Holiday Selections

Holiday Dance 2016

Gary and Jean

Jingle Bell MIXER

Starting Formation: Couples in a circle facing LOD with skaters hand-hold.

Choreo:

1. VERSE: "Dashing through the snow" sequence.

- Walk 32.

2. REFRAIN: "Jingle bell" sequence.

- 2A. Patty Cake: Right, Right, Right. Left, Left Left. Both, Both, Both, Both, Both.

- 2B. Two-hand turn half-way around CLOCK-WISE

- 2C. Same as 2A. Patty Cake: Right 3x. Left 3x. Both 5x.

- 2D. Same as 2B, but with Progression. Two-hand turn around as Lady progress RLOD.

Helpful HINTS: Dancers in the video sample were not all turning CLOCK-WISE.

Turning in that direction is same as the elbow turn in Patty Cake Polka.

The progression of outside dancer moving to new partner RLOD is same

as progression in Patty Cake Polka.

Once Upon a December No cues VERY EASY

CHOREO for Mixer No. 1: M=Man W=Woman

Formation. Couples in closed position; M facing COH, W facing wall.

1. Forward Waltz; Back Waltz;

2. M Forward Waltz (W Underarm Turn); Back Waltz;

3. Balance Left and Right; ;

4. M Balance Left (W Underarm Turn toward new partner RLOD); Balance Right to new partner;

Note that M merely does Fwd & Bk twice then Bal L&R twice.

CAUTION: Tempo slows toward the end. Prepare to adjust pace.

MUSIC VARIATION.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Waltz Mixer.

Silver Bells video by Shirley

Christina gets on the wrong foot sometimes.

Remember that in the BACK, DRAW, POINT

that there is only one weight change (on the BACK step).

The inside foot must remain free for the TWINKLE [Cross, Side, Close].

JUKEBOX

--- Silver Bells

--- Greensleeves