05 December 2010
Hopper Newsletter #12
12/07/2010
From Susan
We have completed Week 12. Except for a couple of calls, which we will learn first next week, we have finished all of the Basic calls. Congratulations!
We will start learning the Mainstream calls next week.
You're all doing great! I encourage you to take advantage of the many student level dances between now and the end of class. The more you dance the more confidence you will have. The saying around Square Dance Land is “the more you dance the better you feel.”
This week I was also going to share with you websites that you might find helpful:
Sites with Square Dance Calls:
This is the live square dancer site. Pick one dancer and follow them throughout the move.
http://www.saddlebrookesquares.com/lessonindex.htm
This is site has squares and circles in different colors – a bird's eye view..
http://www.tamtwirlers.org/tamination/info/index.html
Other sites to know about:
Mt. Baker Council – http://www.sqdance.org/
Square and Folk Dance Federation of Washington – http://www.squaredance-wa.org/
Happy Hoppers – http://happyhoppers.org/
I hope to see you at the Samena Squares dance Friday night.
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #12:
21. Circulate Family:
21. b. 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.
21. d. Single File Circulate: In a column, each dancer moves to the next spot on the circulating path. SINGLE FILE CIRCULATE – 4 steps.
21. e. Split/Box Circulate: The formations divide into two separate boxes; dancers circulate to the next position on the circulating path in their foursome. (This one needs a picture.) SPLIT/BOX CIRCULATE – 4 steps.Square Thru
28 b. Left Square Thru: Same as SQUARE THRU except start with the left hand. Continue turning into your foursome. LEFT SQUARE THRU – 4 dancers full around – 10 steps.
39 b. Left Swing Thru: Those that can, TURN HALF BY THE LEFT then those that can TURN HALF BY THE RIGHT. LEFT SWING THRU – 6 steps.
48. Sweep 1/4: At the of a sweeping turning motion continue sweeping one quarter more in the direction you were moving. SWEEP ONE QUARTER – 2 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.
50. Touch 1/4: With the person you are facing, touch right hands and with hands joined turn one quarter. TOUCH 1/4 – 2 steps.
Next week: Half Sashay, Wrong Way Thar, Cross Run, Single Hinge, Couples Hinge, Centers In, Cast off 3/4 , Slide Thru
We have completed Week 12. Except for a couple of calls, which we will learn first next week, we have finished all of the Basic calls. Congratulations!
We will start learning the Mainstream calls next week.
You're all doing great! I encourage you to take advantage of the many student level dances between now and the end of class. The more you dance the more confidence you will have. The saying around Square Dance Land is “the more you dance the better you feel.”
This week I was also going to share with you websites that you might find helpful:
Sites with Square Dance Calls:
This is the live square dancer site. Pick one dancer and follow them throughout the move.
http://www.saddlebrookesquares.com/lessonindex.htm
This is site has squares and circles in different colors – a bird's eye view..
http://www.tamtwirlers.org/tamination/info/index.html
Other sites to know about:
Mt. Baker Council – http://www.sqdance.org/
Square and Folk Dance Federation of Washington – http://www.squaredance-wa.org/
Happy Hoppers – http://happyhoppers.org/
I hope to see you at the Samena Squares dance Friday night.
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #12:
21. Circulate Family:
21. b. 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.
21. d. Single File Circulate: In a column, each dancer moves to the next spot on the circulating path. SINGLE FILE CIRCULATE – 4 steps.
21. e. Split/Box Circulate: The formations divide into two separate boxes; dancers circulate to the next position on the circulating path in their foursome. (This one needs a picture.) SPLIT/BOX CIRCULATE – 4 steps.Square Thru
28 b. Left Square Thru: Same as SQUARE THRU except start with the left hand. Continue turning into your foursome. LEFT SQUARE THRU – 4 dancers full around – 10 steps.
39 b. Left Swing Thru: Those that can, TURN HALF BY THE LEFT then those that can TURN HALF BY THE RIGHT. LEFT SWING THRU – 6 steps.
48. Sweep 1/4: At the of a sweeping turning motion continue sweeping one quarter more in the direction you were moving. SWEEP ONE QUARTER – 2 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.
50. Touch 1/4: With the person you are facing, touch right hands and with hands joined turn one quarter. TOUCH 1/4 – 2 steps.
Next week: Half Sashay, Wrong Way Thar, Cross Run, Single Hinge, Couples Hinge, Centers In, Cast off 3/4 , Slide Thru