Notes: - See Tango Technique
- Practice: stop at each count, drop hands to make sure you are balanced on your own - dancing without hands is a good way to uncover problems in the mechanics.
Start with Man facing DW near end of long side:
- Walk (S)
- Walk (S) At the end of this Walk, Man faces LOD
- Progressive Link (QQ) ending traveling DC (long wall)
- Lady: stay very left, extend, center to Man.
- Need solid, sharp feeling, not soft.
- Natural Promenade Turn (S QQS) across corner, end PP, traveling DC new LOD.
- Lady: track Man's hips, stay behind. Don't turn head early.
- Open Promenade (SQQS) ending facing about LOD (short wall)
- Lady: ending open position, hip forward, stay very left.
- Progressive Side Step (QQS) turning corner.
- Walk (S) turning corner, ending ~ DW (or LOD) new LOD
- Open Reverse Turn, Lady Outside (QQS QQS)
- Man can do open finish and directly go into LF Rock.
- Lady: last 'S': extend back.
- Rock Turn (QQS QQS)
- head flick: to right and then to left again (finishing to left).
- Stay left throughout, even with shaping.
- Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn (QQSS QQS QQS)
- Skip this step t if wall is shorter.
- 2nd 'S': Lady LF back, extend.before starting the rock step.
- Progressive Link (QQ) traveling toward corner DW on long wall
- Natural Twist Turn (S QQS QQ) Around corner
- Lady: Stay behind Man. Do not turn head to right too early. Turn head at very end of last 'Q'.
- Open Promenade (SQQS) Last step should be DW against LOD, new LOD
- Lady: ending BDW on new LOD
- Walk (S)
- Feet are staccato, but body/spine should be moving across the floor smoothly.
- Walk (S)
- LF Rock (QQS)
- Lady: right side is very "up" to man. Give center to Man and leave head behind.
- RF Rock (QQS)
- Styling option: look at each other. More neutral position, so you have more to "give" in the next Corte.
- Back Corte (S QQS) end facing LOD at corner
- Center to Man. Stay Left.
- Finish: Stronger drive through Man, do not veer to side, anticipating turns.
- Progressive Side Step (QQS)
- Walk (S) strong curve, end facing new LOD
- Open Reverse Turn, Lady In Line (QQS QQS)
- Lady: heel turn, inline finish uses Corte action.
- Progressive Link (QQ)
- Natural Promenade Turn (S QQS)
- Continuing with Rock Turn, do not turn head.
- Last "S": extend back before getting to Rock Turn.
- Rock Turn (QQS QQS)
- Progressive Link (QQ) [skip this if wall is short. Add Walk before Progressive Link, if wall is long.]
- Closed Promenade (SQQS) [Stuffer step, cut if wall is short]
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