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Steps: Cha-cha-cha; walk walk
1 chasse; rock polka
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2 couples line dance |
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After
a trip to the
Start: all
couples stand in the line of dance (lod)
after one
another: Lady (L) to the right of Gent (G). Every second couple turn
around so
2 couples face one another: in the big lod
circle in
the ballroom (or in a long straight line). L stands to the right of her
G and
faces her corner G = the opposite G. At the end of the dance G+L has
moved
forward to face a new couple.
The dance
consists of 4 parts: circle, couple dance with corner, chain, couple
dance with
partner:
1
circle of the 2 couples (or variation
figures)
2
presentation of partner (“
3
chain (= grand right and left)
4
rock polka changing place to face a new opposite
couple
bar no
1-4
Circle of the 2 couples, holding
hands, walking steps: clockwise, or walking with cha-rhinelander
steps: walk walk
1chasse.
5
Close
hold with partner, basic cha-cha-cha step, G forward.
6
Basic
step G backward. L follows G.
7
8
9-12
Chain with walk walk
1chasse
1 round to own place.
13-16
Close hold, rock-polka
around the other couple, changing place to face a new opposite couple.
Cha-cha-cha basic
steps:
We count: slow slow
quick quick quick, or slow
slow cha cha cha, or step step 1chasse.
Close hold. Gent (G): left foot (lf) forward slow,
replace weight on right foot (rf) slow, lf to
the left side quick, rf
close to lf quick
(or rf moves towards lf, lf to the left
side quick. Lady (L) follows
Then G rf
back, replace weight on lf, rf to the
right for right
chasse.
Close hold, or 2 hand hold, or 1 hand hold.
Cross over break (
From the normal position, L to the right of G when
facing inwards, but here we start facing partner.
From close hold or 2 hand hold: G: ¼ right turn and L:
¼ left turn so G and L stand side by side facing away from the opposite
couple,
L right hand in G left hand (waving with the free hand to introduce you
as a
couple or to present your partner, or to greet the opposite couple); G:
lf
cross over to the right in front of rf
with ¼ right
turn slow, then replace weight to rf
slow, then ¼
turn back to close hold with lf to left side-chasse cha cha cha. L
the same mirror reflected. Cross over to the other side is similar,
facing
inwards towards the other couple.
See dance 1 Sailor rhinelander
for the description of the steps: walk walk 1chasse
and rockpolka.
The dance is fast
so small steps.
If you feel like it:
then include a little hip movement (the boat dance floor is pitching).
Presentation of
corner:
In the music note
sheet the 3 last note lines are repeated, from bar 5. The 3 extra
dance parts are:
(The couples have
changed place, so you now start from the opposite place:)
2a
Presentation of corner (= the
opposite) first towards middle of 2 couple group (L rh
in G lh), then
towards
outside to the side.
3a
Chain 1
round.
4a
Rock-polka with corner, and
back to own partner on own place on last step.
Then circle a new
opposite couple.
Line dance, in 2
lines (= country dance)
In stead of the
pairs
of couples standing in the big circle = line of dance (lod),
we can stand in a long straight line, where end couples have to pause 1
round when
turning to go in the opposite direction.
2 couples dance
with variation figures
The 2 couples
stay together:
1
circle part is substituted
by
1
variation figures: circle,
1 hand mill, 2 hand mill, circle with waist clasp (= basket).
The melody is in
4 parts, 4 lines, (2 lines with influence of calypso).
Accordion: 4 + 4
beats pr bar.
There are many dance instruction videos with cha-cha-cha,
see video list