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, moving 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 Shadow Circular Volta or vice versa. Count: "1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 a7 a 8".

Preceding Figures for Shadow Traveling Volta commenced with RF

  1. Cruzados Walks and Locks

  2. Foot Change 1: Closed Position to Right Shadow Position

  3. Foot Change 8: Right Side Position to Right Shadow Position

  4. Maypole

  5. Natural Basic Movement

  6. Reverse Basic Movement

  7. Samba Walk in PP: LF

  8. Shadow Circular Volta with LF

  9. Shadow Traveling Volta commenced with LF

  10. Side Basic Movement

  11. Traveling Bota Fogos Forward

Following Figures for Shadow Traveling Volta commenced with RF

  1. Samba Walk in PP: LF (same foot)

  2. Traveling Bota Fogos Forward (LF)

  3. Shadow Traveling Volta commenced with LF

  4. Shadow Circular Volta with LF

  5. Contra Bota Fogos (Same Foot Bota Fogo to R Contra Postion)

  6. Cruzados Walks and Locks (LF)

Preceding Figures for Shadow Traveling Volta commenced with LF

  1. Cruzados Walks and Locks

  2. Foot Change 3: Promenade or Open Promenade to Right Shadow Position

  3. Natural Basic Movement

  4. Reverse Basic Movement

  5. Samba Walk in PP: RF

  6. Shadow Circular Volta with RF

  7. Shadow Traveling Volta commenced with RF

  8. Side Basic Movement

  9. Traveling Bota Fogos Forward

Following Figures for Shadow Traveling Volta commenced with LF

  1. Foot Change 2: Right Shadow Position To Closed Position

  2. Foot Change 4: Right Shadow Position to Promenade Position

  3. Samba Walk in PP: RF (same foot)

  4. Traveling Bota Fogos Forward (RF)

  5. Shadow Traveling Volta commenced with RF

  6. Shadow Circular Volta with RF

  7. Contra Bota Fogos (Same Foot Bota Fogo to R Contra Postion)

  8. Cruzados Walks and Locks (RF)