Casino Rueda with Helen & Rhona - week 15

August 11, 2005

Setenta complicado
open hold
1,2,3 Pimienta-like away step and bring follower to nearly overtake
5,6,7 lead follower to traveling clockwise turn – on 8, R-L goes over follower’s head
1,2,3 slide back-to-back to exchange places with follower – on 4, L-R goes over to in front of follower’s head
5,6,7 hook turn (Ronde) keeping L-R behind my head
1,2,3 two-handed enchufe
5,6,7 hands over follower’s head to shoulder and let go
1,2,3,5,6,7 Dile que no

Setenta y nueve (courtesy of Peter)
open hold
1,2,3 Pimienta-like away step and bring follower to nearly overtake
5,6,7 lead follower to traveling clockwise turn and get into normal setenta position
1,2,3 walk together clockwise and unwrap – on 4, raise R-L and get it over my head
5,6,7 hook turn (Ronde) – on 8, R-L goes over follower’s head
1,2,3 slide back-to-back to exchange places with follower – on 4, L-R goes over to in front of follower’s head
5,6,7 hook turn (Ronde) keeping L-R behind my head
1,2,3 two-handed enchufe
5,6,7 hands over follower’s head to shoulder and let go
1,2,3,5,6,7 Dile que no

Three way stop
tap on 8
1,2,3 lead follower to turn 1/2 clockwise to face outside the Rueda circle and move over to be behind her facing the same direction with hands on her shoulders by 3,4
5,6,7 on 5, lead follower to turn 1/2 counterclockwise using hands on her shoulder
1,2,3 on 1, lead follower to turn 1/2 clockwise using hands on her shoulder
5,6,7 on 5, lead follower to turn 1/2 counterclockwise using hands on her shoulder and perform a full clockwise turn (Helen referred to this as Coca cola) – if anything aim to end on her left side
1,2,3 start of Dile que no with L hand ending on follower’s shoulder for another Coca cola turn
5,6,7 lead follower to a full counterclockwise turn like Coca cola but instead of follower her, do a traveling counterclockwise turn to get to next follower on right
1,2,3,5,6,7 Dile que no with new partner

Sombrero doble
crossed hold R-R on top
1,2,3 Pimienta-like away step and bring follower to nearly overtake
5,6,7 lead follower to traveling 1 1/2 clockwise turn R-R going first – get into Sombrero position on 7/8 and take it out by 8/1
1,2,3 Dile que no start keeping same hold
5,6,7 finish Dile que no and get into another Sombrero position on 7/8 with follower on left this time and take it out by 8/1 – let go L-L?
1,2,3 Pimienta-like start except with R-R hold
5,6,7 lead follower to 1 1/2 clockwise turn ending with giving follower a hat
1,2,3,5,6,7 Dile que no

I saw Peter and Cinzia for the first time in over a month (July 4). I think they had one (maybe two) more class afterwards before getting unceremoniously dismissed by Patricio. I’ve heard as much last week from Sean, who said Patricio’s teaching was “crap.” It’s not hard to conceptualize Patricio being in the Nelson school of good dancer/poor teacher although I have not seen him in action in neither role. Vishal allowed Rueda people stay around longer; I’m not sure if this was a one time thing or if he’s trying to get another club night going. By the way, bunch of Rueda people, including Helen, Rhona, Peter and Cinzia, are going to Norway for a Rueda congress for the weekend tomorrow. I’ve heard about an upcoming wedding where the bride is a salsa dancer and the groom is not. Bunch of women friends who are salsa dancers from London are apparently invited to the wedding and a salsa band (or a band that plays salsa and probably some other music) has been hired. None of the male salsa dancer friends of the bride was invited to the wedding at the groom’s insistence, so the bride is apparently worried about lack of men who can dance salsa with bride’s women friends and may be looking for male dancers no one in the wedding knows. It’s a bizarre story to hear about at many level and difficult to understand.