10 November 2013
Samena Squares Lesson #9
11/14/2013
Dear Friends,
Before I forget…the Christmas wreaths will be at the hall this Thursday night for pick up. They are $25 each. Cash or check only. Make your checks out to Samena Squares. You will get to pick out the bow you want.
Great dancing Thursday night! Everyone is doing great!
I want to emphasize one thing about Walk Around Your Corner and See Saw. The motion of these calls is forward. You should never find yourself backing up. If you back up, you will end up facing in the wrong position for the next call.
Don’t forget to finish one call before you do the next one.
Stay warm! See you Thursday!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #9:
7. Arm Turns: Turn designated dancer by the indicated arm to next call; let go. The turn is 180 to 360 degrees. ARM TURNS – same as ALLEMANDE LEFT.
21. Circulate Family:
21. c. All 8 Circulate: As an individual dancer move to the next position on your circulating path. For example, if you are a center in an ocean wave, you remain a center. If you are the end in an ocean wave, you remain an end. ALL 8 CIRCULATE – 4 steps.
26. Walk Around The Corner: Dancers face their corners. Walking forward and around each other while keeping right shoulders adjacent, dancers return to their original position, with their backs toward their corner. This is not a DOSADO. WALK AROUND THE CORNER – 8 steps
27. See Saw: Each dancer walks forward and around the partner keeping left shoulders adjacent, then steps forward to face the corner. This is not a DOSADO. SEE SAW – 8 steps.
41. Pass The Ocean: Facing couples PASS THRU, Face your partner and Step to an OCEAN WAVE. PASS THE OCEAN – 4 steps.
42. Extend: From an OCEAN WAVE across the center of the square, those in the wave step straight ahead and form a new wave with the outside dancers. The centers (those in the original ocean wave) stay centers; those on the outside (ends) stay ends. For smooth dancing all dancers move forward half the distance toward those they are facing. EXTEND – 2 steps.
Before I forget…the Christmas wreaths will be at the hall this Thursday night for pick up. They are $25 each. Cash or check only. Make your checks out to Samena Squares. You will get to pick out the bow you want.
Great dancing Thursday night! Everyone is doing great!
I want to emphasize one thing about Walk Around Your Corner and See Saw. The motion of these calls is forward. You should never find yourself backing up. If you back up, you will end up facing in the wrong position for the next call.
Don’t forget to finish one call before you do the next one.
Stay warm! See you Thursday!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #9:
7. Arm Turns: Turn designated dancer by the indicated arm to next call; let go. The turn is 180 to 360 degrees. ARM TURNS – same as ALLEMANDE LEFT.
21. Circulate Family:
21. c. All 8 Circulate: As an individual dancer move to the next position on your circulating path. For example, if you are a center in an ocean wave, you remain a center. If you are the end in an ocean wave, you remain an end. ALL 8 CIRCULATE – 4 steps.
26. Walk Around The Corner: Dancers face their corners. Walking forward and around each other while keeping right shoulders adjacent, dancers return to their original position, with their backs toward their corner. This is not a DOSADO. WALK AROUND THE CORNER – 8 steps
27. See Saw: Each dancer walks forward and around the partner keeping left shoulders adjacent, then steps forward to face the corner. This is not a DOSADO. SEE SAW – 8 steps.
41. Pass The Ocean: Facing couples PASS THRU, Face your partner and Step to an OCEAN WAVE. PASS THE OCEAN – 4 steps.
42. Extend: From an OCEAN WAVE across the center of the square, those in the wave step straight ahead and form a new wave with the outside dancers. The centers (those in the original ocean wave) stay centers; those on the outside (ends) stay ends. For smooth dancing all dancers move forward half the distance toward those they are facing. EXTEND – 2 steps.