01 December 2013
Samena Squares Lesson #11
12/05/2013
Dear Friends,
What a fun night! It is always magical to see the hall transformed into Christmas! Thank you for all your help.
We danced a lot Thursday night! My goal is to finish teaching the Basic calls (1-51) before Christmas. Ray Gallagher is the caller for the dance on December 27. I would like to tell him that he can call 1-51 at that dance. I think it is possible. It’s only five or six call each week. Not to worry though some are variations of ones we already know. Others go together so they are easy to learn.
Have a great week! Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts! Stay warm!
Three dates that need to be on your calendar:
Thursday, December 26: NO CLASS. Enjoy your families!
Friday, December 27: Hawaiian Holiday Level Dance at the Samena Squares, squares 8 – 10:30 p.m. Ray Gallagher, calling and John Neverdowski, cueing.
Thursday, January 2, 2014: Class resumes 7 – 9 p.m.
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #11:
33. Slip The Clutch: In a Thar Star, the centers keep their star and let go of the outsides and start walking forward. The outsides let go of the centers and continue walking forward. Walk forward the designated distance to complete the next command. SLIP THE CLUTCH – 2 steps.
36. Trade Family:
36 c. Partner: Directed dancers change places with their partner. Every TRADE includes a reversal of facing direction. PARTNER – 4 steps;
46. Zoom: With two couples in tandem, lead couple rolls away from each other 360 degrees to take the place of the trailing couple; the trailing couple steps straight forward into the empty spot. Couples can be in tandem facing in or facing out. ZOOM – 4 steps.
49. Trade By: Couples in the center facing each other PASS THRU while the outfacing dancers do a PARTNER TRADE to face in. TRADE BY – 4 steps.
51. Ferris Wheel: From a Two Faced Line; The couples facing IN step straight forward till the centers can touch adjacent hands (forms a new two-faced line in the center) then they do half of a Couples Trade and Bend The Line to face the adjacent couple. The OUT-FACING couple (with an imaginary adjacent couple) does half of a Couples Trade and the Bends to face the Center of the set. FERRIS WHEEL – 6 steps.
What a fun night! It is always magical to see the hall transformed into Christmas! Thank you for all your help.
We danced a lot Thursday night! My goal is to finish teaching the Basic calls (1-51) before Christmas. Ray Gallagher is the caller for the dance on December 27. I would like to tell him that he can call 1-51 at that dance. I think it is possible. It’s only five or six call each week. Not to worry though some are variations of ones we already know. Others go together so they are easy to learn.
Have a great week! Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts! Stay warm!
Three dates that need to be on your calendar:
Thursday, December 26: NO CLASS. Enjoy your families!
Friday, December 27: Hawaiian Holiday Level Dance at the Samena Squares, squares 8 – 10:30 p.m. Ray Gallagher, calling and John Neverdowski, cueing.
Thursday, January 2, 2014: Class resumes 7 – 9 p.m.
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #11:
33. Slip The Clutch: In a Thar Star, the centers keep their star and let go of the outsides and start walking forward. The outsides let go of the centers and continue walking forward. Walk forward the designated distance to complete the next command. SLIP THE CLUTCH – 2 steps.
36. Trade Family:
36 c. Partner: Directed dancers change places with their partner. Every TRADE includes a reversal of facing direction. PARTNER – 4 steps;
46. Zoom: With two couples in tandem, lead couple rolls away from each other 360 degrees to take the place of the trailing couple; the trailing couple steps straight forward into the empty spot. Couples can be in tandem facing in or facing out. ZOOM – 4 steps.
49. Trade By: Couples in the center facing each other PASS THRU while the outfacing dancers do a PARTNER TRADE to face in. TRADE BY – 4 steps.
51. Ferris Wheel: From a Two Faced Line; The couples facing IN step straight forward till the centers can touch adjacent hands (forms a new two-faced line in the center) then they do half of a Couples Trade and Bend The Line to face the adjacent couple. The OUT-FACING couple (with an imaginary adjacent couple) does half of a Couples Trade and the Bends to face the Center of the set. FERRIS WHEEL – 6 steps.