Carlson’s
Charleston citywalk
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Steps: charleston |
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2 couples line dance |
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Music notes in pdf format |
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Our sailor has been to America and was inspired to use
charleston in a traditional Danish type folk dance.
We dance for the pleasure so you are free to select a
relaxed informal hold etc.
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, change to new
opposite couple:
1 circle of the 2 couples, clockwise and
anticlockwise, walking steps or
2a
2b
2c first G knee rocking, then L double kick
3 chain 1 round, walking steps
4 the couple walks (with
bar no
1-4 Circle of the 2 couples, holding
hands, walking steps: clockwise and anticlockwise, or walking with
1 Start: left foot (lf)
backwards without receiving weight, then lf forwards walk.
2 Right foot (rf) forward walk,
lf forward walk (
3-4 Like 2; end in opposite place.
5-8 Like 1-4; (start: lf back).
9-12 G:
13-16 Like 9-12: now L dances for opposite
G.
17 G: 2 side steps to the left:
spread your toes while your palms are turned upwards shoulder high with your
elbows pointing down; then spread your heels while your palms are turned
downwards with your elbows stretched horizontally out.
18 G: 4 fast side steps of the
same type to the right.
19-20 L: same type side steps for opposite
G.
21 G with hands on your bent
knees: spread your knees, then assemble your knees while your hands are
crossing over shifting knees, and spread and assemle your knees again now with
crossed hands.
22 Knees out and in (2 times).
23 L: lf back and forward with
twist like in the basic figure.
24 L: then (receiving weight on
her lf) 2 kicks with her rf forward to her left.
25-28 Chain 1 round, walking steps
(hurry).
29-32 All: walk charleston through
opposite couple as if giving right hand to opposite, start lf back no weight
(maybe twist your feet).
In 17-20 both G and L can have side steps at the same
time (if experienced).
Charleston steps,
basic figure:
You count 4 in 1 bar and count 8 in 2 bars.
Twist: you stand on your foot balls and turn your
heels towards one another on 1 and from one another on 2.
While standing on your right foot (rf): left foot (lf)
back on 1 and forward on 3. While standing on your lf: rf forward on 5 and back
on 7. At the time: twist, giving a rocking body. Twists are often combined with
swinging your arms while bending your body. But you need not twist to just feel
some rocking rhythm in your body.
In stead of rf back on 7, lf can walk forwards, and
this gives the charleston walk used in 29-32 and maybe in the circle 1-8.
Rolling foot:
Bar 17: you step a little to the side using rolling
foot (music fits note by note to steps ands hand moves): stand with feet a
little apart. Step 1: move your heels together (V form) by turning on right
ball and on left heel. Step 2: spread your heels and assemble your toes (A
form) by turning on your right heel and left ball.
In 17 there are 2 slow side steps to the left (V and
A). In 18 there are 4 fast side steps to the right (V, A, V, A). (By V you turn
your palms upwards (with V arms) and by A you turn your palms downwards in
front of your breast with horizontal bent arms).
The melody here is intended for easy learning the
dance (a pedagogical, educational melody) with charleston rhythm included in
the melody. For the dance part with side steps and knee rocking in bar 17-22
there is one note pr dance step.
Accordion: beats pr bar: 2 + 2.
These foxtrot figures can be seen and explained (in
English) by: Louise Thwaite & Catrine Ljunggren, The Swing Series, The
Charleston, ca. 1994 (video Copenhagen Main Library).