second cup swing, houston ~ savour the dance

Jenn,
This is just quick-&-dirty list of what I recall doing last week and what I'd imagine we'd be doing for the rest of the session. I didn't really check notes from our previous syllabus much so I'd expect to fill this out more later.
I'm still exploring ways we might have this in a shared document environment but I haven't succeeded yet.
Hopefully if I update this based on our thoughts then it will still be of some use as we proceed through the sessions. Let me know what you think :-)
. . . . .

Session 1, week 1
• 6-count footpattern to music (first clap to music??)
• frame exercise with follows’ arms on leads’ shoulders (side, forward, back)
• frame energy exercise with pole (side, forward, back)
energy tension/compresion exercise with pole (pulse sends back & forth)
• frame energy exercise with pole and follow has elastic band (side, forward, back)
• frame energy exercise with elastic band (side, forward, back & ladies’ pass, guys’ pass etc. - then follow to side)
• frame energy exercise with hand connection (side, forward, back & ladies’ pass, guys’ pass etc. - then follow to side, arrest energy or let it continue to ride it around. Guy’s arm must be strong)
• Bring follow to side, send follow out to open
• Feel connection with follow at side (ck arm positions and sit), feel weight sift front to back
• Feel connection with follow at side, feel guy open frame lead to rock-step
•Rock-step/stepForward/stepBack then rock-step/tripleForward/tripleBack
• Send follow to open off rock-AND of the rock-step, tripleForward/tripleForward
• Homework: 6-count footpattern to music

Session 1, week 2
** NW indicates that we didn't do it and still need to do next week
• Review
-- 6-count footpattern to music
-- frame energy exercise with elastic band (side, forward, back & ladies’ pass, guys’ pass etc. - then follow to side)
-- frame energy exercise with hand connection (side, forward, back & ladies’ pass, guys’ pass etc. - then follow to side, arrest energy or let it continue to ride it around. Guy’s arm must be strong)
NW-- Bring follow to side, send follow out to open
NW-- Feel connection with follow at side (ck arm positions and sit), feel weight sift front to back
NW-- Feel connection with follow at side, feel guy open frame lead to rock-step
NW-- Rock-step/stepForward/stepBack then rock-step/tripleForward/tripleBack
NW-- Send follow to open off rock-AND of the rock-step, tripleForward/tripleForward
-- frame energy exercise with pole (side, forward, back)
-- energy tension/compresion exercise with pole (pulse sends back & forth)
NW• Open basic w/pole
• Open basic w/hand connection (w/o pole)
• Ladies’ Pass, Guys’ Pass etc. off rock-AND (w/hand connection)
NW• Open-to-closed, Closed basic & Closed-to-open off rock-AND (w/hand connection)
NW• Shoulder-slide & Waist-wrap
NW• Shegoes-Hegoes
NW• Cuddle
• Homework: 6-count footpattern to music

Session 1, week 3
• Review
-- 6-count footpattern to music
-- last week’s moves
• Ladies’ Pass w/continuation (lateral frame)
• Closed-to-open Tuck-turn
• Open face-to-face Tuck-turn
• Open cross-hand Tuck-turn
• Dance etiquette
• Closed counter-balance exercise
• Just feel the connection and move to the music (to Bulugwe Lami)
• Alternative footpattern to triple-step
• 8-count footpattern to music
• Homework: 8-count footpattern to music

Session 1, week 4
• Review
-- 8-count footpattern to music
-- moves so far
• Closed-to-open variations - Ladies’ underarm exit from closed
• Closed-to-open variations - Guys’ underarm exit from closed
• Lindy Swing-out from Closed
• Homework: 8-count footpattern to music

Session 1, week 5
• Review
-- 8-count footpattern to music
-- moves so far, 6-count stuff quickly & then Swing-out from Closed
• Lindy Swing-out - Turnstile exercise (you know the second half)
• Lindy Circle
• Introduce Lindy Ladies’ pass, Guy’s pass, Ladies’ outside turn, Sushi-roll & follow-up next week
• Homework: 8-count footpattern to music

Session 1, week 6
• Review
-- Swing-out review (to Knock Me A Kiss)
-- Lindy moves so far
• Ladies’ pass
• Guy’s pass
• Ladies’ outside turn
• Sushi-roll
• Ladies’ 8-count pass (from Lead’s right side and left side)
• Review All

Session 2
• Jig-walks
• Sweetheart?
• more 6-count tuck-turns
• 6-count Closed push-off
• Barrel-rolls (lateral frame)
• Whip-around-squealer
• Frissbee-turn
• Frissbee-turn wrap-in & roll-out
• Round-the-lead & Round-the-follow
• Transitions to/from 6-count & 8-count
• Breaks
• Dips
• Jennifer’s move
• The Fred Astaire
• Outside turn w/one hand on continuation of pass
• Swing-out pushback on 5
• 6-count in (ladies’ pass or crosshand lead and free) then catch her back & standard 2nd half Swing-out thing
• Side Send-backs
• Swing-out wall-to-wall
• Texas-Tommy and with continuation turn
• Swivels
• Charleston and a few variations
• Lindy to Cha-cha (to Santana's "Smooth")

Questions
• Open streach at end of Swing-out?



		Jenn, This is just quick-&-dirty list of what I recall doing last week and what I'd imagine we'd be doing for the rest of the session. I didn't really check notes from our previous syllabus much so I'd expect to fill this out more later. I'm still exploring ways we might have this in a shared document environment but I haven't succeeded yet. Hopefully if I update this based on our thoughts then it will still be of some use as we proceed through the sessions. Let me know what you think :-) . . . . . Session 1, week 1 • 6-count footpattern to music (first clap to music??) • frame exercise with follows’ arms on leads’ shoulders (side, forward, back) • frame energy exercise with pole (side, forward, back) energy tension/compresion exercise with pole (pulse sends back & forth) • frame energy exercise with pole and follow has elastic band (side, forward, back) • frame energy exercise with elastic band (side, forward, back & ladies’ pass, guys’ pass etc. - then follow to side) • frame energy exercise with hand connection (side, forward, back & ladies’ pass, guys’ pass etc. - then follow to side, arrest energy or let it continue to ride it around. Guy’s arm must be strong) • Bring follow to side, send follow out to open • Feel connection with follow at side (ck arm positions and sit), feel weight sift front to back • Feel connection with follow at side, feel guy open frame lead to rock-step •Rock-step/stepForward/stepBack then rock-step/tripleForward/tripleBack • Send follow to open off rock-AND of the rock-step, tripleForward/tripleForward • Homework: 6-count footpattern to music Session 1, week 2 NW indicates that we didn't do it and still need to do next week • Review -- 6-count footpattern to music -- frame energy exercise with elastic band (side, forward, back & ladies’ pass, guys’ pass etc. - then follow to side) -- frame energy exercise with hand connection (side, forward, back & ladies’ pass, guys’ pass etc. - then follow to side, arrest energy or let it continue to ride it around. Guy’s arm must be strong) NW-- Bring follow to side, send follow out to open NW-- Feel connection with follow at side (ck arm positions and sit), feel weight sift front to back NW-- Feel connection with follow at side, feel guy open frame lead to rock-step NW-- Rock-step/stepForward/stepBack then rock-step/tripleForward/tripleBack NW-- Send follow to open off rock-AND of the rock-step, tripleForward/tripleForward -- frame energy exercise with pole (side, forward, back) -- energy tension/compresion exercise with pole (pulse sends back & forth) NW• Open basic w/pole • Open basic w/hand connection (w/o pole) • Ladies’ Pass, Guys’ Pass etc. off rock-AND (w/hand connection) NW• Open-to-closed, Closed basic & Closed-to-open off rock-AND (w/hand connection) NW• Shoulder-slide & Waist-wrap NW• Shegoes-Hegoes NW• Cuddle** • Homework: 6-count footpattern to music Session 1, week 3 • Review -- 6-count footpattern to music -- last week’s moves • Ladies’ Pass w/continuation (lateral frame) • Closed-to-open Tuck-turn • Open face-to-face Tuck-turn • Open cross-hand Tuck-turn • Dance etiquette • Closed counter-balance exercise • Just feel the connection and move to the music (to Bulugwe Lami) • Alternative footpattern to triple-step • 8-count footpattern to music • Homework: 8-count footpattern to music Session 1, week 4 • Review -- 8-count footpattern to music -- moves so far • Closed-to-open variations - Ladies’ underarm exit from closed • Closed-to-open variations - Guys’ underarm exit from closed • Lindy Swing-out from Closed • Homework: 8-count footpattern to music Session 1, week 5 • Review -- 8-count footpattern to music -- moves so far, 6-count stuff quickly & then Swing-out from Closed • Lindy Swing-out - Turnstile exercise (you know the second half) • Lindy Circle • Introduce Lindy Ladies’ pass, Guy’s pass, Ladies’ outside turn, Sushi-roll & follow-up next week • Homework: 8-count footpattern to music Session 1, week 6 • Review -- Swing-out review (to Knock Me A Kiss) -- Lindy moves so far • Ladies’ pass • Guy’s pass • Ladies’ outside turn • Sushi-roll • Ladies’ 8-count pass (from Lead’s right side and left side) • Review All Session 2 • Jig-walks • Sweetheart? • more 6-count tuck-turns • 6-count Closed push-off • Barrel-rolls (lateral frame) • Whip-around-squealer • Frissbee-turn • Frissbee-turn wrap-in & roll-out • Round-the-lead & Round-the-follow • Transitions to/from 6-count & 8-count • Breaks • Dips • Jennifer’s move • The Fred Astaire • Outside turn w/one hand on continuation of pass • Swing-out pushback on 5 • 6-count in (ladies’ pass or crosshand lead and free) then catch her back & standard 2nd half Swing-out thing • Side Send-backs • Swing-out wall-to-wall • Texas-Tommy and with continuation turn • Swivels • Charleston and a few variations • Lindy to Cha-cha (to Santana's "Smooth") Questions • Open streach at end of Swing-out?

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