Hopper Newsletter #8
11/01/2010
From Susan
Great class last night! Everyone is doing well. We are moving right along.
As I said last night there are 68 numbered calls. Some of them have multiple parts, like Circulates, which has one number but five parts. (We have learned two of them.) If you count all the parts there are a few more than 68. However, no matter which way you count them we are more than half way through the list. Hooray for us!
I hope that you make an effort to go to the First Friday Fun Fest this Friday. It is a fun dance! I also can't say too often that an important part of your learning is going to dance to other callers. It will give you a different perspective on dancing. Dances are different than classes. You will also very likely learn some new calls because every class is in a different place. Dave Harry, who is calling Friday nights dance, is very good about quickly teaching calls that are new to any dancer so everyone can have a good time. Relax and go with the flow and do what he says. Have fun!
I will be gone next week. My friend, Stephen Cole, will be there to call for you. I will be sending him a list of what I have taught. He will review all the new calls and maybe teach a couple of new ones. Have fun with him!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #8
8. Right and Left Grand Family:
8 c. Wrong Way Grand: as RIGHT AND LEFT GRAND except in opposite direction. Still starts with the right hand. WRONG WAY GRAND – 10 steps.
35. Box The Gnat: This is one of the few moves that actually require a boy and a girl. With the person you’re facing join Right hands (by the fingertips. Boys palms up girls palms down). Raise the joined hands Girls turn left face under the forming arch, boys step across behind the girls. Both end in the others starting position and facing direction. Right hands joined. BOX THE GNAT – 4 steps.
37. Ocean Wave Family: A 3 or 4 dancer line where the dancers are facing in alternating directions (in, out, in, out). Common is a RIGHT HAND WAVE. Less common would be a LEFT HAND WAVE. A MINI-WAVE is 2 dancers facing in opposite directions. OCEAN WAVE – this is a formation.
37 a. Step to an Ocean Wave: In starting position of couple facing couple, do 1/ 2 PASS THRU, touching right hands with person you were looking at. Ends in a RIGHT HAND OCEAN WAVE. In practice what you do is touch RIGHT HANDS with the person you are facing; if you can you touch LEFT HANDS ending as the center of the ocean wave.. STEP TO AN OCEAN WAVE – 1 step.
37 b. Ocean Wave-Balance: In an ocean wave, take a small step forward and then back to place. OCEAN WAVE-BALANCE – 4 steps.
38. Alamo Style (Ring): A circle of 8 dancers forming an OCEAN WAVE. Dancers have alternating facing directions (in, out, in, out, etc.) ALAMO RING – this is a formation.
38 a. Allemande Left Alamo Style: ALLEMANDE LEFT your corner all the way around so that you can hold YOUR PARTNER by the RIGHT HAND and YOUR CORNER by the left hand to make an ALAMO RING. ALLEMANDE LEFT ALAMO STYLE – 4 steps.
38 b. Alamo Ring – Balance: In an Alamo Ring step forward a small step then step back. ALAMO RING – BALANCE – 4 steps.
39 a. Swing Thru: Those that can, TURN HALF BY THE RIGHT, then those that can, TURN HALF BY THE LEFT. SWING THRU – 6 steps.
Next week: Allemande Thar, Allemande Left Thar, Shoot the Star, Run, Wheel & Deal, Double Pass Thru, First Couple Go Left/Right/Next Couple Go Right/Left
Great class last night! Everyone is doing well. We are moving right along.
As I said last night there are 68 numbered calls. Some of them have multiple parts, like Circulates, which has one number but five parts. (We have learned two of them.) If you count all the parts there are a few more than 68. However, no matter which way you count them we are more than half way through the list. Hooray for us!
I hope that you make an effort to go to the First Friday Fun Fest this Friday. It is a fun dance! I also can't say too often that an important part of your learning is going to dance to other callers. It will give you a different perspective on dancing. Dances are different than classes. You will also very likely learn some new calls because every class is in a different place. Dave Harry, who is calling Friday nights dance, is very good about quickly teaching calls that are new to any dancer so everyone can have a good time. Relax and go with the flow and do what he says. Have fun!
I will be gone next week. My friend, Stephen Cole, will be there to call for you. I will be sending him a list of what I have taught. He will review all the new calls and maybe teach a couple of new ones. Have fun with him!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #8
8. Right and Left Grand Family:
8 c. Wrong Way Grand: as RIGHT AND LEFT GRAND except in opposite direction. Still starts with the right hand. WRONG WAY GRAND – 10 steps.
35. Box The Gnat: This is one of the few moves that actually require a boy and a girl. With the person you’re facing join Right hands (by the fingertips. Boys palms up girls palms down). Raise the joined hands Girls turn left face under the forming arch, boys step across behind the girls. Both end in the others starting position and facing direction. Right hands joined. BOX THE GNAT – 4 steps.
37. Ocean Wave Family: A 3 or 4 dancer line where the dancers are facing in alternating directions (in, out, in, out). Common is a RIGHT HAND WAVE. Less common would be a LEFT HAND WAVE. A MINI-WAVE is 2 dancers facing in opposite directions. OCEAN WAVE – this is a formation.
37 a. Step to an Ocean Wave: In starting position of couple facing couple, do 1/ 2 PASS THRU, touching right hands with person you were looking at. Ends in a RIGHT HAND OCEAN WAVE. In practice what you do is touch RIGHT HANDS with the person you are facing; if you can you touch LEFT HANDS ending as the center of the ocean wave.. STEP TO AN OCEAN WAVE – 1 step.
37 b. Ocean Wave-Balance: In an ocean wave, take a small step forward and then back to place. OCEAN WAVE-BALANCE – 4 steps.
38. Alamo Style (Ring): A circle of 8 dancers forming an OCEAN WAVE. Dancers have alternating facing directions (in, out, in, out, etc.) ALAMO RING – this is a formation.
38 a. Allemande Left Alamo Style: ALLEMANDE LEFT your corner all the way around so that you can hold YOUR PARTNER by the RIGHT HAND and YOUR CORNER by the left hand to make an ALAMO RING. ALLEMANDE LEFT ALAMO STYLE – 4 steps.
38 b. Alamo Ring – Balance: In an Alamo Ring step forward a small step then step back. ALAMO RING – BALANCE – 4 steps.
39 a. Swing Thru: Those that can, TURN HALF BY THE RIGHT, then those that can, TURN HALF BY THE LEFT. SWING THRU – 6 steps.
Next week: Allemande Thar, Allemande Left Thar, Shoot the Star, Run, Wheel & Deal, Double Pass Thru, First Couple Go Left/Right/Next Couple Go Right/Left