Just us maniacs guarding the fort

December 21, 2006

Intermediate with Chris with help from Sally

1,2,3,5,6,7 one up, one down R-L led double clockwise stationary turn for follower with R-L ending behind follower’s L waist
1,2,3,5,6,7 Copa start with L-R connection coming late around 3 with both connections towards the direction follower came from, hold follower in position with leader stepping into follower’s previous space on 5 and then turning 1/2 counterclockwise with R-L low (I suppose this could be made more challenging by making it 1 1/2 turn)
1,2,3,5,6,7 L-R hat for follower and get into CBL position and keep L-R behind follower’s neck and lead follower into 1 1/2 unwinding clockwise turn
1,2,3,5,6,7 Copa start again with L-R going over – bring follower forward on leader’s R with leader doing a hook step on 5 – leader steps forward on 6,7 while follower comes forward and turns 1/2 (clockwise?) at the same time
1,2,3,5,6,7 another Copa start (somewhat unusual in that leader’s body is positioned away from follower on 1) – on 5, keep follower in place while leader does 1 1/2 clockwise hook turn keeping L-R low and with multiple-switch of hands to end in R-R [an alternative I was playing with before Christ gave instructions for the class involved doing a simple open break and bringing follower forward on leader’s L side and leading 2 1/2 or even 3 1/2 counterclockwise turn]
1,2,3,5,6,7 open break and bring follower forward on leader’s R side with R-R going over and L-L connection made in front – lead follower to continue forward and into full counterclockwise turn with L-L low and R-R ending in front of follower (or more over to her L)
1,2,3,5,6,7 allow follower to step forward on 1 and in place on 2,3 while leader steps in front of follower with 1/4 clockwise turn on 3 to get L-L behind follower’s R waist and with leader having gotten himself into CBL position and with R forearm on L-L – lead follower forward on 5 with L-L and use R forearm to lead follower to turn counterclockwise 1 1/2 starting on 6 with leader ideally walking clockwise 3/4 to face follower
1,2,3,5,6,7 leader walks and turns further 3/4 clockwise to get into CBL position again and do any old CBL finish with however many turns as desired

Denmark, Dubai, Germany, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and all over United Kingdom. People are scattered all over the world leaving Cambridge seemingly empty. I had hoped to get some practice with the whip but no luck tonight. Practicing related moves using lasso instead was not particularly successful either.

Ivan was acting goofier than usual. First he showed up very early because he misplaced an hour somewhere. He ended up doing some extra walk so that he could finish packing. Later when he wasn’t dancing (mostly with Jane tonight), he was often playing the role of joker while hanging out with Sergio, Cyrille and me.

Cyrille and Sergio were dancing a lot less than usual by their usual standard. I guess this does not mean much for Sergio, but it was pretty dramatic for Cyrille. It's not even Friday yet! I am not sure if Cyrille danced any more than Sergio did tonight; if he did, it was by no more than one or maybe two.

As for me, I was my usual self - whatever that means (I don't know either).