123567 Basic salsa.
1 With weight on right foot, put left foot in right of right foot (crossing it).
2 Bring back left foot in its extended position.
3 Same as step 1, just that now weight shifts on left foot.
Shift: With weight on left foot, right foot is put in right.
5 Right foot comes back, crosses left foot from behind and weight is shifted on it.
6 Left foot is put in more left.
7 A quick shift is done towards left; right foot touches left foot and left foot goes more left. Weight remains on right foot.
1 Left foot is put diagonally forward (45 degrees to right), with weight shifting on it.
2 Right foot shifts more right, weight shifting on it.
3 Left foot is brought back, close to right foot. Weight is shifted on left foot.
5 Kick right foot and turn 90 degrees to right.
6 Turn completes and place right foot down.
7 Extend left foot a bit more to left, with both hands forming a horizontal cirlce and moving backwards towards right, so that they can give momentum for a counter-clockwise turn.
123 1.25 counter clocwise turn.
567 Hold ot continue for one more counter-clockwise turn.
123 Walk leftwards, by putting feets diagonally turned 45 degrees to left. Right foot follows behind left foot. A slight bend is there on 2.
5 Right foot goes ahead, by rotating counter-clockwise by 180 degrees.
6 Left foot comes close to right foor, and then gives a push upwards, to complete another 180 degrees of counter-clockwise turn.
7 Turn completes, and we end up facing initial direction, with weight on left foot.
1 Right foot comes a bit behind and close to left foot and we kind of bend.
2 We turn 90 degrees clockwise and place right foot forward.
3 We start turning clockwise, by puttin left leg crossing right foot.
567 1.5 clockwise turns.
123567 Basic salsa steps.
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Annual dance show steps
Kites is done on tunes.
123567 Half CBL
123567 123567 Chico Variation
123567 Basic
123567 123567 123567 Hand Switch
123567 Basic
123567 123567 123567 123 Multiple Open Breaks (7 times)
567 Take her in your arms and face audience
123567 CBL. End up in both facing audience, with his left hand and her right hand holding, forming a W.
123 Shine
567 Go forward
123 She gets lead for curl in
567 She curls in
123 Fall
567 Return with Inside turn
123567 Basic
123 Open break
567 Inside turns
123567 Hammer Lock
123 Open break
567 Inside turn and she ends up curled in your right hand.
123 Curl out. End up in both facing audience, with his right hand and her left hand holding, forming a W.
567 Curl in. Both ends facing each other. She ends up more into his left side (a bit), with her arms around his neck.
123 Sway. From left side to right side. Her head rests on your left hand and you hold her back by your right hand.
567 Do Nothing
123 Half Basic
567 123 567 3 Outside turns
123567 Vapya
123567 Vapya
123567 En-shufle (Hey Mogambo)
123567 Adios (Left hand crosses above head on 7)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Form two concentric circles, with girls going forward and forming inner circle (facing outwards) and boys moving back and forming outer circle (facing inwards).
123567 Only girls do shine.
123567 Only girls do shine.
123567 Only boys do shine. Basic Salsa step.
123567 Only boys do shine. Half basic salsa step, and then on 5, they jump back, and then twist their legs from their knees. First left leg and then right leg.
123567 Only girls do shine and rotate clockwise and step out of circle by one foot.
123567 Boys turn left and every one walk/rotate such that they form an inverted V, such that girls face audience and boys have their back to audience.
123567 Half CBL, so that they end with their left side towards audience.
123567 123567 123567 Arm loop (fish) steps. They end with their left side towards audience.
123567 CBL. They end with their right side towards audience. In last 7 step, it is a hold.
123567 Newyork steps both sides.
123567 Boy start moving backwards, girl follows him.
123567 Boy stops and lead girl (leaving her left hand and leading by his left hand) to walk past him from his front to his right side. They end facing audience with him holding her left hand with his right hand. Right hand always go below left hand. All the pairs again form a circle.
123567 Train steps. On 1 boy puts his right foot back and brings both his hands in front. On 2 he starts raising his right hand and rotating counter-clockwise, bringing his right foot ahead. On 3 he completes 180 degrees rotation, bringing his left foot close to right foot. Now he and both the girls whose hands he is holding face each other and holding their hands crossed. On 5 he raises both his hands and start doing clockwise 180 degrees turn, unwinding them, by putting his left foot in front. At the same time both the girls start doing counter-clockwise turn. On 7 they both again reach face to face, with girls inside and boys outside. Hands end in a cris-cross fashion.
123567 Same step.
123 Instead of 180 degrees turn, boys just do 90 degrees counter-clockwise turn. Girls also rotate and whole group ends up making a circle, one behind another, such that their left hand holds right hand of person in his front (over his left shoulder).
567 Circle walk. Every ones walks in circle (the whole circle rotates clockwise).
123 Boys leave girls' left hand (that they hold over their left shoulder), turns 90 degrees clockwise and take his right hand behind their back (waving above the head of girl in their right, the original partner). They also do front basic, with left foot going towards her (and she doing back basic).
567 CBL. His partner ends in her left.
123567 Skip step in Casino salsa. Boys step ahead (45 degrees to their right) with their left foot and then come back with their right foot, forming the circle and skipping the girl in right.
123 All boys come ahead and sit down, forming a smaller inner circle, facing inside. They hold each others hand (right hand below left)
567 Girls sit over their hands.
123 They pick up the girls. Girls balance themselves by holding boy's shoulders and putting their right foot behind left leg's knee.
567 The whole circle starts rotating counter-clockwise, with every one putting their left foot crossing and behind right foot.
123 Rotation continues.
567 Boys get down and girls get on their feet. Boys and girls form two concentric circles with boys forming inner one and looking inwards and girls forming outer circle and facing outwards.
123 Knee shoulder steps. Boys put their right foot forward and right hand going straight above.
567 Boys bring their right hand down and rotate 180 degrees clockwise. Then they stretch their left hand sideways (to left).
123 They rotate back counter clockwise by 180 degrees and again do first 3 knee shoulder steps.
567 Repeat of 567 steps of knee shoulder steps.
123567 Girls move one step ahead and starts moving out of stage rotating clockwise behind one another. Boys hold
123567 Boys rotate clockwise by 90 degrees and then start moving behind one another in a counter-clockwise circle.
123567 Half CBL
123567 123567 Chico Variation
123567 Basic
123567 123567 123567 Hand Switch
123567 Basic
123567 123567 123567 123 Multiple Open Breaks (7 times)
567 Take her in your arms and face audience
123567 CBL. End up in both facing audience, with his left hand and her right hand holding, forming a W.
123 Shine
567 Go forward
123 She gets lead for curl in
567 She curls in
123 Fall
567 Return with Inside turn
123567 Basic
123 Open break
567 Inside turns
123567 Hammer Lock
123 Open break
567 Inside turn and she ends up curled in your right hand.
123 Curl out. End up in both facing audience, with his right hand and her left hand holding, forming a W.
567 Curl in. Both ends facing each other. She ends up more into his left side (a bit), with her arms around his neck.
123 Sway. From left side to right side. Her head rests on your left hand and you hold her back by your right hand.
567 Do Nothing
123 Half Basic
567 123 567 3 Outside turns
123567 Vapya
123567 Vapya
123567 En-shufle (Hey Mogambo)
123567 Adios (Left hand crosses above head on 7)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Form two concentric circles, with girls going forward and forming inner circle (facing outwards) and boys moving back and forming outer circle (facing inwards).
123567 Only girls do shine.
123567 Only girls do shine.
123567 Only boys do shine. Basic Salsa step.
123567 Only boys do shine. Half basic salsa step, and then on 5, they jump back, and then twist their legs from their knees. First left leg and then right leg.
123567 Only girls do shine and rotate clockwise and step out of circle by one foot.
123567 Boys turn left and every one walk/rotate such that they form an inverted V, such that girls face audience and boys have their back to audience.
123567 Half CBL, so that they end with their left side towards audience.
123567 123567 123567 Arm loop (fish) steps. They end with their left side towards audience.
123567 CBL. They end with their right side towards audience. In last 7 step, it is a hold.
123567 Newyork steps both sides.
123567 Boy start moving backwards, girl follows him.
123567 Boy stops and lead girl (leaving her left hand and leading by his left hand) to walk past him from his front to his right side. They end facing audience with him holding her left hand with his right hand. Right hand always go below left hand. All the pairs again form a circle.
123567 Train steps. On 1 boy puts his right foot back and brings both his hands in front. On 2 he starts raising his right hand and rotating counter-clockwise, bringing his right foot ahead. On 3 he completes 180 degrees rotation, bringing his left foot close to right foot. Now he and both the girls whose hands he is holding face each other and holding their hands crossed. On 5 he raises both his hands and start doing clockwise 180 degrees turn, unwinding them, by putting his left foot in front. At the same time both the girls start doing counter-clockwise turn. On 7 they both again reach face to face, with girls inside and boys outside. Hands end in a cris-cross fashion.
123567 Same step.
123 Instead of 180 degrees turn, boys just do 90 degrees counter-clockwise turn. Girls also rotate and whole group ends up making a circle, one behind another, such that their left hand holds right hand of person in his front (over his left shoulder).
567 Circle walk. Every ones walks in circle (the whole circle rotates clockwise).
123 Boys leave girls' left hand (that they hold over their left shoulder), turns 90 degrees clockwise and take his right hand behind their back (waving above the head of girl in their right, the original partner). They also do front basic, with left foot going towards her (and she doing back basic).
567 CBL. His partner ends in her left.
123567 Skip step in Casino salsa. Boys step ahead (45 degrees to their right) with their left foot and then come back with their right foot, forming the circle and skipping the girl in right.
123 All boys come ahead and sit down, forming a smaller inner circle, facing inside. They hold each others hand (right hand below left)
567 Girls sit over their hands.
123 They pick up the girls. Girls balance themselves by holding boy's shoulders and putting their right foot behind left leg's knee.
567 The whole circle starts rotating counter-clockwise, with every one putting their left foot crossing and behind right foot.
123 Rotation continues.
567 Boys get down and girls get on their feet. Boys and girls form two concentric circles with boys forming inner one and looking inwards and girls forming outer circle and facing outwards.
123 Knee shoulder steps. Boys put their right foot forward and right hand going straight above.
567 Boys bring their right hand down and rotate 180 degrees clockwise. Then they stretch their left hand sideways (to left).
123 They rotate back counter clockwise by 180 degrees and again do first 3 knee shoulder steps.
567 Repeat of 567 steps of knee shoulder steps.
123567 Girls move one step ahead and starts moving out of stage rotating clockwise behind one another. Boys hold
123567 Boys rotate clockwise by 90 degrees and then start moving behind one another in a counter-clockwise circle.
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Train, Circle walk and Skip Steps
Train Steps:
1 Boy puts his right foot back and brings both his hands in front.
2 He starts raising his right hand and rotating counter-clockwise, bringing his right foot ahead.
3 He completes 180 degrees rotation, bringing his left foot close to right foot. Now he and both the girls whose hands he is holding face each other and holding their hands crossed.
5 He raises both his hands and start doing clockwise 180 degrees turn, unwinding them, by putting his left foot in front. At the same time both the girls start doing counter-clockwise turn.
6 He keeps on doing clockwise direction, moving outside.
7 They both again end face to face, with girls inside and boys outside. Hands end in a cris-cross fashion.
123567 Same steps are repeated.
123 Instead of 180 degrees turn, boys just do 90 degrees counter-clockwise turn. Girls also rotate and whole group ends up making a circle, one behind another, such that their left hand holds right hand of person in his front (over his left shoulder).
Circle walk:
567 Every ones walks in circle (the whole circle rotates clockwise).
123 Boys leave girls' left hand (that they hold over their left shoulder), turns 90 degrees clockwise and take his right hand behind their back (waving above the head of girl in their right, the original partner). They also do front basic, with left foot going towards her (and she doing back basic).
567 CBL. His partner ends in her left.
Skip Steps:
1 Boys step ahead (45 degrees to their right) with their left foot.
2 Boys shift right with their right foot.
3 Boys come back, with their left foot, forming the circle and skipping the girl that was in right.
5 CBL happens. Boys step back on their right foot.
6 Boys bring their left foot back close to right foot, give lead to girl on right, to cross in front of him.
7 Boys move ahead.
1 Boy puts his right foot back and brings both his hands in front.
2 He starts raising his right hand and rotating counter-clockwise, bringing his right foot ahead.
3 He completes 180 degrees rotation, bringing his left foot close to right foot. Now he and both the girls whose hands he is holding face each other and holding their hands crossed.
5 He raises both his hands and start doing clockwise 180 degrees turn, unwinding them, by putting his left foot in front. At the same time both the girls start doing counter-clockwise turn.
6 He keeps on doing clockwise direction, moving outside.
7 They both again end face to face, with girls inside and boys outside. Hands end in a cris-cross fashion.
123567 Same steps are repeated.
123 Instead of 180 degrees turn, boys just do 90 degrees counter-clockwise turn. Girls also rotate and whole group ends up making a circle, one behind another, such that their left hand holds right hand of person in his front (over his left shoulder).
Circle walk:
567 Every ones walks in circle (the whole circle rotates clockwise).
123 Boys leave girls' left hand (that they hold over their left shoulder), turns 90 degrees clockwise and take his right hand behind their back (waving above the head of girl in their right, the original partner). They also do front basic, with left foot going towards her (and she doing back basic).
567 CBL. His partner ends in her left.
Skip Steps:
1 Boys step ahead (45 degrees to their right) with their left foot.
2 Boys shift right with their right foot.
3 Boys come back, with their left foot, forming the circle and skipping the girl that was in right.
5 CBL happens. Boys step back on their right foot.
6 Boys bring their left foot back close to right foot, give lead to girl on right, to cross in front of him.
7 Boys move ahead.
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Salsa Titanic with Lead (Travel) Back Variation
In 39th class we learnt Salsa Titanic step with lead (travel) back variation.
We begin by doing one full basic step to get in sync with each other. Then we do outside C turn, with male partner doing open break and female partner doing clockwise turn. At end of above turn steps, they switch their hands. He gives her right hand to his right hand and his right hand now holds her right hand. Then starts Titanic steps:
1: He starts doing CBL. He gets hold of her left hand with his left hand, above their right hands.
2: CBL step 2.
3: CBL step 3.
5: CBL step 5.
6: CBL step 6, with inside turn. he raises his left hand and she starts turning counter-clockwise under their left hands.
7: CBL step 7. Both partners start facing same direction, performing the Titanic pose. Her hands should be straight and stretched out horizontally.
1: He does a forward basic, but his left foot makes another 45 degrees rotation. She also goes forward, with her right foot crossing her left foot and coming forward.
2: Basic step 2, with hands horizontally stretched out. Both shift weights to back leg.
3: Basic step 3. he brings his left foot back. But this time he places it 45 degrees rotated clockwise.
5: Both starts travelling back. Both partners turn 90 degrees clockwise during this step. He puts his right foot back, rotating it almost 180 degrees clockwise.
6: He brings back his left foot crossing his right foot. His left foot and right foot should point roughly opposite directions.
7: He brings his right foot close to his left foot. Both partners are now facing same direction to the one in Titanic pose. During all above steps, they keep their hands horizontally straight.
1: He does a forward basic, while she does her back basic.
2: He leaves her left hand and she starts rotating counter-clockwise under his right hand. He walks forward rotating her and covering the distance.
3,5,6,7: She completes one and half counter-clockwise turns and both start facing each other. They also shift their hands at the end. She can also one and half rotations in clockwise directions, but it depends on which step she gets the lead to turn.
Following video shows the steps. Option 2 is the one, we were taught. Details are 2:56 minutes onwards.
We begin by doing one full basic step to get in sync with each other. Then we do outside C turn, with male partner doing open break and female partner doing clockwise turn. At end of above turn steps, they switch their hands. He gives her right hand to his right hand and his right hand now holds her right hand. Then starts Titanic steps:
1: He starts doing CBL. He gets hold of her left hand with his left hand, above their right hands.
2: CBL step 2.
3: CBL step 3.
5: CBL step 5.
6: CBL step 6, with inside turn. he raises his left hand and she starts turning counter-clockwise under their left hands.
7: CBL step 7. Both partners start facing same direction, performing the Titanic pose. Her hands should be straight and stretched out horizontally.
1: He does a forward basic, but his left foot makes another 45 degrees rotation. She also goes forward, with her right foot crossing her left foot and coming forward.
2: Basic step 2, with hands horizontally stretched out. Both shift weights to back leg.
3: Basic step 3. he brings his left foot back. But this time he places it 45 degrees rotated clockwise.
5: Both starts travelling back. Both partners turn 90 degrees clockwise during this step. He puts his right foot back, rotating it almost 180 degrees clockwise.
6: He brings back his left foot crossing his right foot. His left foot and right foot should point roughly opposite directions.
7: He brings his right foot close to his left foot. Both partners are now facing same direction to the one in Titanic pose. During all above steps, they keep their hands horizontally straight.
1: He does a forward basic, while she does her back basic.
2: He leaves her left hand and she starts rotating counter-clockwise under his right hand. He walks forward rotating her and covering the distance.
3,5,6,7: She completes one and half counter-clockwise turns and both start facing each other. They also shift their hands at the end. She can also one and half rotations in clockwise directions, but it depends on which step she gets the lead to turn.
Following video shows the steps. Option 2 is the one, we were taught. Details are 2:56 minutes onwards.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Salsa Cross Body Leads with Fall
In 38th class we also learnt Salsa Cross Body Leads with Fall steps. We begin by doing one full basic step to get in sync with each other. Then we do a variation of CBL:
1: Basic step 1. She does her basic steps.
2: He opens up to his right side. He lifts his right foot and puts it perpendicularly backwards to his right. This displacement is a bit more, when compared to basic step 2. Weight is shifted on right foot.
3: He puts his left foot (rotated perpendicular) close to his right foot. Then weight is shifted on left foot. Now he has turned perpendicular to his initial direction.
5: He does basic step 5, by going back on his right foot. He gives her lead to do CBL. He gently pulls her left hand with his right hand. She crosses him by walking straight with her left foot.
6: Basic step 6 for him. He shifts weight on his left foot. He leaves her left hand and gives a slight pull with his left hand so that she does a 270 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. She starts turning left by putting her right foot forward and then making it as pivot to turn left.
7: Basic step 7 for him. He brings his right foot forward and places it near left foot. Weight is then shifted on right foot. She also completes her turn and now both partners start facing same direction, with him holding her stretched right hand with his stretched left hand. Both partners stretch their free hands in opposite directions, adding style. Their fingers should make shape as if they are holding a ball with thumb, middle and index fingers only.
1: Both partners do open break step 1. He does it with his left foot going back, while she does it with her right foot.
2: Open break step 2 (weight shifting).
3: Open break step 3 (bringing foot forward). Here male partner gives her a lead to curl in. He pulls her right hand a bit in front, forming a kind of tension in rubber band. She brings in her left hand near her chest, at shoulder height.
5: Open break step 5 for him. He brings his right hand back to its position, giving her a kind of jerk on her right hand and thus a momentum to do clockwise 360 degrees turn. She starts curling into his left hand, by rotating clockwise. For turning right she begins with overlapping her right foot by her left foot.
6: Open break step 6 for him. She continues curling in clockwise.
7: Open break step 7 for him. She completes her 360 degrees turn and both partners start facing same direction such that they both end up standing side by side with his left leg almost touching her right leg. He also brings in his right hand close to his chest (at shoulder height), such that his right hand palm touches completely her left hand palm (forming a namastey).
1: He does a side step with his right foot, while she falls over him sideways. Doing this, she picks up her left foot and places it on her right leg knee and keeps on leaning right over him.
2: He shifts his weight on left foot, pushing back her. She puts back her left foot on ground and shifts weight on it.
3: He brings his right foot close to his left foot. He also breaks namastey and pulls her right shoulder by his right hand. This gives her momentum to do 1.75 counter-clockwise (left) turns.
5: He raises his left hand and she starts turning left by overlapping her left foot by her right foot. While she is turning, he does rest of his CBL steps. He turns 90 degrees counter-clockwise and also covers the distance. He does that by starting with his right foot going back.
6: She continues turning under his left hand and he puts his left foot in front of him, rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
7: He puts his right foot close to his left foot, turning 90 degrees completely. She also completes her turns, and now both partners start facing each other.
1: Basic step 1. She does her basic steps.
2: He opens up to his right side. He lifts his right foot and puts it perpendicularly backwards to his right. This displacement is a bit more, when compared to basic step 2. Weight is shifted on right foot.
3: He puts his left foot (rotated perpendicular) close to his right foot. Then weight is shifted on left foot. Now he has turned perpendicular to his initial direction.
5: He does basic step 5, by going back on his right foot. He gives her lead to do CBL. He gently pulls her left hand with his right hand. She crosses him by walking straight with her left foot.
6: Basic step 6 for him. He shifts weight on his left foot. He leaves her left hand and gives a slight pull with his left hand so that she does a 270 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. She starts turning left by putting her right foot forward and then making it as pivot to turn left.
7: Basic step 7 for him. He brings his right foot forward and places it near left foot. Weight is then shifted on right foot. She also completes her turn and now both partners start facing same direction, with him holding her stretched right hand with his stretched left hand. Both partners stretch their free hands in opposite directions, adding style. Their fingers should make shape as if they are holding a ball with thumb, middle and index fingers only.
1: Both partners do open break step 1. He does it with his left foot going back, while she does it with her right foot.
2: Open break step 2 (weight shifting).
3: Open break step 3 (bringing foot forward). Here male partner gives her a lead to curl in. He pulls her right hand a bit in front, forming a kind of tension in rubber band. She brings in her left hand near her chest, at shoulder height.
5: Open break step 5 for him. He brings his right hand back to its position, giving her a kind of jerk on her right hand and thus a momentum to do clockwise 360 degrees turn. She starts curling into his left hand, by rotating clockwise. For turning right she begins with overlapping her right foot by her left foot.
6: Open break step 6 for him. She continues curling in clockwise.
7: Open break step 7 for him. She completes her 360 degrees turn and both partners start facing same direction such that they both end up standing side by side with his left leg almost touching her right leg. He also brings in his right hand close to his chest (at shoulder height), such that his right hand palm touches completely her left hand palm (forming a namastey).
1: He does a side step with his right foot, while she falls over him sideways. Doing this, she picks up her left foot and places it on her right leg knee and keeps on leaning right over him.
2: He shifts his weight on left foot, pushing back her. She puts back her left foot on ground and shifts weight on it.
3: He brings his right foot close to his left foot. He also breaks namastey and pulls her right shoulder by his right hand. This gives her momentum to do 1.75 counter-clockwise (left) turns.
5: He raises his left hand and she starts turning left by overlapping her left foot by her right foot. While she is turning, he does rest of his CBL steps. He turns 90 degrees counter-clockwise and also covers the distance. He does that by starting with his right foot going back.
6: She continues turning under his left hand and he puts his left foot in front of him, rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
7: He puts his right foot close to his left foot, turning 90 degrees completely. She also completes her turns, and now both partners start facing each other.
Advanced Salsa Newyork steps with Windmill variations
In 38th class we learnt Advanced Salsa Newyork steps with Windmill variations:
1: Male partner starts by doing open break and making C loop with his left hand.
2: Open break step 2.
3: Open break step 3. His left hand holding her right hand reaches over top of their head levels.
5: He does a side basic with his right foot, while she starts doing a clockwise (right) 360 degrees turn. He leaves her left hand.
6: He shifts weight to his left foot. She continues doing right turn.
7: He pushes his right foot to get momentum to do a quick 180 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. During rotation, his left hand keeps on holding her right hand over his head. She completes her right turn. At end of his turn, he leaves her right hand. Both partners are now facing same direction. She lets her right hand come down and he holds it with his right hand (brought behind his back).
1: Side step 1. Both partners do side steps, with him holding her right hand with his right hand. He starts by doing it with his left foot, while she starts with her right foot.
2: Side step 2.
3: Side step 3.
5: Side step 5.
6: Side step 6.
7: Side step 7.
1: Basic step 1. He goes forward with his left foot, while she goes back with her right foot.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3. He raises his right arm straight above and going a bit far right (making some 20 degrees angle from his standing line). She also has to make it sure that her right hand goes up straight. This is the lead for windmill rotations.
5: He goes back with his right foot and starts doing clockwise rotations with his hands (like rotating windmill). The windmill rotations are not exactly in line of his standing line, but rotated 20 degrees. She starts doing clockwise turns by overlapping her right foot by her left foot. In total, she has to make 1.5 clockwise (right) turns.
6: Basic step 6 for him, while continue rotating his right hand and her.
7: Basic step 7 for him. She completes 1.5 left turns and then both partners switch hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice versa.
Following video shows the steps:
1: Male partner starts by doing open break and making C loop with his left hand.
2: Open break step 2.
3: Open break step 3. His left hand holding her right hand reaches over top of their head levels.
5: He does a side basic with his right foot, while she starts doing a clockwise (right) 360 degrees turn. He leaves her left hand.
6: He shifts weight to his left foot. She continues doing right turn.
7: He pushes his right foot to get momentum to do a quick 180 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. During rotation, his left hand keeps on holding her right hand over his head. She completes her right turn. At end of his turn, he leaves her right hand. Both partners are now facing same direction. She lets her right hand come down and he holds it with his right hand (brought behind his back).
1: Side step 1. Both partners do side steps, with him holding her right hand with his right hand. He starts by doing it with his left foot, while she starts with her right foot.
2: Side step 2.
3: Side step 3.
5: Side step 5.
6: Side step 6.
7: Side step 7.
1: Basic step 1. He goes forward with his left foot, while she goes back with her right foot.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3. He raises his right arm straight above and going a bit far right (making some 20 degrees angle from his standing line). She also has to make it sure that her right hand goes up straight. This is the lead for windmill rotations.
5: He goes back with his right foot and starts doing clockwise rotations with his hands (like rotating windmill). The windmill rotations are not exactly in line of his standing line, but rotated 20 degrees. She starts doing clockwise turns by overlapping her right foot by her left foot. In total, she has to make 1.5 clockwise (right) turns.
6: Basic step 6 for him, while continue rotating his right hand and her.
7: Basic step 7 for him. She completes 1.5 left turns and then both partners switch hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice versa.
Following video shows the steps:
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Cha Cha Walk
In 37th class, we learnt Cha Cha Walk. After doing one set of basic Cha Cha steps, we do following steps:
2-3-Cha-Cha-1
2: Cha Cha step 2. Male partner gives her lead to rotate 180 degrees clockwise, by starts raising his right hand.
3: Cha Cha step 3. She starts rotating clockwise (right turn) under his right hand, so that she ends up in his left side, with both partners facing same direction.
Cha: Cha step. Instead of shifting to left, he just does weight shift.
Cha: Cha step. Instead of shifting his foot, he just does weight shift.
1: Step 1. Instead of shifting his foot, he just does weight shift. At end of this step, both partners are facing same direction and his weight is on right foot, while her weight is on left foot.
2: Cha Cha walk starts. Both start moving forward, holding both hands, with their free foot (his left and her right foot). His left foot goes forward a bit.
3: He brings and puts his right foot a bit forward of left foot.
Cha: He brings and puts his left foot a bit forward of right foot.
Cha: He brings and puts his right foot a bit closer to left foot.
1: He puts his left foot ahead (around a feet).
2: He brings and puts his right foot a bit forward of left foot.
3: He brings and puts his left foot a bit forward of right foot.
Cha: He brings and puts his right foot a bit forward of left foot.
Cha: He brings and puts his left foot a bit closer to right foot.
1: He puts his right foot ahead (around a feet).
Now she makes counter-clockwise double spin (1.5 turns), and in end both partners start facing each other.
2: He puts his left foot forward a bit and starts rotating her counter-clockwise by 180 degrees (making counter-clockwise circles with both of his hands).
3: He puts his right foot forward and continue rotating her counter-clockwise.
2: He puts his left foot forward and continue rotating her counter-clockwise. He leaves her left hand with his right hand.
3: He puts his right foot forward and brings down his left hand. He also holds her left hand with his right hand. After rotating 1.5 turns, when both partners start facing each other, she should remember to put her left foot next to her right foot, so that they can end the rotations and continue with basic Cha Cha steps.
Basic Cha Cha steps follow.
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2: Cha Cha step 2. Male partner gives her lead to rotate 180 degrees clockwise, by starts raising his right hand.
3: Cha Cha step 3. She starts rotating clockwise (right turn) under his right hand, so that she ends up in his left side, with both partners facing same direction.
Cha: Cha step. Instead of shifting to left, he just does weight shift.
Cha: Cha step. Instead of shifting his foot, he just does weight shift.
1: Step 1. Instead of shifting his foot, he just does weight shift. At end of this step, both partners are facing same direction and his weight is on right foot, while her weight is on left foot.
2: Cha Cha walk starts. Both start moving forward, holding both hands, with their free foot (his left and her right foot). His left foot goes forward a bit.
3: He brings and puts his right foot a bit forward of left foot.
Cha: He brings and puts his left foot a bit forward of right foot.
Cha: He brings and puts his right foot a bit closer to left foot.
1: He puts his left foot ahead (around a feet).
2: He brings and puts his right foot a bit forward of left foot.
3: He brings and puts his left foot a bit forward of right foot.
Cha: He brings and puts his right foot a bit forward of left foot.
Cha: He brings and puts his left foot a bit closer to right foot.
1: He puts his right foot ahead (around a feet).
Now she makes counter-clockwise double spin (1.5 turns), and in end both partners start facing each other.
2: He puts his left foot forward a bit and starts rotating her counter-clockwise by 180 degrees (making counter-clockwise circles with both of his hands).
3: He puts his right foot forward and continue rotating her counter-clockwise.
2: He puts his left foot forward and continue rotating her counter-clockwise. He leaves her left hand with his right hand.
3: He puts his right foot forward and brings down his left hand. He also holds her left hand with his right hand. After rotating 1.5 turns, when both partners start facing each other, she should remember to put her left foot next to her right foot, so that they can end the rotations and continue with basic Cha Cha steps.
Basic Cha Cha steps follow.
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