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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
SUMMER QUARTER 2016
September 29, 2016
We covered:
RUMBA REFRESHERS
Ascot's Rumba.and Non Dimenticar. have been added to permanent Repertoire.
For refreshers, link to Rumba Repertoire
We covered:
Introduction to Slow Two-Step.
"Wonderful Rain" Learning DEMO for Sept. 29 Slow Two-Step
For detailed background and study, LINK TO XXXXXX
For Phase 3 definitions, see the bottom of the INTRO page to link to Phase 3.
Next Class
October 6, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 3 Cha-Cha
Introduction to Cha-Cha.
- Ph.1 reminders. Relation to Ph.3 Rumba.
- Volare; Beach Party Cha.
Slow Two-Step (continued from September).
- Traces; Brown Eyes Blue; Rachel's Song
SAMPLE
Beach Party Cha
SAMPLE
Rachel's Song
Dance Party REQUEST LIST for September 22
Video by Shirley.
A few clips are posted on the private webpage. Link to September Round-Up
Rumbas danced on September 22 after only 3 weeks of learning:
Deja Vu; Rhythm of the Rain; Dream Lover; Desifinado;
Come a Little Bit Closer; Dream of You; Ascot's Rumba; Non Dimenticar
Learned earlier in the month:
Colors of the Wind; Ferenzi; South of Santa Fe
TOTAL RUMBAS: 11
Ascot's Rumba.and Non Dimenticar. have been added to permanent Repertoire.
For refreshers, link to Rumba Repertoire
July 21, 2016
We covered:
Ph. 2 TS
- Warm-up: Champagne Time
- Revival: Glad Rags [in facing lines]
- Premiere: Buffy
- Premiere: Me and My Shadow
- Premiere: Goody Goody
Ph. 3 Tango
- Practice: Tango Mannita
- Review: Tango d'Ideas (focus on Part B)
Ph. 1 WZ
- Premiere: Laurann
Ph. 3 RB
- Request: Ascots Rumba [see REQUEST below]
Next Class
July 28, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 2 TS
- Review: Goody Goody [see demo below]
- Premiere: Under This Old Hat
- Premiere: You Belong to Me (new cue: LIMP)
- Premiere: Hush [see preview below]
Ph. 3 Tango
- Practice: Tango d'Ideas [see sample below]
Ph. 2 WZ
- Premiere: What a Wonderful World
REQUEST
By special request, we danced Ascot's Rumba on July 21.
We will have a complete workshop to learn the dance in September.
Ascot's Rumba
Goody, Goody demo
Tango d'Ideas Preview
July 14, 2016
We covered:
Ph. 2 TS
- Warm-up: All My Exes
- In repertoire: Miss Frenchy Brown
- Practice: Fiddlestepper Polka
- NEW CUE: scissors = side, close, cross
- - "scissors thru" drill: Cream & Sugar
- - "progressive scissors" drill: Baby o' Mine
Ph. 3 Tango
- Practice: Tango Mannita
- Premiere: Tango d'Ideas
Ph. 2 WZ
- In repertoire: Could I Have This Dance?
Next Class
July 21, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 2 TS
- Warm-up: Champagne Time
- Premiere: Buffy [see preview below]
- Premiere: Me and My Shadow
- Premiere: Goody Goody [see preview below]
Ph. 3 Tango
- Practice: Tango Mannita [see the Website Workshop Page: MANNITA]
- Review: Tango d'Ideas (focus on Part B) [see preview below]
Ph. 1 WZ
- Premiere: Laurann
Ph. 2 WZ
- Gypsy Waltz
Goody, Goody Preview
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July 7, 2016
We covered:
Ph. 1 TS
- Warm-up: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- In repertoire: Miss Frenchy Brown
- Review: Fiddlestepper Polka
- Review: All My Exes
Ph. 3 Tango
- Review: Tango Mannita
Ph. 2 WZ
- In repertoire: Edelweiss
Next Class
July 14, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 1 TS
- NEW Warm-up: All My Exes XXXXXXXXX
Ph. 2 TS
- In repertoire: Miss Frenchy Brown XXXXXXXXX
- Practice: Fiddlestepper Polka [see SPECIAL below]
- NEW CUE: scissors = side, close, cross
- - "scissors thru" drill: Cream & Sugar
- - "progressive scissors" drill: Baby o' Mine
Ph. 3 Tango
- Practice: Tango Mannita [see the Website Workshop Page: MANNITA]
- Premiere: Tango d'Ideas [see preview below]
Ph. 1 WZ
- Premiere: Laurann
Ph. 2 WZ
- Revival: Dreams Come True [see video sample below]
Tango d'Ideas Preview
Goody, Goody Preview
...
June 30, 2016
We covered:
Ph. 1 TS
- Warm-up: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- Practice "Classic": Miss Frenchy Brown
- Review: St. Louis Blues
- Premiere: Two-Step variation-- Fiddlestepper Polka
- Premiere: All My Exes
Ph. 3 Tango
- Review: Ideas Tango Drill
- Premiere: Tango Mannita (Focus on Part A)
Next Class
July 7, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 1 TS
- Warm-up: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- In repertoire: Miss Frenchy Brown
- Review: Fiddlestepper Polka [see Hans in sample below]
- Review: All My Exes [see video sample below]
- Premiere: Cream & Sugar
- Premiere: Buffy [see preview sample below]
Ph. 3 Tango
- Review: Tango Mannita [see the Website Workshop Page: MANNITA]
- - Focus on Part B (FLICKS, FLARES, SERPIENTES)
Ph. 1 WZ
- Premiere: Laurann
Ph. 2 WZ
- Classic: Edelweiss [see video demo below]
Hans & Annette dance the Fiddlestepper Polka
.
Buffy. Preview Sample
All My Exes. Demo
Edelweiss. Demo
Coming Attractions. July 2016.
TG: Square Tango
TG: Tango D'Ideas
TS: Louisiana Saturday Night
TS: Fireman's Two-Step
TS: There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
WZ Ph.1: Answer Me
WZ Ph. 2:
WZ Ph. 3:
MX (TS, Foxtrot, Rumba): Pop Goes the Movies
Review
June 23, 2016
We covered:
Ph. 1 TS
- Warm-up: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- Review "Classic": Miss Frenchy Brown
- Premiere: Jazz Me Blues
- - New cue: Turning Two-Steps
- Premiere: St. Louis Blues
Waltz
Ph. 1 WZ
- Waltzing Hearts Together
Ph. 2 WZ
- Revival "Classic": Mission Bell Waltz
Intro to Tango
- Easy basics drill
DIAGRAM. Tango Basic step.
Walk 2 Tango Draw [timing: ssqqs]
Next Class
June 30, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 1 TS
- Warm-up: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- Practice "Classic": Miss Frenchy Brown
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Frenchy Brown
- Review: St. Louis Blues
- Premiere: Two-Step variation-- Fiddlestepper Polka
- - [see video preview below]
- Premiere: (time permitting)-- All My Exes
- - [see video preview below]
Ph. 3 Tango
- Review: Ideas Tango Drill [see video below for PROGRESSIVE ROCKS]
- Premiere: Tango Mannita [see video preview below]
Ph. 2 WZ
- Mexicali Rose WZ [practice cue: WRAP]
- - Refresher: Mexicali
- Revival "Classic": Edelweiss
- - Refresher: Edelweiss
VIDEO: Progressive Tango Rocks
Review
June 16, 2016
We covered
Ph. 1 TS
- Warm-up: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- Premiere "Classic": Miss Frenchy Brown
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Frenchy Brown
- Drill for cue Brush: Alley Cat
- Premiere: Glad Rags
- - New cues: Face-to-Face and Back-to-Back
Basketball Turn [See video demo below]
Waltz
Intermediate Dancers
Ph. 1 WZ
- Very Easy: Rainbow Connection
Ph. 2 WZ
- Revival "Classic": Tips of My Fingers
Next Class
June 23, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 1 TS
- Warm-up: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- Review "Classic": Miss Frenchy Brown
- Review: Glad Rags
- Premiere: Jazz Me Blues
- - New cue: Turning Two-Steps
Intro to Tango
- Easy basics drill
Waltz
Intermediate Dancers
Ph. 1 WZ
- Very Easy: Waltzing Hearts Together
Ph. 2 WZ
- Revival "Classic": Mission Bell Waltz
Video Teach Demo
Face-to-Face and Back-to-Back. Basketball Turn.
CAUTION: Note that the instructor has not shown much of a turn at the end
of each measure, so the dancers will eventually need to re-learn this step so
as to be in better position for different choreography.
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Review
June 9, 2016
We covered:
Two-Step
Phase 1 TS
- Premiere: Playin' Possum
- Premiere: Dream of You
- - New cue: HITCH. [See video demo below]
Waltz
Intermediate Dancers
Ph. 2 WZ
- Revival "Classic": Edelweiss
- Revival "Classic": Could I Have This Dance?
Next Class
June 16, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 1 TS
- Warm-up: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- Premiere "Classic": Miss Frenchy Brown [See video preview below]
- Premiere: Alley Cat [new cue: BRUSH]
Waltz
Intermediate Dancers
Ph. 1 WZ
- Very Easy: Rainbow Connection
Ph. 2 WZ
- Revival "Classic": Tips of My Fingers [See video refresher below]
VIDEO TEACH DEMO
Hitch
VIDEO SAMPLE
"Miss Frenchy Brown" TS
VIDEO REFRESHER
Tips of My Fingers WZ
June 2, 2016
We covered:
Intro to Two-Step
- - For refresher, link to the Website introduction lesson: INTRO 2Step
[The lesson video uses a different song from what we learned]
- Alley Cat Phase 1 version
- One More Town
Waltz
Intermediate Dancers
Phase 2
- Revival: Far Away Places
- Premiere: You Make the Moonlight; new cue: SWAY L&R
- Request: Piano Roll Waltz
Next Class
June 9, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 1 TS
- Review: One More Town
- Premiere: Playin' Possum
- Premiere: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- New choreo for Ph.2: Alley Cat [new cue: BRUSH]
Waltz
Intermediate Dancers
Ph. 2 WZ
- Premiere Drill: Spring
- Revival "Classic": Edelweiss
- Revival "Classic": Could I Have This Dance?
JUST FOR FUN
Hans and Annette dancing Piano Roll Waltz
ROUND ABOUT
If anyone is interested...
Last weekend I attended the Northern California dance convention in San Ramon.
You would not be learning any of these dances (yet); so don't try to
figure out any of the steps. But since you are becoming aware of concepts,
you may notice that you have already learned a lot!
To see a few video excerpts, link to SanRamon
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Review
June 2, 2016
We covered:
Intro to Two-Step
- - For refresher, link to the Website introduction lesson: INTRO 2Step
[The lesson video uses a different song from what we learned]
- Alley Cat Phase 1 version
- One More Town
- Playin' Possum
- Round of the Month: Dream of You
Waltz
Intermediate Dancers
Phase 2
- Revival: Far Away Places
- Premiere: You Make the Moonlight; new cue: SWAY L&R
- Quarterly Selection: Could I Have This Dance?
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Could I Have This Dance?
Phase 2 + 1 (HOVER)
- Premiere: Are You Lonesome Tonight?; new cues: HOVER, PROG BOX
- - Video Teach Demo: HOVER [to SEMI]
Next Class
June 9, 2016
Tentative Lesson Plan:
Ph. 1 TS
- Review: Dream of You
Ph. 2 TS
- Premiere: Glad Rags
- Premiere: XXXXX
- New choreo for Ph.2: Alley Cat
- Premiere "Classic": Miss Frenchy Brown
Waltz
Intermediate Dancers
Ph. 2 WZ
- Drill: Spring
- Revival "Classic": Edelweiss
Ph. 3 WZ
- My Lady Waltz; new cues: SPIN TURN; HOVER
Current:
May 19, 2016.
We covered:
- Floor time practice: Could I Have This Dance? WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Could I Have This Dance?
- Review: Dreams Come True WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Dreams
- New Dance: Far Away Places WZ
- Review: Manuela WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Manuela
- New Dance: Four Walls WZ
- - New cues: VINE 6; LACE
- New Dance: Tennessee Waltz
- New Dance: Jacalyn's Waltz
- - New Figure: STEP, SWING, SPIN/MANEUVER
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Jacalyn
- New Dance: Piano Roll Waltz
- - For refresher, link to the Samples Page: Piano
- New Dance: Alley Cat TS
- - New cue: BRUSH
- New Dance: Yvonne's Waltz
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Yvonne
- Floor time practice: Frenchy Brown TS
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Frency Brown
Next Class:
May 26, 2016.
LAST CLASS OF THE SPRING QUARTER.
Dance Party
Selections from the following as time permits....
-Tips of My Fingers WZ
- - For samples of the dance, link to Warm Up
- Rainbow Connection Ph.1 WZ
- Mission Bell Waltz
- - Refresher: Mission Bell
- Mexicali Rose WZ [new cue: WRAP]
- - Refresher: Mexicali
- Edelweiss WZ
- - Refresher: Edelweiss
-Could I Have This Dance? WZ
- - Refresher: Could I Have This Dance?
-Dreams Come True WZ
- - Refresher: Dreams
-Manuela WZ
- - Refresher: Manuela
- Jacalyn's Waltz
- - Refresher: Jacalyn
- Four Walls WZ
- Tennessee Waltz
- Piano Roll Waltz
- - Refresher: Piano
- Deja Vu RB
- Volare CH
- Playin' Possum Ph.1TS
- Dream of You Ph.2 TS
- Alley Cat Ph.2TS
- Miss Frenchy Brown Ph.2 TS
- - Refresher: Frency Brown
PREVIEW
Jacalyn's Waltz
Current:
May 12, 2016.
We covered:
- Review: Could I Have This Dance? WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Could I Have This Dance?
- New Dance: Dreams Come True WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Dreams
- New Dance: Manuela WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Manuela
- Floor time practice: Miss Frenchy Brown TS
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Frency Brown
Next Class:
May 19, 2016.
Tentative Lesson Plan:
- Floor time practice: Could I Have This Dance? WZ
- Review: Dreams Come True WZ
- Review: Manuela WZ
- New Dance: Four Walls WZ
- - New cues: VINE 6; LACE
- New Dance: Jacalyn's Waltz [See preview video below]
- - New Figure: STEP, SWING, SPIN/MANEUVER
- New Dance: Piano Roll Waltz [See preview video below]
- Floor time practice: Frenchy Brown TS
PREVIEW
Jacalyn's Waltz
PREVIEW
Piano Roll Waltz
Current:
May 5, 2016.
- Cinco celebration:
Jane and Bill waltzed at the fiesta last Saturday evening.
The dances had been learned at our Thursday morning class!
Mexicali Rose
Mission Bell Waltz
At Senior Center class on May 5, we covered:
- Floor time practice: Edelweiss WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Edelweiss
- New Dance: Could I Have This Dance? WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Could I Have This Dance?
- Floor time practice: Dream of You TS
- New Dance: Miss Frenchy Brown TS
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Frency Brown
- New rhythm: Tango
Next Class:
May 12, 2016.
Tentative Lesson Plan:
- Review: Could I Have This Dance? WZ
- New Dance: Dreams Come True WZ [see PREVIEW below]
- New Dance: Manuella WZ [see PREVIEW below]
- Review: Frenchy Brown TS
PREVIEW
Dreams Come True
Dancers are of various skill level. Notice the new cue: SOLO ROLL 6.
PREVIEW
Manuella
Notice the new cues: TWISTY BALANCE and PROGRESSIVE TWINKLES.
SPECIAL
We discussed selection of rhythms for focus in the Summer Quarter.
One possibility is FOXTROT. Dancers who have learned the Phase 2 Waltz
cues will already know most of Phase 3 Foxtrot by adjusting the beat from
1,2,3 to Slow-Quick-Quick.
Easy Example: My Shy Violet
Current:
April 28, 2016.
We covered
- Warm-Up: Tips of My Fingers WZ
- - For samples of the dance, link to Warm Up
- Review: Edelweiss WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Edelweiss
- Review: Playin' Possum TS
- New Dance: Dream of You TS
- Dance Party
- - De Ja Vu RB
- - Volare CH
- - Mexicali Rose WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Mexicali
The new Two-Step cue was HITCH [timing:QQS].
Forward Step, Close, Step Back
and DOUBLE HITCH (also called HITCH 6) [timing:QQS; QQS]
Forward Step, Close, Step Back; Step Back-Close-Step Forward
Next Class:
May 5, 2016.
Tentative Lesson Plan:
- Warm-Up: Tips of My Fingers WZ
- Floor time practice: Edelweiss WZ
- New Dance: Could I Have This Dance? WZ [see PREVIEW below]
- Quick Review: Dream of You TS
- New Dance: Miss Frenchy Brown TS [see PREVIEW below]
- Cinco celebration
- - Mexicali Rose WZ
- - Mission Bell Waltz
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Mission Bell
PREVIEW
Could I Have This Dance? Cue: J.Flora
PREVIEW Warning: Sound is loud!
Miss Frenchy Brown. Cue: J.Pate
The new Two-Step cue on April 28 was HITCH [timing:QQS].
Forward Step, Close, Step Back
and DOUBLE HITCH (also called HITCH 6) [timing:QQS; QQS]
Forward Step, Close, Step Back; Step Back-Close-Step Forward
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Current:
April 21, 2016.
We covered
- Warm-Up: Tips of My Fingers WZ
- - For samples of the dance, link to Warm Up
- Review: Mexicali Rose WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Mexicali
- New Dance: Edelweiss WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Edelweiss
- - - New POSITIONS: Banjo (BJO) and Sidecar (SCAR)
- Floor time practice: De Ja Vu RB
- - For Rumba timing exercises, scroll down to March 31.
- Floor time practice: Volare Cha
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: EZ "Volare"
- New rhythm: Two-Step
- - For refresher, link to the Website introduction lesson: INTRO 2Step
[The lesson video uses a different song from what we learned]
We covered
- Warm-Up: Tips of My Fingers WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Tips
- Review: First Kiss WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: First Kiss
- New Dance: Mexicali Rose WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Mexicali
- Floor time practice: Rainbows to Dreams WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Rainbows
- Floor time practice: De Ja Vu RB
- - For Rumba timing exercises, scroll down to March 31.
- Review: Volare Cha
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop:EZ "Volare"
- New rhythm: Two-Step
- - For refresher, link to the Website introduction lesson: INTRO 2Step
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Next Class:
April 28, 2016.
Tentative Lesson Plan:
- Warm-Up: Tips of My Fingers WZ
- Review: Edelweiss WZ
- New Dance: Could I Have This Dance? WZ
- Review: Playin' Possum TS
- New Dance: Dream of You TS
- Review: Love's Cha CH
- New Dance: XXXRUMBA RB
- New rhythm: Tango
Current:
April 21, 2016.
We covered
- Warm-Up: Tips of My Fingers WZ
- - For samples of the dance, link to Warm Up
- Review: Mexicali Rose WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Mexicali
- Floor time practice: Four Walls WZ
- New Dance: Edelweiss WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Edelweiss
- Floor time practice: De Ja Vu RB [no new cues]
- - For Rumba timing exercises, scroll down to March 31.
- New Dance: Love's Cha CH
- New rhythm: Two-Step
- - For refresher, link to the Website introduction lesson: INTRO 2Step
ROUND ABOUT
The dance in Sunnyvale on April 16 included an easy Foxtrot.
Foxtrot steps are the same as Waltz steps, but the rhythm
of 1,2,3 is replaced with Slow, Quick, Quick. We will start to dance
Foxtrot when the Waltz cues have been learned.
Ain't Misbehavin' FX
Current:
April 14, 2016.
We covered
- Review: First Kiss WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: First Kiss
- New Dance: Mexicali Rose WZ [new cue: WRAP]
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Mexicali
- Floor time practice: De Ja Vu RB [no new cues]
- - For Rumba timing exercises, scroll down to March 31.
- Review: Volare Cha
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: EZ "Volare"
JUST FOR FUN
Peter and Thad could not join us for Rounds this week, but here is a clip of
them dancing a Scottish folk dance last week. Everyone is welcome
to attend folk dancing on Wednesday mornings (10:45 a.m. at 50 Scott St.)
A Trip to Bavaria
ROUND ABOUT
Last weekend I attended lessons at the dance convention in Fresno.
You would not be learning any of these dances (yet); so don't try to
figure out any of the steps. But since you are becoming aware of concepts,
you may notice that you have already learned a lot!
To see a few video excerpts, link to Fresno
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Arrival of new Spring Quarter dancers. Photo by Jean.
Current:
April 7, 2016.
We covered
- Floortime practice: Mission Bell Waltz
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: Mission Bell
- Waltz Clinic: Hand holds
- New Dance: First Kiss WZ
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop: First Kiss
- Floortime practice: Colors of the Wind Rumba
- New rhythm: Cha-Cha
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop:Intro Cha
- New dance: Volare Cha
- - For refresher, link to the Website Workshop:EZ "Volare"
ROUND ABOUT
The dance in Pleasanton on April 2 included a nice Rumba.
We will learn it in a few weeks!
Non Dimenticar RB
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