Attendee: Sharron and Daniel
Today we worked on establish a quick step routine.
1. Running right turn:
a. Natural turn (SQQ)
b. Pivot (S), like in the spin turn?
c. Foxtrat natural turn with a heel turn(SSS). The first 3 parts is called running right turn.
d. running finish (SQQ)
Long wall, short wall, then long wall.
2. natural turn(SQQ)
3. tipple chasse with a pivot at the end (SQQS)
a. pivot is on right foot for leader, left foot for follower.
4. back lock (SQQS)
8. outside change to outside partner position(SQQ)
9. prep step + quick open reverse ( SSQQ)
10. 4 quick runs (SQQQQS)
11. Tipsy (Big questions on this!)
ending backing LOD towards end of long wall.
12. Natural hesitation (SSS)
13. Sailor Shuffle (SQQ)
14. QQ
15. Step hop, step hop.
16. Scatter chasse (5 sets) finish with the last step hop. Cover short wall and new long wall.
Short Wall
17. pepper pot (Q&QQQ): chasse followed with lock.
18. natural turn (SQQ)
19. over turned spin turn(SQQ)
20. running finish (QQQQ), facing DW down new long wall at the end.
Long wall
21. 4 runs (QQQQ) with the last quick (rising slightly?) turning to have leader backing DC
22. 2 runs backward (for leader), forward for follower, toward DC.
23. Outside change to Prominent SQQ
24. weave SQQ
20. Outside change to Prominent Position. SQQ
Friday, June 18, 2010
Standard Lesson with Ikaika on 6/17/2010
Attendee: Sharron, Daniel
First lesson since Daniel getting back:
1. we worked on an exercise to make sure that the abs are engaged so that when we are lowering down to prepare the legs, our upper body is not tilted to the opposite direction. This exercise is on a waltz box step, but on the 3&, rather than lowering down, we rise and kick foward the leg that is going to step out in 1. We need to do this without tilitng the upper body. Then we lower down and prepare the leg. and move on.
2. We worked on the enlongating internally in the upper body to do shaping. Daniel has a question on this that he needs to ask in the next class.
3. On the natural turn in waltz, Sharron needs to remember to get her weight completely on the left foot, then use it.
4. Then we learned scatter chasse and runs in quick step.
Scattered Chasse: Slow and Slow, Quick and Quick, step hop, always shape towarding where you come from.
Runs: from prominent position, Step hop (step is on in side foot), chasse, kick out right foot in place (called the rocket step), then start running.
First lesson since Daniel getting back:
1. we worked on an exercise to make sure that the abs are engaged so that when we are lowering down to prepare the legs, our upper body is not tilted to the opposite direction. This exercise is on a waltz box step, but on the 3&, rather than lowering down, we rise and kick foward the leg that is going to step out in 1. We need to do this without tilitng the upper body. Then we lower down and prepare the leg. and move on.
2. We worked on the enlongating internally in the upper body to do shaping. Daniel has a question on this that he needs to ask in the next class.
3. On the natural turn in waltz, Sharron needs to remember to get her weight completely on the left foot, then use it.
4. Then we learned scatter chasse and runs in quick step.
Scattered Chasse: Slow and Slow, Quick and Quick, step hop, always shape towarding where you come from.
Runs: from prominent position, Step hop (step is on in side foot), chasse, kick out right foot in place (called the rocket step), then start running.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Standard Lesson with Ikaika 6/10/2010
Attendee: Sharron
Today we continued on foxtrot.
We moved on to the reverse turn, went though the feather finished and focused on the three step.
we continued to work on sway. I asked a few questions.
1. the sway of the 2nd step in foxtrot, how should it feel. answer is like feeling the swing of right leg to the right back.
2. The heel turn need to feed planted/drilled/grounded on the ground on the right foot.
3. still need to remember to stretch to the left, but the stretch of the upper body is initiated from the lower body.
4. Need to challenge myself to do more of the sway.
5. need to remember to stay on the standing foot for longer.
6. three step: the timing of the neutralizing of the hip is similar to the timing in reverse turn.
7. remember the left side lead on the three step to keep the upper body still stretching into the left space, almost like back of head leading into left back space.
Today we continued on foxtrot.
We moved on to the reverse turn, went though the feather finished and focused on the three step.
we continued to work on sway. I asked a few questions.
1. the sway of the 2nd step in foxtrot, how should it feel. answer is like feeling the swing of right leg to the right back.
2. The heel turn need to feed planted/drilled/grounded on the ground on the right foot.
3. still need to remember to stretch to the left, but the stretch of the upper body is initiated from the lower body.
4. Need to challenge myself to do more of the sway.
5. need to remember to stay on the standing foot for longer.
6. three step: the timing of the neutralizing of the hip is similar to the timing in reverse turn.
7. remember the left side lead on the three step to keep the upper body still stretching into the left space, almost like back of head leading into left back space.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Standard lesson with Ikaika 6/9/2010
Attendee: Sharron
Today we worked on foxtrot. 2 things.
1. Stay on the standing leg longer, move toward the partner before going backward.
2. sway from the hip, (no. groin rather). It is a strange area to focus on really. But the feeling is trying to use that area at the origin of power for the sway, tighten the muscles there to tilt the hip bone, creating the crease between the femur and the hip bone. I think I only just understood in on the right hip on the beginning of the first step of the feather step, and the third step of the feather step. Not sure of the rest at all.
3. then we talked about neutralizing the sway on the step to the reverse turn. The initializing of the neutralizing is also from the same area. But now I'm standing on the left leg, with the right leg forward, held at a hip tilted position. Now need to level that part first to be in neutral position.
Questions remaining:
2. what to do on step 2 in feather step.
3. rest of the reverse turn?
Today we worked on foxtrot. 2 things.
1. Stay on the standing leg longer, move toward the partner before going backward.
2. sway from the hip, (no. groin rather). It is a strange area to focus on really. But the feeling is trying to use that area at the origin of power for the sway, tighten the muscles there to tilt the hip bone, creating the crease between the femur and the hip bone. I think I only just understood in on the right hip on the beginning of the first step of the feather step, and the third step of the feather step. Not sure of the rest at all.
3. then we talked about neutralizing the sway on the step to the reverse turn. The initializing of the neutralizing is also from the same area. But now I'm standing on the left leg, with the right leg forward, held at a hip tilted position. Now need to level that part first to be in neutral position.
Questions remaining:
2. what to do on step 2 in feather step.
3. rest of the reverse turn?
Friday, May 28, 2010
Standard Lesson with Ikaika 5/26/2009
Attendee: Sharron
Today was a bad day for me. I was rushing to the lesson, got all nervous and hyper when I got there, took a long time to calm down and get to the dancing mode.
We worked on the last part of the waltz routine, i.e. after coming out of slip pivot, we had chasse, back lock and back whisk. Then into weave, and chasse. etc...
we worked on the back whisk, i need to turn on the ball of my left foot, here I need to turn my foot, my knee, my hip, but NOT my top.
Then we worked on weave, which is a small disaster. on the the 2 and 3, it should be right sway?
Today was a bad day for me. I was rushing to the lesson, got all nervous and hyper when I got there, took a long time to calm down and get to the dancing mode.
We worked on the last part of the waltz routine, i.e. after coming out of slip pivot, we had chasse, back lock and back whisk. Then into weave, and chasse. etc...
we worked on the back whisk, i need to turn on the ball of my left foot, here I need to turn my foot, my knee, my hip, but NOT my top.
Then we worked on weave, which is a small disaster. on the the 2 and 3, it should be right sway?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Standard Lesson with Ikaika 5/25/2010
Attendee:
Today we continued on Watlz.
1. Posture and Poise.
2. coming out of the right foot lounge, need to move from front of left foot to front of the right foot, then initiate the shape of the upper body from the lower body. Go from the outside of the left foot to the outside of the right foot.
3. Chasse
a. difference between chasse and fall away. On the second step, I feel turning, on the fall away, I don't feel like turning.
b. keep in the left space, the energy for that comes from the lower body, the foot, the knee, the hip.
4. timing
chasse 12&3
running lock 12&3
fallaway 1&23
5. fall away,
a. turn the head at 1&.
b. keep to the left of the space, especially after getting back into close position. Try to do the same thing as what was done at the end of the chasse.
6. the rounde is supposed to be something goes forward, instead of trying to go side ways?? Not sure if I'm clear on this?
Today we continued on Watlz.
1. Posture and Poise.
2. coming out of the right foot lounge, need to move from front of left foot to front of the right foot, then initiate the shape of the upper body from the lower body. Go from the outside of the left foot to the outside of the right foot.
3. Chasse
a. difference between chasse and fall away. On the second step, I feel turning, on the fall away, I don't feel like turning.
b. keep in the left space, the energy for that comes from the lower body, the foot, the knee, the hip.
4. timing
chasse 12&3
running lock 12&3
fallaway 1&23
5. fall away,
a. turn the head at 1&.
b. keep to the left of the space, especially after getting back into close position. Try to do the same thing as what was done at the end of the chasse.
6. the rounde is supposed to be something goes forward, instead of trying to go side ways?? Not sure if I'm clear on this?
Friday, May 21, 2010
Standard Lesson with Ikaika 5/21/2010
Attendee: Sharron Ji
Walked on the second part of waltz today:
1. Folding at hip joint to create the sway, instead of thinking of tilting upper body to create the sway, that should be the consequence not the initiator.
2.Throwaway Oversway
a.Left foot extends out diagonally, not just straight back (or even cross right foot)
b.Shape from the hip.
c.Recover to prominent by turning or the right foot while knee was still bent.
3.Outside spin (rise to close feet)
a.Turn on the right foot.
b.Use right foot as axis. Do not let upper body try to go around on the left side.
4.Progressive Lock turn: shape left
5.Turning lock from PP: shape right
a.Hip stays with partner especially on the right foot cross front part.
6.Right foot lounge
a.Head actually stay right for quite a moment,
b.Then dance into the right lounge (i.e. head sway to left/back) from the lower body, not just bent back.
7.Check
a.Need to turn right to maximum then release back.
Walked on the second part of waltz today:
1. Folding at hip joint to create the sway, instead of thinking of tilting upper body to create the sway, that should be the consequence not the initiator.
2.Throwaway Oversway
a.Left foot extends out diagonally, not just straight back (or even cross right foot)
b.Shape from the hip.
c.Recover to prominent by turning or the right foot while knee was still bent.
3.Outside spin (rise to close feet)
a.Turn on the right foot.
b.Use right foot as axis. Do not let upper body try to go around on the left side.
4.Progressive Lock turn: shape left
5.Turning lock from PP: shape right
a.Hip stays with partner especially on the right foot cross front part.
6.Right foot lounge
a.Head actually stay right for quite a moment,
b.Then dance into the right lounge (i.e. head sway to left/back) from the lower body, not just bent back.
7.Check
a.Need to turn right to maximum then release back.
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