Intermediate/Advanced with Sally and Chris
1,2,3,5,6,7 lead follower into 1/2 clockwise traveling turn starting with closed basic on 1 transitioning to open basic by 3 and with R-L kept low and L-R high during follower’s turn on 6,7 (leader would move out of the way between 5 and 6 then turn to face follower)
1,2,3,5,6,7 Copa start with L-R going over and lead follower to full counterclockwise turn with L-R low to get L-R end behind follower’s R waist and switch to R-R
1,2,3,5,6,7 lead follower forward on 1 before turning her around 1/2 with R-R going low first before going up and over leader’s head on 2,3 (I found myself doing a fairly big forward step on 2 – I’m not sure if this is needed) – lead follower to move around leader in clockwise fashion on 5,6,7 (definitely a back or hook step on 5 to help with the lead and to accommodate follower by giving her more room) and with leader turning 1/2 counterclockwise on 7 (keep L arm high)
1,2,3,5,6,7 leader turns full counterclockwise on the spot during 1,2,3 (keep L arm high) and with R-R lead follower into 1 1/2 counterclockwise traveling turn to leader’s R side to end with R-R behind follower’s neck and on top of her R shoulder – offer L in front for L-L
1,2,3,5,6,7 basic on 1,2,3 and lead follower into full clockwise turn on 4 (landing on 5 – R-R across follower’s stomach and beside follower’s L waist and L-L in front of follower and lead follower straight back on 6,7 with leader moving across (just keep R-R connection)
1,2,3,5,6,7 leader is ahead of (facing away from) follower’s line – open break and Copa start catching follower’s R hip with L hand to lead her into Copa turn (no twisting wanted here – you just hope that the follower recognizes it as a Copa turn signal) – leader turns around 1 3/4 (or more) to end facing follower for CBL next
Some components of today's routine were similar or identical to last weeks. No complaints from here. I didn't whack Sally's head this time - I was talking about the incident with Jane when Sally brought up the subject.
I spent much of the second hour chatting with Zern (like CERN), Karen and Francois. Nuclear physics obviously was a frequently used refrain during the gab-a-thon.
I probably danced with about 8 people - with more deliberate attention given to engaging my partner. I signed a farewell card for Susie (organized by Rajiv), but didn't get a chance to say much in person. I didn't really get around to talking or dancing with most people as most people seemed quite preoccupied much of the time.
I, especially later in the evening, was getting pointers about on2 dancing from Sergio and making balls of my feet sore in the process - reminiscent of the tutoring session with Sergio from many months ago (Guinea Pig Number 3).
3 o'clock turn (men's timing)
1,2,3 back basic - pause
5 R foot pointing up to 3 o'clock
6 L foot in front of R and quick swivel 180 on balls of R
7 land on balls of R (i.e. weight on R) - pause
1 L slightly back while turning ~1/4 further
2,3 remainder of back basic
hook turn (men's timing)
1 L foot slightly back
2 R foot hook behind L and swivel 180 or more keeping both foot grounded
3 land and pause and make sure to keep L grounded
5 R foot slightly forward as any leftover turn is completed
6,7 remainder of Mambo basic - pause
broken left turn (men's timing - easiest because of previous exercises)
5,6,7 Mambo basic - pause
1 turn 1/2 step forward with L
2 step forward with R and quick swivel
3 weight transfer to L - pause
5,6,7 Mambo basic - pause
CBL (men's timing)
5,6,7 Mambo basic - pause (maybe start to twist)
1 with L foot moving to CBL position
2 lead follower forward (practice with L-R New York hold only) - R foot would move to side rather than back as part of the lead
3 weight transfer to L
5 R foot to face follower
6,7 Mambo basic
Copa (less sure - Men's timing)
1 L foot slightly back to start leading Copa (felt somewhat similar to Copa on1 yet different - notably the timing for follower's movement is different because of where pauses are placed for her footwork)
2,3 back part of Mambo basic?
Wrong. Back step on 6 (equivalent to on 1 On1) - I'm not going to try to describe this until I know better. Remember that follower's don't pause after 1 On2 as they would after 3 On1. As is the case usually with Sergio, a lot of fine tuning will be the rule.
One of suggestions from Sergio regarding getting practice on2 -
u'll have to try to practice at SOS On2 but when u go, dance only On2, no switching to On1 dancers.... this may limit ur dances per nite but will help u learn... although note that On2 skills at SOS are rather poor anyway...
Mmm. So I might have to risk looking antisocial. I wonder if this would be asking too much especially if people I am particularly friendly with there do not like me taking such a stance.
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