Wednesday, October 28, 2009

slavi lesson 10/28/09

Waltz

So started mainly with the girl, connecting from lower and stretching rib cage to create shape.

On double reverse, send the girl away.
After completion, stay forward as I do the reverse turn. Almost samba-ish the way left leg would go back, and then just close.

On the whisk, keep stretching forward (left side)


Tango

*main thing* upper body as constant and closed as possible.
It's a little forward lean first section...on the throwaway, use hips not arms.

Right lunge--first delay leg to give girl a lil extra time to close, then use weight to right--*then* weight again to go left instead of shaking with upper body, this way to make things more compact

On same foot lunges, really close (as in even foot closes)...again keep upper side stable.

Fallaway chasse--almost like paso (but without the upperbody shaping) on the 3rd step, throw hips pass girl, but keep down, then use lower body only to do the whisk