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February 1, 2007

Intermediate (?) with Sally and Chris

1,2,3,5,6,7 CBL and lead follower into 1 1/2 traveling counterclockwise turn with L-R low throughout so that L-R end behind follower’s L waist
1,2,3,5,6,7 not sure if there was an open break (I was almost 20 minutes late) – lead follower to 1/2 clockwise turn with leader overtaking and getting into CBL position – lead follower into 1 1/2 (or 2 1/2??) clockwise traveling turn with something like a touch-and-go so that the hold ends crossed with L-L on top
1,2,3,5,6,7 open break, switch to R-R on top, and lead follower forward on leader’s R side and into 1 1/2 clockwise turn with leader turning 1/2 counterclockwise to end in reverse crucifix
1,2,3,5,6,7 leader turns 1/2 clockwise on 1,2,3 letting go L-L briefly and reconnecting in front low – lead follower into 1/2 clockwise turn on 3 (?) to end in half crucifix with R hand on follower’s shoulder – lead follower into full counterclockwise turn on 6,7 (?) ending with another half crucifix with R hand on follower’s shoulder again
1,2,3,5,6,7 (no big preparation) lead follower to turn 1/2 clockwise on 2,3 to end slightly to R of leader and lead her forward than to turn 1/2 clockwise (anti-CBL like finish) to end behind leader – leader may step a little forward on 5 and turn almost 1 1/2 counterclockwise (keep R arm straight up) and end with L-L connection again
1,2,3,5,6,7 Copa start – lead follower to step to R on 5, to L on 6 and turn 1/2 clockwise on 7 with leader also turning 1/2 clockwise to get face away from follower again with L-L connection
1,2,3,5,6,7 this part was not explained thoroughly… 5,6,7 seemingly was not discussed… this is what I ended up doing (Cyrille apparently did something similar as well) – lead follower forward by 2 (possibly even on 1) with leader turning 1/4 clockwise to get into CBL-like position but with L-L behind leader’s R waist – get free R hand on back of follower to do a normal CBL finish and end with semi open hold

Drinks were had at the Sauce for about an hour with Rajiv, Cyrille, William, Louise and Clare. Other people in the class included Pauline and Andrea. There were not as many people whom I thought would use tonight as a warm up for Brit Fest. Sergio danced to Suavemente for second night in a row – with Laura this time and under duress. There was a birthday dance for William – participants included Jane, Stephanie, Louise, Pauline, Lorraine, Sally and at least one more. My first dance with Stephanie (Picadillo Jam – Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri) drew comments such as, “Your lead has gotten a lot stronger. You were being aggressive. Who have you been dancing with? Et cetera.” Darn – and I thought I was being super-nice to the point of risking boredom for much of the evening. Ivan participated in what was originally a three-on-one dance also involving Cyrille, Sergio and Stephanie. Somewhat earlier finish than usual by recent Thursday standard. Updates this weekend might be absent because I might not have an access to internet.