Beginner moves:
YO YO
CATAPULT
FIRST MOVE & COMB
Tips when doing these moves.
When doing the Yo Yo, men, take care to extend your right hand at the ladies shoulder height so that you do not hit her face.
When doing the Catapult it is important that the men step forward to stand directly in front of the lady on beat 3 and then on beat 4 bring the lady into his LHS.
When doing the First Move, men step back on their left foot as they turn the lady out. Ladies pivot around with the weight on your left foot then step back on your right foot once turned out. Remember ladies place their left hand on the man's nearest shoulder at this point. The left hand comb at the end of the move involves the man turning a 1/4 turn CW away from the lady, to create a window shape to comb over their head.
Intermediate moves:
CATAPULT STEP AROUND
WINDOW LEAD AROUND & HALLELUJAH
WEST MANHATTAN & COMB
Tips when doing these moves
On beat 3 of the Catapult Step Around men extend only their right hand behind them then step back on the next beat placing their left arm around the ladies waist. On beat 5 men shoud duck behind the lady to change sides as he then raises his left arm to unwrap the lady.
During the Window Lead Around & Hallelujah men should raise both hands over the ladies head as he turns her ACW and as she is almost to face, he should drop his right hand down onto his bicep. This creates the windown shape needed to walk around. Men lead the lady around them in a CW direction to get out of the window.
When doing the West Manhattan men change to a ballroom hold and pivot around on their right foot, then stepping their left foot forward between them and the lady to start the footwork. Footwork for the men is side, in front, side, behind, repeat. The man uses a standard first move exit to finish the move.
We really hope you enjoyed last weeks moves. Ask for help next week if you wish to recap them.
At Dance Verve we always incorporate two beginner moves and one intermediate move from the previous week's lesson, in order to refresh your last week's skills and to help you link them to new moves.
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