Tired legs

January 26, 2006

Ivan & Sally Intermediate

1,2,3,5,6,7 basic
1,2,3,5,6,7 stylized cross body lead (leader cross over behind L foot on 5 while follower slides L foot to side (left) on 3) – not sure if this was with a traveling 1 1/2 counterclockwise turn
1,2,3,5,6,7 R-L tossed underneath L-R and R-L reconnected above L-R while getting into cross body lead position on 1,2,3 and lead follower into 1 1/2 clockwise traveling turn
1,2,3,5,6,7 cross body lead followed by leading 1 1/2 counterclockwise traveling turn for follower to get back into normal open hold
1,2,3,5,6,7 L-R tossed underneath R-L and L-R reconnected above R-L while doing basic
1,2,3,5,6,7 open break and into reverse cross body lead position and back out (like Copa) – after the open break, L-R goes over follower’s head and to her waist while R-L is at follower’s shoulder on 4 – follower is led into 1 1/2 counterclockwise turn like Copa while all connections are kept intact with L-R kept at waist level throughout for hammerlock
1,2,3,5,6,7 cross body lead and lead follower into 1 1/2 clockwise traveling turn with L-R kept at waist level and R-L going over follower’s head for a wrap – follower is positioned slightly to left on leader on 8
1,2,3,5,6,7 bring follower back on 1 and back in place on 2,3 with hands going to follower’s shoulders – lead follower to a traveling clockwise 1 1/2 turn (leader can do a hook turn at the same time) – end with L-R hold
1,2,3,5,6,7 L-R hold open break and into Adios-like but leader does not complete turn – follower does 360 while leader only does 180 and change to R-R (leader facing away from follower and in front of follower)
1,2,3,5,6,7 open break and bring follower forward with R-R going over her head and L-L connection made – followed by leading follower forward on 5 then 1 1/2 turn (counterclockwise? I suppose clockwise works too)

Improvers
1,2,3,5,6,7 basic with open hold – hands come up on 7/8
1,2,3,5,6,7 leader does pivot turn (1/2 clockwise on 1,2,3) with connections on leader’s shoulders with hands crossing in front of leader’s neck on 1,2,3 – then L-R goes over leader’s head to his L shoulder then R-L goes over head to leader’s L shoulder – let go and follower’s hands (both) are caught at leader’s back waist
1,2,3,5,6,7 open break and bring follower to leader’s R side – then follower is brought forward and into a clockwise turn to get back to open (1/2 turn or 1 1/2 turn depending on follower’s ability)
1,2,3,5,6,7 (basic optional) normal cross body lead with 1 1/2 counterclockwise traveling turn for follower (getting cross body lead properly – with or without extra turn – can really be a challenge)
1,2,3,5,6,7 leader’s pivot turn on 1,2,3 – anything after that is at leader’s discretion

My right leg felt very tired for some unknown reason. Oh well. Aside from doing plenty of improvisation, I didn’t feel particularly on tonight.