Standard Lesson Notes with Ikaika on 11/9/2009

Time: Monday, 11:45am
Location: Spectrum
Attendee: Sharron, Daniel

Today we continued on the sway and shaping on Waltz. We went through half natural, hesitation, double reverse spin, chasse, outside change, and then natural spin
1. On the natural spin, I am to keep my head weight on the left and forward through to reach to the top for the spin. This actually helped me in the spin.
2. We talked about general shaping. I was able to feel the shaping without moving the hip, meanwhile taking the belly in, creating the shape from the upper back.
3. We changed the hesitation in waltz to have the head looking to the right before going back to left.
4. We worked on heel turn a bit to ensure that Daniel steps at the right place for the heel turn. I also find that if I keep my knee bent, I was able to accommodate a bigger range of difference in the heel turn.
5. We also did it a bit in foxtrot, but not much more than the reverse turn. Reverse turn is complicated for the girl, needs to keep the head left, shaping to the right, and the body weight go through the whole foot from the heel to the toe, and use the ankle, and don’t forget the lingering feeling.

Q&A