Saturday, November 21, 2009

Gold standard - Foxtrot w/Istvan

Natural twist turn to natural weave, can also do closed impetus or open telemark ending

pattern:
-feather
-open telemark
-open natural
-swivel
-feather finish
-fallaway slip pivot
-three step
-natural twist turn
-natural weave

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Gold Smooth - Foxtrot w/Larinda

As leader:
- Twinkle to closed moving to diagonal center
- Feather
- lunge (QQ), lady opens up left arm behind
- turning to face diagonal wall S
- runs (QQQQ), open position on last 2 quicks
- open natural with lady's arms moving over so her R arm is across leaders R shoulder
- lady turns while leader does QQQQ "chasse" like figure (LRLR)
- catch lady's R arm with R
- check (L forward)
- recover R, side-ish L
- grapevine on short wall X R in front, L side, R in back, L side
- send lady out in 4 steps to left, leader has R Slow, L together, side R
- lady turns back to shadow, ends on R feet
- step tap (step w/L, tap in front of lady with R)
- step tap (step w/R, tap w/L
- threestep
- natural turn
- finish natural turn(?)
- chasse while lady does inside turn ending in PP

phew!

Gold Standard - Quickstep w/Christine

- Quick open reverse (leader's first step is outside)
- reverse pivot
- cross swivel
- tipsy to R, L, R, L (Q&Q,Q&Q,Q&Q,Q&Q)
- backward lock