2016Q3

Golden Gate Senior Center

San Francisco, CA

Fall 2016 REGISTRATION INFO

Link to projected lesson plan CALENDAR

NO CLASS ON AUGUST 25. BALLROOM NOT AVAILABLE.

FALL QUARTER STARTS SEPTEMBER 1st at 10:15 a.m.

September focus: Rumba.

SUMMER QUARTER 2016

Dance Party REQUEST LIST for August 18

IF refresher is needed,

click on high-lighted LINKS to navigate to video clips.

Tango d'Ideas.............................Mary

Tango Repertoire

Hush............................................Christina

Two-Step Repertoire

Miss Frenchy Brown..................Peggy

Two-Step Repertoire

Fiddlestepper Polka..................Peter

Two-Step Repertoire

Edelweiss....................................Hans

Waltz Repertoire

Gypsy Waltz...............................Shirley

Waltz Repertoire

My Shy Violet FT.......................Connie

VIOLET Workshop Page

PREVIOUS SESSIONS

Link to Two-Step Repertoire

August 11, 2016

We covered:

Premiere: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (with Charleston)

Review: Maple Leaf Rag

Premiere: All of Me Ph.2+1 (HOVER) WZ [See STEP DEMO below]

Premiere: Cincinnati Rag (Strolling Vine; Vine and Wrap)

[See STEP DEMO below]

STEP DEMOS

Strolling Vine (Step Demo)

-Sample 1

-Sample 2

Vine and Wrap (Step Demo)

For a sample of a dance with the VINE AND WRAP,

see "Louisiana Saturday Night."

We skipped over this dance in late July due to lack of

partners during vacation season; but will eventually bring it into repertoire.

Link to LOUISIANA

Hover (Step Demo) [in this example, TO SEMI]

NOTE optional styling for the man to add tracking while the lady adds brushing.

The brushing in this waltz move is not the same as the BRUSH action in a two-step.

It is dragging the free foot to the weighted foot while that foot is stepping/rising on the beat.

August 4, 2016

We covered:

Five Foot Two

Japanese Sandman

Salty Dog Rag

Maple Leaf Rag

Review: Hush

ROUND ABOUT

Bill danced Piano Roll Waltz in Palo Alto on August 6.

To view the video, Link to ROUND ABOUT

July 28, 2016

We covered:

Ph. 2 TS

- Review: Goody Goody [in Repertoire]

- Premiere: You Belong to Me (new cue: LIMP) [See sample below]

- Premiere: Hush [in Repertoire]

- Premiere: Under This Old Hat

- Practice: All My Exes [in Repertoire]

- Practice: Fiddlestepper Polka at full speed [in Repertoire]

Ph. 2 WZ

- Premiere: What a Wonderful World

July 21, 2016

We covered:

Ph. 2 TS

- Warm-up: Champagne Time

- Revival: Glad Rags [in facing lines]

- Premieres: Buffy; Me and My Shadow; Goody Goody

Ph. 3 Tango

- Practice: Tango Mannita; Review: Tango d'Ideas

July 14, 2016

We covered:

Ph. 2 TS

- In repertoire: 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?

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

June 30, 2016

We covered:

Ph. 1 TS

- Warm-up: Dream of You

Ph. 2 TS

- Practice: 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)

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

- 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

Round About

Hans and Jane danced together to unfamiliar Waltz and Two-Step songs

at an event on June 18th. They had not yet learned some of the steps,

but they did very well keeping up with the other dancers.

To view the video clips, LINK to Hans & Jane

Review

June 16, 2016

We covered

Two-Step

Ph. 1 TS

- Warm-up: Dream of You

Ph. 2 TS

- Premiere "Classic": Miss Frenchy Brown

- Drill for cue Brush: Alley Cat

- Premiere: Glad Rags

Waltz

Intermediate Dancers

Ph. 1 WZ

- Very Easy: Rainbow Connection

Ph. 2 WZ

- Revival "Classic": Tips of My Fingers

Review

June 9, 2016

We covered:

Two-Step

Phase 1 TS

- Premiere: Playin' Possum

- Premiere: Dream of You

Waltz

Intermediate Dancers

Ph. 2 WZ

- Revival "Classic": Edelweiss

- Revival "Classic": Could I Have This Dance?

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

Waltz

Intermediate Dancers

Phase 2

- Revival: Far Away Places

- Premiere: You Make the Moonlight; new cue: SWAY L&R

- Request: Piano Roll Waltz

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