A wonderful start to the year
North Sydney (Blues Point Road Hall)
17 Jan 2012
Welcome to the North Sydney class diary, here we will keep a brief outline of what happened in class to jog your memory :-D
Every last Tuesday of the month there is a social night after Level 2 at 8.45pm. Everyone is welcome!
Every second Tuesday of the month there is a beginner Balboa class in the Level 2 timeslot at 7.45pm and an intermediate Balboa class at 8.45pm.
Find out more at our Facebook page.
A big welcome to all of the new students who joined us in Level 1 this week! For our first class of the year we had a bit of fun with Side by Side Charleston and covered the following moves:
- Side by Side Charleston Basic
- Kick Ups
- Tap Slide
Check out our Swing Patrol North Sydney Facebook page to see a video review of these moves from class.
Level 2
For our first Level 2 class of the year we focused on transitions between Charleston, 8 beat and 6 beat through a short routine:
- Side by side basic (x3)
- Side by side regular entry to hand to hand
- Hand to hand (x2)
- Hand to hand spin to 6 beat, then passby and arm of welcome
- Swing out from closed, then three more swing outs with double hand hold on the last
- 6 beat cuddle, rollout, basic (swap hands), arm of welcome, basic to finish
- 6 beat inside turn from closed to hand to hand
- hand to hand with x3 right hand connections
- Hand to hand to tandem charleston (transition starts on left hand)
- Tandem basic (x3)
- Super aeroplane from tandem to side by side
Next week: We will explore some blues moves to prepare you for the special blues night on Wednesday 25 January at Unity Hall in Balmain. See the Facebook event for more info on the Big Blues Bash.
If you have any suggestions for moves you want to learn in class, please contact us at max@swingpatrol.com.au or amandae@swingpatrol.com.au.See you in 2012!
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