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Level 1 Waltz. VERY EASY. Workshop Number: WZ131
Exercise No. 1
Song: The Rainbow Connection
DEMONSTRATION
LEARNING THE DANCE
This is an exercise for practicing steps, not an actual dance.
It starts in OPEN FACING POSITION with trail hands joined and with the outside foot free.
After the Standard Introduction, it is mostly performed in Butterfly Position.
POSITION: BUTTERFLY
STANDARD INTRODUCTION
Apart, Point, Together, Touch
Step APART with the free foot
POINT toward each other (no weight Action ) with the other foot.
With that free Point foot, Step TOGETHER (take weight) .
TOUCH (no weight Action) bringing the free foot up to the weighted foot.
Helpful Hint: Steps take weight, Actions do not.
An Action might take more than one beat.
SWING takes two beats: lift leg, hold. STEP, SWING only has one weight change (on the STEP)
AUDIO RECORDING
The Demonstration video has sound picked up by the camera. To practice dancing with the original, clear audio recording, PLAY this AUDIO ONLY CLIP.
STEPS
STEP DEMO: Waltz Away & Together
STEP DEMO: Box
[Man starts by stepping forward]
STEP DEMO: Reverse the Box
[Man starts by stepping REVERSE]
STEP DEMO: Canter
[Side, Draw, Close]
Draw is an Action.
Like drawing a line in the sand with your foot.
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