Lessons began on September 8, 2009 at 7:30 pm at the Glenview Park Center on Chestnut
St (just west of Lehigh / Harlem) in Glenview. Here are most of our current students
(Nov).
Invite your friends. For more info contact
Janice Cha 847 663 0116
or e-mail janice.cha@sbcglobal.net
Basic, Mainstream and Plus Call Definitions Source: www.mit.edu/~tech-squares/ Definitions
Set 1
ALLEMANDE LEFT: Starting formation - any position where dancers can conveniently
turn 90° or less to face their corner. Dancers face their corner and turn by the
left forearm. Each dancer places their hand on the inside of the arm of the person
with whom they are to work. The fingers and thumb are held in close. Releasing armholds
and stepping forward, each dancer ends facing their partner.
BEND THE LINE: Starting formation - any line with an even number of dancers. Dancers
in each half of the line must be facing in the same direction. The center dancers
in the line drop hands with each other. With each half of the line working as a unit,
the ends move forward while the centers back up until both halves of the line are
facing.
CALIFORNIA TWIRL: Starting formation - couple (man and lady). Partners join hands
(man's right with lady's left) and raise them to form an arch. The lady walks forward
and under their joined hands making a one half (180°) left-face turn while the man
walks around the lady in a clockwise direction one half (180°). Dancers have exchanged
places and are both facing in the opposite direction from which they started.
CIRCLE LEFT/RIGHT: Starting formation - two or more dancers. Dancers join hands to
form a circle, face slightly left or right as directed and move forward around the
circle the distance directed. When left or right is not specified for circle, it
is a circle to the left.
COURTESY TURN: Starting formation - couple, facing dancers. The man (left hand dancer)
takes the lady's (right hand dancer) left hand (palm down) in his left (palm up)
and places his right hand on the small of the lady's back. Working as a unit, the
couple turns around with the left hand dancer backing up and right hand dancer walking
forward. Unless otherwise specified, the couple faces the center of the set or the
center of the formation in which it is working.
DOSADO: Starting formation - facing dancers. Dancers advance and pass right shoulders.
Without turning, each dancer moves to the right passing in back of the other dancer.
Then moving backwards, each passes left shoulders returning to starting position.
Arms are held in a relaxed position at dancers' sides.
