6 little beats

Hi South Melbourne!

 

It was SO cool seeing so many of our level 1s sticking around to for a little bit of social dancing last week! Keep it up guys and you’ll be awesome social dancers in no time… it’s all practice! J

 

30^th March - put it in your diary…

All you need to know right now is that we’re gonna have some fun…

 

See you on Tuesday!

Sarah & Jaymee

Questions? Send us an email: jaymee@swingpatrol.com.au and sarahj@swingpatrol.com.au

 

 

NEXT CLASS: 6 little beats

6.30pm:   Level 2    Drop in class, all welcome!

                              This month: A little of this and a little of that... 6 & 8 beat

                              Next Class: 6 beat again, a bit trickier this time

7.30pm:   Level 1    Drop in class, all welcome!

                              This month: 6 beat

                              Next Class: We’ll teach you what you need to know about the 6 beat pattern to get you up and social dancing by the end of the class

8.30pm:   POCKETS 100% Beginner friendly social dancing

 

 

Video of the Week

Inspiration for our levels 2s working on dancing faster: Hellzapoppin’ (dancing starts at approx 2.35)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsxtGBMQGq4

 

It’s SO EASY to get to South Melbourne! Don’t believe us? Check it out here: http://mel.swingpatrol.com/class-diary-item/3079/directions.php

 

 

NOTES FROM LAST CLASS:

Level 1: 6 beat

- Open Basic: Connected with Leads left and Follows right hands: Rock, step, kick, step, kick step.

Leads: Left, Right, L,R, R,L. Follows: Right, Left, R,L, L,R

- Passby: Leads, stay on the spot, and pull the follow down your right side. Follows, turn to your left shoulder as you pass him and back out the other side.

- Leftie: Leads, stay on the spot, and pull the follow down your left side. Follows, turn to your right shoulder as you pass him and back out the other side.

- Pull to the side (closed): Leads, pull your partner to your right side, and catch follows around the back, into closed.

- Homework: try to figure out how to get back into open J

 

Level 2: 6 Beat, with the tempo up a little

- Here’s the mini routine we did:

            Closed Basic

            Tuck Turn

            Passby

            Open Basic

            Leftie

            Open Basic

            Banana Peel

            Pull to Closed

- Tip 1: Leads: Lead the move! Follows: let him lead it!

- Tip 2: Make your footwork smaller, and keep the pulse. Follows can “chug” when you have longer distances to travel

- Tip 3: Keep your shoulders back and down.

- Tip 4: Follows keep moving until the end of your line, without letting your shoulder forward

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