Carnival
PRO DEMO Full dance
with the original choriographers:
Ron & Ree Rumble
Learning the Intro
Includes ANNOTATIONS if help is needed for styling.
LESSON EXERCISE. With The Taylors, 2012.
Complete dance with good view of INTRO from behind the performers.
Dancing the Introduction
ABBREV.: R=Right L=Left M=Man W=Woman RK=ROCK X=CROSS
Start in shadow position both facing wall, both R ft free,
both with head down toward left, all hands down except
M's R hand on W's R hip.
The introduction includes 14 measures of music.
1. WAIT; QQQQ
2. W ROLL OUT;
to face Wall. W raise head at start of ROLL. QQS
M raise head during holds and steps SIDE R during Slow beat. - - S
3. OP FENCE LINE;
both facing Wall, handhold: joined M's R, W's L
4. BREAK BK & W ROLL ACRS TO BFLY DLW;
5. CIRCLE VINE 4; QQQQ
holding Butterfly hands circling counter-clockwise, start with CROSS
6. CROSS & SLOW RONDE; QQS
measures 5 and 6 might be cued as "CIRCLE VINE 5 & SLOW RONDE"
-- simply, it is a standard XIF, VIN 4 then RONDE
7. CIRCLE VINE 4;
8. CROSS & SLOW RONDE; the RONDE does not take weight-- keep it slow
9. OPPOSITE FENCE LINE;
10. SPOT TRN TO TANDEM & HOLD;
both SPOT TRN around until both facing Wall in Tandem Position
11. SLOW HIP RKS; SS
as heads lower
12. HIP RK 3; QQS
13. SLOW SD TO W’S STORK LINE;
photo of Woman's STORK LINE below
-- unlike photo, M R hand on W back and M's L hand holding W's L hand.
-- styling: W's lowered head now going back to rest on M's R shoulder
14. FAN TRANSITION; to facing Wall
M transitions by Rk sd L LOD, -, rec R
W performs FAN
Measure 13. Woman's STORK LINE
Golden State Round-Up 2014.
Carnival [excerpts] RB; cues: A.Gracia.