RD100w/Mixers

This page is aimed at first day Round Dancers.

VIDEO CLIP: What is Round Dancing?

RD 101 Intro to Round Dance

GENERAL ROUND DANCE INFORMATION

Alignment

Default direction of dance is in a modified circle advancing counter-clockwise.

Directional cues will say to face Wall, Center, Line of Dance (LOD) or Reverse

Line of Dance (RLOD).

Round Dancing GENERAL RULE:

Leader (man) on the inside of the circle, follower (lady) on the outside.

Both start on outer foot (the free foot when in Open Position).

Cues are to Leader. Follower performs opposite footwork.

Shift weight with each step unless the cue is for an "action" step rather than a placement step.

General Round Dance Phase 1 Basic Steps

FORWARD STEP = Using free foot, take a step forward [FWD] and transfer weight to that foot.

BACK STEP = Using free foot, take a step backward [BK] and transfer weight to that foot.

SIDE STEP = Using free foot, take a side step [SD] and transfer weight to that foot.

RD 104 Positions

OPEN Position

RD 110 FIRST DAY WELCOME DANCES

.RD 111 Welcome Circle Dance

We skiped over this too easy selection on Jan. 3.

Go directly to RD 112 below.

~ Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey? ~

Exercise for: Line of Dance [LOD], Reverse Line of Dance [RLOD], Rhythm;

Counting music measures: 4 steps; or "double measure", 8 steps.

Difficulty level: Extremely EASY

Song: Bill Bailey Choreo: "Jump Start Circle"

RD 112 Welcome Mixer

~ Patty Cake Polka ~

An American in Paris

- cues in French -

We use the footwork in this video, but sometimes change the music or the hand-claps.

Oh Susanna

RD 113 Welcome Waltz Mixer

~ Once Upon a December ~

RD 120 Winter Quarter 2019

Plans for the Winter Quarter include some Polka, Merengue and Waltz,

some concentration on Jive, Jig, Rumba, and Disco;

and a major focus on Cha Cha.

IMPORTANT from Jan. 3,

Go to the INTRO TO CHA-CHA PAGE

to see the "C'est Si Bon" full lesson. CLICK HERE--> CHA