Note: - Outside partner position: Rotate around spine and lift the R side to Man. Each person is individually balanced, head stays very left, R side connected to Man.
- Whisk position: Lady stays behind Man, Lady's center is dancing "at the edge" of Man's right side, head weight back. Keep rib cage forward toward Man.
- Promenade position: Lady's body needs to be more back into Man's arms. Lady's weight on back foot.
- Posture:
- Send knee more forward, use butt muscle sending hip more forward.
- Avoid the look that the position is "too held", stretch the body more. Have strong energy, but it doesn't mean body is tense and stiff everywhere.
Routine:
Begin one quarter down the short side. Man facing DW.- 2 Walk (S S) Ending Man FDC.
- Toe release. Quick leg release to create space.
- Five Step (QQQQS) turning left
- Lady: stay very left, R side very stretched.
- Chase, Chasse, and Whisk Ending (SQQQQ Q&Q S &S) Chasse and Whisk Ending (Corner)
- Different finish for Whisk Ending: close foot, or keep front foot in place, it's up to Man's lead. finish in PP.
- Promenade Link (SQQ)
- Lady: R arm: consistent tone, don't loose energy, not too loose.
- Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot (QQQQ)
- Lady: do not pop up, stay very very flat. Keep head left, shoulders down, don't drop side.
- Keep moving, no stopping.
- Reverse Outside Swivel (QQSQQ)
- Lady: not as much swiveling action (Man does more swiveling in this case), just pointing LF fwd on S.
- S: in outside position. Q: Lady LF keep going same direction, fwd, big step.
- Don't stop the movement, keep the flow.
- Lady could turn head during outside swivel, or she can choose not to turn head.
- 2 Walks finishing Man FDC
- Oversway, Pivot, Chase and Whisk Ending (QQSS QQ Q&Q S QQ)
- Lady:
- Oversway: Tango style heel turn.
- Pivot (QQ): LF go around Man, pivot, RF fwd in between Man's feet, then into Chasse (1st LF to side, bigger step). Keep head very left, lift left side up. Don't dip left side.
- Chasse and Whisk Ending (keep front foot in place)
- Promenade Link (SQQ)
- 2 Walks (S S)
- Progressive Link (QQ)
- Closed Promenade (SQQS)
- Fallaway Four Step (QQQQ) (Corner)
- Fallaway Promenade (SQQSQQ)
- Natural Promenade Turn (S QQS) add Rock Turning end
- SQQ: Keep head to R
- S: head flick to L and shape to L.
- Rock Turn (QQS QQS)
- QQS: Give R side to Man. Weight should be on RF, not in middle. Stay very left.
- Reverse Turn, Lady Outside (QQS QQS) Finish in closed position
- S: stretch head, body/shoulder rotates to R
- Five Step (QQQQS) (Corner)
- Open Promenade (SQQS)
- Open Reverse Turn, Lady Outside (QQS QQS) Open Finish
- No stopping, continuous into Basic Reverse Turn.
- Basic Reverse Turn (QQ&QQS)
- QQ&Q: sharp quick timing, accent
- Contra Check (SQQ)
- At end, PP, will travel into corner
- Natural Twist Turn (S QQS QQ)
- Soft closing head to L
- Last Q: quick head flick, prep by turning slightly to R and then flick to L. ending Lady BDW
- Rock Turn (QQS QQS)
- Four Step Change (QQ&S)
- In this routine, this Four Step Change has a lot of turn/rotation, ending LF crossing in front of RF.
- Ending Lady facing new LOD.
- Progressive Side Step (QQ)
Repeat from 2 Walks
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