Sailors
lined up
(Sailors walk the line is a more simple line dance
for the same melody, dance 5b) |
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Steps: Cha-cha-cha; walk walk 1 chasse; rock polka
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Country dance (line
dance)
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5a
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Music
notes in pdf format |
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Topics on
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After a trip to the Caribbean our sailor returns home with inspiration
for this dance.
Start: all couples stand in 2 lines: Lady
(L) to the right of her Gent (G): Couple 1 (C1) in one line with another C1
opposite in the other line, next Couple 2 (C2) with another C2 in the opposite
line, then the next C1 with opposite C1, etc. In each line C1 changes place
with C2 at the end of the dance, and the dance is repeated.
The 2 lines can be 2 big circles in the ballroom along
the wall: an inner line and an outer line.
(Else the inner line in the dance description below is
the line to the right seen from the front).
The dance consists of 4 parts: greetings,
change over, New York presentation, chain home to rock polka:
1a
holding hands along the lines: inner line: basic steps in and out, greet
partner (=L right of G), greet corner (=L left of G); (outer line stands
waiting)
1b
outer line: basic steps in and out, greet partner, greet corner; (inner line
stands waiting)
2a
C1 changes place with opposite (right hand)
2b
C2 changes place with opposite (so G has own L on left side)
3a
All with partner, close hold: basic steps + New York
inwards towards opposite line, and outwards
3b
All with corner, close hold: basic steps + New York
outwards and inwards
4a
chain to own place in C1 and C2
4b
couple rock polka in the lines with C1 and C2 changing place: C1 away from the
front, C2 towards front
bar no We all hold hands in each line.
1-2
Inner line (or right line seen from the front): basic cha-cha-cha steps towards
opposite line (G start left foot (lf) and L right foot (rf)),
and basic steps back again; in the side chasses we “oscillate” towards corner
and partner.
3
Greet partner: G lf cross over 1/8 right turn (L rf croos over) slow,
replace weight to right foot slow,
side chasse to the left quick quick slow (= cha cha cha) (L side chasse to the right).
4
Greet corner in the same way. Outer line has been waiting, having a break or
pause here in 1-4.
1-5
Now outer line has the same greeting figure while inner line has a break.
6-9
C1 changes place with the opposite C1: right hand (rh):
G and L both: lf walk, rf walk, side
chasse from each other, rf walk, lf walk, side
chasse towards each other (+ maybe hip touch?), another 2 walk walk side chasse, with left turn to place.
6-10
C2 change place. Now G has partner L to his left and corner L to his right.
11-14
With partner in close hold: basic cha-cha-cha steps
along the line, and back, New York presentation towards opposite (G lf L rf start), then NY presentation away from the line.
11-15
With corner in close hold: the same figure of basic
steps and NY presentation, now first away from the lines, then inwards towards
opposite.
16-19
Chain home to original own place walk walk 1
chasse, rh to own partner, G goes clockwise.
20-23
Rock polka with partner in close hold: rock rock
turn-chasse, C1 and C2 around one another in own line changing place, C2
towards front in line (= line of dance for the ballroom if the 2 lines are 2
big circles).
Line-ends
The dance is best for several couples: like 20 - 40 couples
if danced in lines as 2 big circles.
In straight lines it can be danced by only 6 - 8
couples.
See dance 1 Sailor-rhinelander for the description of the basic steps: walk
walk 1chasse and of rock polka.
The dance is fast: so small steps.
If you feel like
it: then a little cha-cha-cha hip movement (the ship floor is pitching).
Basic steps in
cha-cha-cha: G: start from feet together, walk forward on lf with weight slow, replace weight to rf slow,
side chasse to the left cha cha cha (=quick quick slow); walk
back on rf slow,
replace weight to lf slow, side chasse to the right cha cha cha. L follows G (i.e. rf walk back slow,
replace weight to lf slow, side chasse to the right
hø, etc.). Close hold or 2 hand hold.
New York presentation (= cross over break): L rh in G lh face each other, G: ¼
right turn (clockwise) lf cross over slow,
replace weight to rf slow, face each other side chasse to G left; L: the same
mirror reflected.
The melody is in 4 parts, 5 lines, (with influence of
calypso).
Accordion: 4 + 4 beats pr bar.
There are many dance instruction videos with
cha-cha-cha, see video list