Drop In Lesson
Drop-In Sunday Swing Dance Lessons: Every Swing Dance a new move is taught! List includes moves taught opening night Jan 18th 2009 to present day: Check it out! If you notice missing dates, it`s because we are canceled on long weekends.
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May 16: American Armslide, Fall Backs, Twin Turns, Alternating underarm for the follow with magic hands to basic OP.
May 9: Jig Kicks in CP, Crocagator Kicks in OP.
May 2: Cherry Drop
April 25: OP Slow Drag with basic to the side, Backward Skater: R to R: lead infront with back to follow pulls her forward in a full loop turn to skaters, Windows: alternating underarms for lead and follow.
April 18: CP EASY LINDY CHARLESTON, CP, Outside to Inside ladies turn (Hand change to R to R), SUPER SHOULDER DRAPE & HIP CHECK, OP.
April 11: Skater`s Slide: in skaters push follow with right hand and catch with the left hand, pull her back into skaters, Getting Ahead: moving from CP to open pushing into the follows right palm with his Left hand on ct 2 so she moves back as the lead comes infront!
Mar 14: Getting Ahead Cuddle Pull to OP. Double Hand Twin Inside Outside Turns.
Mar 7: CP with back connection only into OP with one hand connection. Lead`s SPOT LOOP Turn. Follow UNDERARM with Lead WRAP. Underarm to magic 2 hand connection into Follow WRAP IN and 2 hand turn out!
Feb 28: Bounce: Lock Turn, Twist step for 20s Charleston. CP GUY SPIN to OP, Lead R to Follow L: RS XBreak Step. Use the Break step to OP and switch to regular handhold on second slow. In OP R to R do X Break Step-2X On 3rd time give her a loop turn.
Feb 21: TOUCH STYLING in OP to the side or to the back, Rotate CW while performing: Underarm R to R. Sweetheart to X arm hold to double hand loop turn and MAGIC HANDS to OP.
Feb 14: OP: The DIP: Front Corte and oversway to TANGO dip
Feb 7: Jigs: From CP rock step and square off to kick step kick step(alternating feet) while rotating CW(joined high held hands in clasped hold. Peppermil is step Xs in CP using a down up styling. Continue same styling with underarm changing places and underarm to closed!
Jan 31: Bounce with Me! CP rock step , bounce (on both feet) Forward and back. Use same styling to go from CP to OP. In OP in 1 hand: rock step lead her forward (angled almost hip to hip) and down on the first slow and back and up on the second slow-keep this styling for her underarm turn as the lead walks around her. OP in 2 hands: rock step bounce on both forward (Rto R shoulder with long lead left arm) Reverse the side and arms on the repeat. GREAT LESSON!
Jan 24: Touch and Go: Spot Turns from CP and OP. Lead thinks rock, pull, push (with palm at her waist height) and turn her on the second slow. Similar dynamics to tuck turn only it is a flashy spin for the girl. Can do as a free spin!
Jan 17: Jammin`routine: Run or crab walk backwards to your partner in the centre of the Jam circle: Turn to face in kneeling or standing position: clap 1&2, peck over R shoulders, L shoulders and double peck over R shoulders, repeat with clap and peck, in standing position lead does badum to signal a new move: R to R to skaters and SKATE off with partner!
Jan 10 2010: Itchin and Switchin. OP Lead`s wrap to his L underarm, Repeat: wrap to R to R to Tap the Back. End with 2 follow loop turns: lead changes the hand ontop inbetween the 2 turns-for the extended basic.
Dec 20 2009: Peppermint Twist. Lead the girl into a twist together down 4cts and up 4cts in: hammerlock, open position and in skaters! Only in skaters do both patrners twist the same way.
Dec 13: Underarm Wonderland of Fun: CP underarm to OP. Outside follow turn changing places and the hand to R to R: continuous pattern CW rotating Loop turn to change the hand and OP basic change the hand again. Lead wrap to CP.
Dec 6: The Guy takes the wrap to R to R and guy and girl shine with duo tuck spin!
Nov 29: Power CP basic with Lead on 2: Push into OP: Power into cuddle: Power out with push using L or R lead hand. Power roll out and roll up into cuddle dip! Power lead into CP.
Nov 22: HIS & HER POWER TURNS-leading on ct 2 & not trading places: CP underarm to open, Lead arch turn, Using Lead right hand: her loop turn and his loop turn.
Nov 15: Frankie Manning`s SHIM SHAM SHIMMY
Nov 8: LINDY CHARLESTON BASIC, FREEZE STYLING (from Swing Kids movie) hold 5678 1-kick 2-bend 3-kick 4-plant, OP to FLAT for charleston. OP BASIC with HEEL POP styling
Nov 1st: Bunny Hop Conga Line, Monster Hop, American Armslide: 8ct rotation with CRAZY LEGS or SWIVELS.
Oct 25: DISH RAG & CROCODILE KICK!
Oct 18: Her Underarm-His Change Hands Behind The Back, His Lariat, CP Double Under to OP.
Oct 4: Triple Step, Sweetheart from walk across to R to R, Double Hand Turns: Inside Turn & Outside Turn, Passing Free Spin to change sides.
Sept 27: Closed Position (CP) Tuck Turn, Open Position (OP) Tuck Turn, Free Tuck Turn from CP to OP.
September 20: Triple Step, Charleston, She Goes, He Goes, Flat to Duo Spin
September 13 2009: Arch Turn & Loop Turn changing Places, Lead styling getting down low at the end of the Arch Turn, staying low thru the Loop turn to catch her elbow with R lead hand and slide down to take the follow`s L hand in OP.
Aug 16 LOOP TURN: CP -OP, OP-OP, Cuddle IN & OUT, Cuddle Duck out to OP,
Loop Turn to CP. **
Aug 9: OP Break: Mess Around, Twin Turns: Lead under his L hand first: Lead Ftwrk: 1 full L turn in 2 steps, Follow: X behind lead back then X again turning R to face Lead.
Aug 2nd: American Armslide and ShBoom, Rock Step Step- POP back: 2X and end in OP.
July 26: Texas Tommy in CP to OP, Shoulder slide and Hip Push (Sh Boom) back to OP, CP: Hip Push follow to OP, Twin Turns: L hand on top, R joined underneath; Girl turns first.
July 19: CP Guy Underarm to OP, OP RS Tuck Spin Girl to her R using Guy`s L hand, X arm Tuck Spin her using Guy`s R hand. **
June 21: The Tunnel, Line Dance: Hafinale
June 14: CP Loop Turn to OP, Man`s Flat Back.
June 7: Rock Step Jump Jump for: CP Tuck Turn, OP Push, Basics to OP,
May 10: Wrapin to Jump
May 3: Duck Walk and 2 Head Loops to CP
Apr 26: Sweetheart to Frankie`s Strut
Apr. 19: OP X Arm Spin, OP 2 Hand Tuck Free Spin
April 5: CP Step Xs, CP Rock Step X--Rock Step Loop Turn Her to OP**
March 29: Tuck Spin from CP, Fakey Charleston
March 22: Octopus
March 15: 2 Handed X Kicks, Wrap In Unwrap
March 8: Rubber Tire and Sh`Boom
March 1: American Armslide and Underarm to Change Hands.
Feb 22: Sweetheart, Passing Free Spin
Feb. 15: Cuddle and Cuddle YoYo
February 8: From R to R : She Turns, He Turns Changing Hands Behind the Back
February 1: Man`s Skin Turn. CP Drop front hands and Walk, Tuck Turn.
January 25: 2 Handed Spins from OP for Guy Girl or Both. CP basic circling. CP Out to INside Turns/Changing Places. She goes He Goes.
January 18, 2009: East Coast Kicks, OP Outside to Inside Turns /Changing Places, OP CW rotation.
