6/23 Waltz with Slavi (Cecile)

How to achieve more space in the frame and more space to move

In the prep step, feet should be LOD. Then there is a natural separation in the frame (not square anymore but more like a diagonal). Then when stepping back, step across yourself. Always keep this shape:

- Before the natural turn, stay left as much as possible. This way you can stay in the arm. Don't try to turn

- In the pivots, go diagonal instead of trying to go forward and around. By going diagonal you can do half the turn and let the other one do the other half. Go past each other not at each other.

- In the turning lock also don't try to go around at all, stay in the arm and back left.

Promenade

Dance the promenade as if the head was still to the left, i.e nothing else than the head should move, in particular the shoulder line should be the same and not drop to the right

Running weave and lock

Think about the arm swinging to know which hip to "hide".

In the next step: Think about the standing leg and not about sending the free leg. Don't "spread" the legs: always think about keeping thighs together at the start and don't anticipate turns, to the left or to the right.

Double reverse overspin

Remember the correct technique

Developpe

First when you go to the right don't do it from the head or from the top but from the hips. Put left foot back from the start and then pivot on right foot. Left foot ends up in the back on the other side. Then think of the hips rising as the source of the developpe.

Left hand

Should not be gripping the arm in the back (a la Jonathan Wilkins), should not be broken (a la Stanley McCalla) but should be a straight line and never move.