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Shadow Travelling Volta

Samba Shadow Traveling Volta

The Samba Shadow Traveling Volta is Bronze Level figure. This online reference gives a detailed description of the dance steps, including timing, and movement, technique; a list of figures that may precede or follow the pattern; and videos providing instruction and demonstration of the figure, techniques and practice routines that include it.

Samba Shadow Traveling Volta is Traveling Volta danced in R Shadow Position, Man and Lady using the same foot.

This may:
  • commence with RF, mvoing to L, curving up to 3/8 R over 1-7, OR
  • commence with LF, moving to R and curving up to 3/8 L over "1 a 2 a 3 a 4"
The Traveling Volta may be continue for one or two additional bars of music.

The last 2 steps of Shadow Traveling Volta may be replaced with 2 & 3 of a Bota Fogo. (Amount of Turn unchanged.)

Silver & Gold:
  • After 2 bars of Traveling Volta, continue with 2 bars of Circular Volta or vice versa. Count: "1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 a7 a 8".