Hover Corte

Waltz Hover Corte

Hover Corte is a Gold Level figure. This online reference gives a detailed description of the dance steps, including timing, footwork, alignment, and movement; steps diagram; 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.

Leader

1. Count 1: RF back | BLOD | TH | Start to turn L | Sway(S) | CBM | Start to rise e/o 1, NFR

2. Count 2: LF to side and slightly fwd | Pointing DW | T | 3/8 btwn 1-2, body turns less; Continue to turn body on step 2. | Sway(R) | Continue to rise on 2

3. Count 3: Transfer weight to RF side and slightly back | Backing DC against LOD | TH | - | Sway(S) | Up. Lower e/o 3

4. Count 1: LF back in CBMP | Backing DC against LOD | T | - | Sway(S) | CBM | -

Follower

1. Count 1: LF fwd | Facing LOD | HT | Start to turn L | Sway(S) | CBM | Start to rise e/o 1

   • Options: keep head closed, or open to PP (especially when dancing extra bar of music)

   • Big step.

2. Count 2: RF side and LF brushes towards RF | Facing center to end facing DC against LOD | T | 1/4 btwn 1-2; continue to turn 1/4 on 2 | Sway(L) | - | Continue to rise on 2

   • Big step. Whole R side to Man, stretch, big shape, breathe the frame. articulate head. Then articulate LF coming out.

   • Do not shape from lower waist area. Think about high jump, "up and over", pick up center,

   • When developing the shape, do not take arms back, leave arms to Man, extend.

3. Count 3: LF diag. fwd | Facing DC against LOD | TH | - | Sway(S) | - | Up. Lower e/o 3

4. Count 1: RF fwd in CBMP, OP | Facing DC against LOD | H | - | Sway(S) | CBM | -

Dance with extra bar of music

Leader

1. Count 1: RF back | BLOD | TH | Start to turn L | Sway(S) | CBM | Start to rise e/o 1, NFR

2. Count 2: LF to side and slightly fwd | Pointing DW | T LF and pressure on IE T RF | 3/8 btwn 1-2, body turns less | Sway(R) | Continue to rise on 2-5

3. Count 3 4 5: RF moves towards LF | Towards alignment of 6 | T LF and pressure on IE T RF | Continue to turn body on step 2 | Sway(R R R) | -

4. Count 6: Transfer weight to RF side and slightly back | Backing DC against LOD | TH | - | Sway(S) | Up. Lower e/o 6

5. Count 1: LF back in CBMP | Backing DC against LOD | T | - | Sway(S) | CBM | -

Follower

1. Count 1: LF fwd | Facing LOD | HT | Start to turn L | Sway(S) | CBM | Start to rise e/o 1

   • Big step

2. Count 2: RF side | Facing center | T | 1/4 btwn 1-2 | Sway(L) | - | Continue to rise on 2-5

   • Big step on T, R side to Man, hips, ribs and chest, stretch forward and up to Man and turn. The rise will draw LF close to RF, use leg muscle, L side to Man as well.

   • Articulate head during count 2-3-4-5. Breathe, body to Man to create more shape.

3. Count 3-4: LF brushes towards RF | Towards alignment of 5 | T (RF) and IE of LF | continue to turn 1/4 btwn 3-5 | Sway (L L ) | -

4. Count 5: LF brushes to RF | Facing DC against LOD | T (RF) and IE of LF | - | Sway(L) | -

5. Count 6: LF diag. fwd | Facing DC against LOD | TH | - | Sway(S) | - | Up. Lower e/o 6

   • Articulate LF coming out. soft knees, prepare next step by controlled lowering of knees

6. Count 1: RF fwd in CBMP, OP | Facing DC against LOD | H | - | Sway(S) | CBM | -

Preceding Figures

1. Closed Impetus

2. Natural Spin Turn

3. Outside Spin

4. Reverse Turn

Following Figures

1. Back Lock

2. Outside Change

3. Fallaway Whisk

4. Back Whisk

5. Outside Spin