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July 12, 2007

Intermediate/Advanced with Chris assisted by Charlotte (Sally was not feeling well)

1,2,3,5,6,7 crossed hold R-R on top - open break and bring follower in to leader's R side (I've referred to this as reverse CBL but I'm not sure if I like that label now) lead follower into 1 1/2 clockwise turn (minimize traveling) with leader turning 1/2 counterclockwise for reverse crucifix (leader in front)
1,2,3,5,6,7 both arms down - step fairly big to R and slightly back bringing R-R up and bring follower to leader's L side and lead follower to turn full clockwise between 2 and 3 with L-L ending behind her at waist level (follower's footwork is a bit tricky here because the instruction suggests turning full clockwise on 2/3 on her L foot - in order to get the lead on time getting both arms down on 1 might not be a good idea - maybe bringing L-L down while keeping R-R fairly high and bringing it over to lead follower's turn on 2 would work better + doing a crossover step on 1 might be useful too) (another possibility is to try to lead this so that follower starts turning on 3 on her R foot and landing on her L foot on 4 before completing rest of the turns) - lead follower to a further 1 1/2 clockwise turn temporarily disconnecting L-L (end with L-L behind follower's R waist and R-R about level with follower's head)
1,2,3,5,6,7 leader turns full clockwise while doing the following R-R hat for leader keeping follower's hand on leader's R shoulder, switch from L-L to R-L keeping follower's L hand behind her R waist and catch follower's R hand at leader's shoulder level with now free L hand - then lead follower to full counterclockwise turn (some traveling for follower or judgement call?) ending in low wrap with both connections while leader repositions himself behind and to left of follower [this bit seems pretty easy to use - we'll see]
1,2,3,5,6,7 bring follower straight back on 1,2,3 under both arms while leader moves (same clockwise walk started at the start of previous bar) to face follower and lead follower to double turn (clockwise stationary - see if there is time to squeeze in something of a preparation for follower) with leader turning 1/2 counterclockwise at the end of her turn with follower's arms over leader shoulders and with connections crossed over in front of leader
1,2,3,5,6,7 leader turns full clockwise keeping L-L connections intact and brought low during the turn (ending behind leader's R waist) and while briefly disconnecting and reconnecting R-R - lead (signal might be a much better terminology here) follower to turn full clockwise (stationary with R-R behind leader's back) and then with leader turning 1/2 counterclockwise to face partner again
1,2,3,5,6,7 Copa (I think this started with crossed hold R-R on top and may have required leader to turn clockwise to end back-to-back in which case it might be useful to step slightly forward on 1 rather than doing the usual open break to end with better positioning on 3/4 - not sure though)

Sergio and Nat were already at the Sauce when the group from the class (incl. Rajiv, William, Sebastian, Andrea and Pauline) got there. Zern joined us on a high chair later. I don't remember much about it aside from Pauline's new phone, vacation plans, occasional breeze coming in through the door, and a comment along the lines of "It's all downhill from here."

There was only one On2 dance opportunity tonight - it was okay. Zern seems to be catching on fast. Sergio criticized me on the lack of spotting and apparent lack of use of shoulders and hips during spins.

On1 form seemed better than last week - maybe slightly better early than late in the evening although reasonably consistent throughout.

Random notes. Jane, Richard and Phyllis were back. Mimi (not our Mimi - someone from before my time) is supposedly pregnant. Lindsey left her phone inside. Sergio talked about losing passion for the dance.