Standard Lesson with Ikaika 7/27/2009

Location: Dance Spectrum

Time: 10:45am

Attendee: Sharron, Daniel,

Today we revisited tango. Really good lesson today, need to practice to drill the points in.

1 Rock Turn:

a). Shaping in rock step: The indicator of shaping from the leader is just an indicator, an inch, not a mile.

b). Sharron needs to remember to give the left shoulder up toward the partner before the shaping, and

c). Tick in the corte: right and then left, like a shiver. We can not really be fast, we can just stop fast to create the sharp image.

2. Reverse turn: (QQSQQ)

a) remember left turning figure needs to keep left side forward.This means, only left upper body, parts above the hip, not including the hip,

b) Sharron needs to remember to feel heavy on the lower body, feel the weight on the the standing leg connected to the floor, and stretch/grow the upper body,

c) Leader steps back on SQ, not curving too much.

3. Natural Twist turn.(SQQSQQ)

a) both person needs to remember to stay down,(Screw down).

b) right turning figure should have right side forward.

c) after the first Q, the man needs to power toward a slight turn to the right, and then step across on the next Q.

d) Man: right knee hook behind left knee. toe of right foot only slightly behind left foot. turn on right toe, left heel.

6 Natural prominent turn.