Samena Newsletter #13
12/17/2010
Dear Friends,
It was great to see you all last night. Good class!
As I said last night we are mostly done with the Basic list, calls 1 to 51. There are a few that we haven't covered. Many of them are variations of calls you already know. We will get to those in January as well as move on to the Mainstream list.
There will be a workshop/dance on Thursday, December 30, at the usual time, 7:30-9:30 p.m. If you have questions, bring them. If you have missed classes, try to come and catch up. I have invited my dancers from Happy Hoppers to come too.
Don't forget the New Year's Eve dance, December 31. Dress is casual. There will be a finger food potluck if you have a favorite party dish you would like to share. Non-dancing friends and family are welcome. They will be able to dance every other dance with you.
Also there is the Christmas Dance this Sunday at the Seattle Center House from 4-6 p.m. It is a free dance. There will be opportunities for you to dance. Come have some fun!
Merry Christmas!
Susan
Week #13
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.
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.
48. Sweep One Quarter: 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 (1/6/2011): Half Sashay, Left Square Thru, Wrong Way Thar, Shoot the Star-Full, Left Swing Thru, Cross Run, Cloverleaf, Slide Thru
It was great to see you all last night. Good class!
As I said last night we are mostly done with the Basic list, calls 1 to 51. There are a few that we haven't covered. Many of them are variations of calls you already know. We will get to those in January as well as move on to the Mainstream list.
There will be a workshop/dance on Thursday, December 30, at the usual time, 7:30-9:30 p.m. If you have questions, bring them. If you have missed classes, try to come and catch up. I have invited my dancers from Happy Hoppers to come too.
Don't forget the New Year's Eve dance, December 31. Dress is casual. There will be a finger food potluck if you have a favorite party dish you would like to share. Non-dancing friends and family are welcome. They will be able to dance every other dance with you.
Also there is the Christmas Dance this Sunday at the Seattle Center House from 4-6 p.m. It is a free dance. There will be opportunities for you to dance. Come have some fun!
Merry Christmas!
Susan
Week #13
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.
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.
48. Sweep One Quarter: 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 (1/6/2011): Half Sashay, Left Square Thru, Wrong Way Thar, Shoot the Star-Full, Left Swing Thru, Cross Run, Cloverleaf, Slide Thru