standard lesson with Olya on 10/20/2009

Location: Spectrum
Time: 11:30am
Attendee: Daniel, Sharron

Today we worked on Tango.
1.hold: left side forward, right side toward partner, stay connected?
2. left arm/side stay up, especially in prominent close.
3. keep link compact to the create sharpness.
4.

Standard Lesson With Ikaika on 10/19/2009

Location: Spectrum
Time: 12:15pm
Attendee: Sharron

V Waltz:
1. Timing:
2. do not worry about getting arround. Rather think about using standing leg?

QuickStep:
Routine:
forward lock,
natural turn,
back lock,
running finish,

1. at the end of natural turn, lower before getting into the back lock. do not fall into back lock.
2. running finish is SQQS. need to be prepared for the second quick.

Standard Workshop by Cristian De Cillis on 10/18/2009

Location: Starlite
Time: 2:00pm

This workshop is about quickstep.

1. Timing of quick & quick on the locks
2. Samba rolls in privot turn, slow slow slow.
3. pepper pot
3. positive energy in the head.

Standard Lesson with Cristian DeCillis on 10/17/2009

Location: Starlite
Time: 1:00pm
Attendee: Daniel, Sharron

We worked on Tango today. Mostly on the posture and hold, then the walk walk link.
1. In the starting position, two feet are together, sitting down, with weight on heel of the foot, give the center to the partner.
2. In the prominent position, follower's right knee is pressing against leader's left knee (i.e. pressing outward, instead of inward), preparing for the next step.
3. Don't be scared.

Standard Lesson with Ikaika on 10/15/2009

Location: Dance Spectrum
Attendee: Sharron

Tango
twist turn(SQQSQQ)
SQ : promient postion, don't pull shoulder back
Q: close position. but don't over close. put weight on right foot.
S: step straight forward, not arround.
QQ: small steps, at the second Q, left foot is completely prepared to be under body to provide the sharp turn into prominent.

Remember to prepare the foot. Remember to keep the weight in the inside of the right foot on the prominent steps, so that the weight is falling away from the partner.

quarte

Waltz
1. double reverse spin
a. don't turn body relative to foot. just turn the foot to the right direction. body would follow.
b.

Standard Lesson with Ikaika on 10/2/2009

Location: Dance Spectrum
Attendee: Daniel, Sharron

Waltz:
open impetus:
lady keep on going straight through the guy? what else?

Foxtrat:
what did we talked about here?

Standard Lesson with Ikaika on 10/6/2009

Location: Dance Spectrum
Time: noon
Attendee: Sharron

Tango
1. promenent close is closing to the leader and still staying left.
2. back quate?


Foxtrat from 10/1/2009 lesson
1. Foxtrat Timing:
a. split weight on whole count, complete shifting of wight on the &.
b. 4& is the lowest point.
c. heel turn timing:
heel turn is between 2 and 2&
3 is split weight on both foot,
& is shifting weight completely on left foot.
2. Using of standing leg, feel the weight transfer from the front of the foot to the end of the foot.

Standard Lesson with Olya 10/12/2009

attendee: Sharron, Daniel

Foxtrat
1. Feather finish: Question from Daniel on how to swing/sway without dropping the right side.
Anwer: ?

2. Do CBM in feather step and three step so that it doesn't look too square.
3. Weave: do feather finish at the end of it.
4. information from lesson last week on Oct 5th?

Tango
1. Tango Hold:
a. Leader keep the right hand in front of the ribcage at all time, especially in prominent position.
b. Lady stay left, especially on the link, keep staying on the left to ensure staying behind the leader after turning into prominent.
c. Keep low/connected to the ground. Don't get rise at all. this is not waltz. Don't straigthen the knee when stretching the upper body.

2. quarte?