Group Samba class with Ryan -- 10/13/2008

1. Samba bounce: the bouncing action of rising and loweriing goes through foot and knee. More specifically, the rising up goes through knee, then finish with the rising of the foot. the lowering is lowering the heel first, then the knee bend.
   
2. Samba walk
1. transfer of weight: the rising up goes through foot then knee, the down goes through knee then foot.
   
2. twist: twist to bring the knee under
   
3. settle: think of shoulder, ribcage.
3. Samba Cruzado walks
1. strighten of the knee (&)
   
2. tilt the pelvic/hip up? (a) settle
   
3. move the spine forward
4. move the weight.
5. Chest/Ribcage is open to L or R, but the shoulder is always forward.
   
4. Samba Lock step
1. Do not untwist, leave the hip open, then the lock comes naturally.
   
2. Q: what happens after the lock? bent or strigth knee?
   
5. Samba box step
1. & a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4: rise on the &.
   
2. 1 & a 2: & is when the two feet are collected, on the ball of both feet on a
3. Spine dictates how far we moves.
   
4. count with &, a: & = straighten of leg. a= settling of the hip.
   
6. forgot the name of this one:
1. bent front knee, 10% weight on front foot.
2. straighten of the knee.
3. move front foot back by lifting the hip of the front side.
   
4. bent front knee again with 10% weight as pressure.