Week 2 (of 3) Six Beat in Level 1 & Gangster's Ball Preparation in Level 2
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01 Sep 2010
Gangster's Ball Sat 4 Sep - We hope to see you there! Meet us for drinks at The Marble Bar (Hilton Hotel) from 6:30pm
Coming up on Wed 8 Sep:
- Level 1 (6:30pm): Week 3 (of 3) of Six Beat (No experience needed, start anytime)
- Level 2 (7:45pm): Week 2 (of 2) of Spice up your Charleston! (Chris and Sass can advise whether you're ready to move to level 2)
On Wed 1 Sep we learnt the following in Level 1 and Level 2:
Level 1 - Six Beat (week 2 of 3)
- Six Beat Basic in Closed
- Rock step, pump land, pump land
- In closed position
- Six Beat Send Out
- Rock step, pump land, pump land
- Let go of the follow's right hand on 3-4
- She drifts away on 5-6 to open position
- Six Beat in Open
- Rock step, pump land, pump land
- In open position
- Bring into Closed
- Rock step, pump land, pump land
- Leads, offer the "arm of welcome" on 3-4
- End in closed position
- Free Turn
- Compression (1-2)
- Extra rotation on 3-4
- Turn (5-6) after letting go
- Two Hand Basket
- Start from 2 hand hold
- Rock step on 1-2
- Leads read your watch on 3-4
- Have her in close cuddle on your right side on 5-6
- Exit from Two Hand Basket
- Rotational rock step on 1-2
- Pump land on 3-4
- Pop her out of cuddle hold using inside of right arm on 5-6
- End up holding follow’s left hand in your right
- Lasso Move
- Rock step on 1-2
- Horizontal stop sign with left hand down low on 3-4, compression
- Spin follow clockwise on 5-6 with your right hand, end ready to go again
- Exit from above move
- Rock step on 1-2 – lead holding follow’s left hand in his right
- Stop sign with left hand up high on 3-4, compression
- Turn follow on 5-6 using left hand only
Level 2 - Gangster's Ball Preparation! (week 1 of 1)
- Three Wall
- Keep follow in tight on 3-4 (hit wall 1)
- Step on 5 as per normal but don’t let go and keep her close (wall 2 on 6)
- Step on 7 as per normal but don’t let go and keep her close (wall 3 on 7)
- 9-12 is equivalent to 5-8 footwork in 8 beat
- 1, 2, 3 & 4, 5-6, 5-6, 7 & 8
- Swing out but don't let her go
- Don't let go on 5
- Use 5-8 to move somewhere else on the floor
- End on closed
- Block step
- She goes: swing her out from closed in front of you in anti-clockwise direction
- Don't let go on 5, bring back on 6, 7 & 8
- He goes: swing her out from closed in normal direction
- Don't let go on 5, bring back on 6, 7 & 8
- Standard 8 beat footwork
- Eight Beat Entry into Close Hold
- 1-4 normal
- Change grip to ballroom grip on 5
- Step, step, step, step in a circle on 5-8 bringing the follow into close hold
- Dance in close hold
- Don't rock shoulders leads!
- Bring other foot across next to the one that just moved to ensure complete weight transfer during close hold dancing
- Follows, lag slightly behind the lead to feel the lead
- Exit with a swing-out
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