closed impetus than open impetus....

from any promenade, lady stays back for longer....

Standard w/Mark

Connection: Lady doesn't lift left arm, leave some weight on the inside of wrist for communication. On natural turn can swing with body and... hands....
penetration in upper ribcage, absorption in hips....
bigger and wider....round counter clockwise energy...

2 ways to signal open or closed impetus. pay attention to when the head turns for promenade. don't be lazy.

Tango: for example in promenade, stretch is diagonally across body, right hip forward left shoulder side back, man invites lady to move forward but blocks until go! don't rise on link.

(note to self, 5 step lady's footwork according to book is BH, whole foot, HB, B, H. Timing is QQQQS or QQS&S.)

Open Standard - Foxtrot w/Mark

from PP

• Open natural
• Outside spin
• double natural (mirror image of double reverse spin)
• contra-check-like (lady's left foot back)
• recover RF, left pivot

notes: soft needs and strong ankles on the outside spin to create rotation, he goes-she goes figures

exercise for shaping

• zig zag, outside walks
  

Gold Standard - Quickstep w/Christine

• Natural Turn (&SQQ)
  
• Rhumba cross (SSQQ) RF pivot with strong right shape,BL, swing right side back for RB and lady's head begins to turn back to left, LXinfront
  
• Running Right Turn (SSQQ) RF pivoting, LB heel turn, close R to L, LF
  
• Running Finish (SQQ or QQS) RF outside partner, LF, RB in CBMP
  

Previously, in Waltz

• Contracheck

Notes: to recover, leader rocks back on feet first, then turn. When lady transfers weight more to back foot, front (left) toe turns out -- this helps the direction of the recovery! When feel leader's rock, push off back foot to get up, and only begin turn afterward.

And more previously:

• Fallaway

Notes: keep head left