New Session at Balboa Park

This Friday I will begin teaching two new dances for the month of September: Waltz and East Coast Swing. Some of the steps that I will teach in Waltz are Open Left and Right Turns (OLT and ORT), Underarm Turns from OLT & ORT,  and syncopated grapevines.

For the Swing I will teach Quick Walks in Promenade, Sugar Foot, Lindy turns, and, for the first time ever, the Hitch Kick.

For both dances I will include transitional figures to use among the good stuff.

Balboa Park Dancers August Syllabus-Final

I have posted the final version of the Quickstep and Bolero syllabus, linked at the right, which you can download and print. If you have any difficulty accessing it, please post a comment below. If you do not see a comment box, click on the word "comment" immediately below this post. It will take you to a comment page.

Argentine Tango Workshop-Post Game Wrap Up

(Note to readers: I actually wrote this right after the Workshop last Saturday and I thought I posted it. Apparently, I forgot to hit the "publish" button. For that I apologize.)

For those of you who attended my workshop today, thank you. Since we strayed a little from the originally planned material, here is the new, revised step list.


1. 8 Count Basic w/ Lapiz immediately after step 1
2. Ochos Forward (following step 5)
3. Back Ochos (following step 3
4. Molinete w/ Lady's Grapevine, resolution
5. Ganchos

For more detailed description, see the Syllabus Documents list to the right.

Argentine Tango Workshop Syllabus

It is the afternoon before the Argentine Tango Workshop of the century, and I have gone ahead and posted the syllabus, which you can download and print. If you get the chance, feel free to print a copy and bring it to class. The link to the syllabus can be found by scrolling down to "Workshop Syllabus Documents" on the right of this page.

BLDC @ SDSU Session 3 Update-Final

Wow! Another semester has come and gone. I have made the final edition of the syllabus for Foxtrot and West Coast Swing, which you can download and print by clicking on the document list to the right. Thank you for attending, and I look forward to seeing you during the Fall semester.

Argentine Tango Workshop This Saturday

In just a few days I will be teaching the Argentine Tango Workshop of the Century. I refer you to an earlier entry for complete details on the workshop along with some gratuitous rambling. Here is the information you need:

Saturday August 21, 2010, 10:30AM to 12:30 PM
Infinity Dance Center, 4428 Convoy, San Diego, 92111
$10 if paid in advance; $12 at the door. Prices are per person.

Please be sure to read the entry dated Wednesday July 28, 2010 for a complete explanation of what to expect this Saturday. If you have any questions or comments, please post them below.

Balboa Park Dancers August Syllabus-Update #3

On Sunday August 15 we added one new piece to the Bolero, the Tummy Catch. This coming Friday we will add another section to the Quickstep and the Bolero, which should give us a plenty of material for the remainder of the month. Refer to Update #2 for the complete step list thus far.

BLDC @ SDSU Session 3 Update-Week 3

I have updated the Foxtrot and West Coast Swing syllabi. 

Foxtrot

1. Basic [LOD]
2. Promenade Basic [DC/LOD]
3. Rock Turn# [LOD/C]
4. Box Step (SQQ SQQ)# [C/W]
5. Promenade Pivots [DW (moving LOD)/DW]
6. Turning Basic
1. Fwd Basic (Lady Bk) turning R [DW/DC]
2. Bk Basic (Lady Fwd) turning L [DC/DW]
7. Rock Turn [DW/LOD]

 West Coast Swing

1. Sugar Push (1-2 [tap 3] 4 5&6)
2. Underarm Pass (1-2 3&4 5&6)
3. Sugar Push (1-2 [tap 3] 4 5&6)
4. Sugar Tuck (1-2 [tap 3] 4 5&6)
5. Underarm Pass (1-2 3&4 5&6)
6. Sugar Push (1-2 [tap 3] 4 5&6)
7. Two-Hand Tuck-In Pass (1-2 [tap 3] 4 5&6)
8. Underarm Pass (1-2 3&4 5&6)
9. Whip (1-2 3&4 5-6 7&8)
10. Whip w/ Inside UA Pass ending (1-2 3&4 5-6 7&8)

You can also download a printable version, which is linked in Syllabus Documents list. 

Balboa Park Dancers August Syllabus-Update #2

I made additions to the August Quickstep & Bolero syllabus, including changes, which are highlighted, made on Sunday August 8.


Quickstep

1. Prep step on 8
2. Quarter Turn (SQQS)
3. Progressive Chasse (SQQS)
4. Forward Lock Step (Lady Back) (SQQS)
5. Natural Spin Turn (SQQ SSS)
6. Progressive Chasse (moving DC) w/ linking step (SQQSS)
7. Quick Open Reverse Turn (SQQ)
8. Four Quick Run (SQQQQS)
9. Repeat from step 2

Bolero

1. Basic
2. Cross Over Swivels 2x
3. Walk Around Turn, end w/ Point Break
4. Inside Underarm Pass (Man's foot change ["fake"])
5. Fencing Checks 3x
6. Inside Underarm Pass (Man's foot change ["fake"])
7. End w/ Point Break
8. 1/2 Basic Op-Cl
9. Man's RF Fwd Lunge, LF Bk Rock; Lady's LF Bk Lunge, RF Fwd Rock
10. Turning Basic, Point Break
11. Tummy Catch, Point Break (S & QQ)

See you this Sunday.

Balboa Park Dancers August Syllabus-Update

I have updated the August 2 posting. New steps that have been added are listed in yellow letters. Scroll down, if you are on the main page, or click here.

BLDC @ SDSU Session 3 Update

I have gone ahead and linked the Foxtrot & West Coast Swing syllabus in document form (see "BLDC @ SDSU Syllabus Documents" on the right column), which you can download and print. If you have any questions or comments, please submit them below. I check regularly.

More Syllabus Posting

I have begun to organize the syllabi for all of my classes. Scroll down and look on the right side of the page for downloadable and printable versions of the step lists from my classes at Balboa Park and SDSU. I have been spending a fair amount of time converting documents on my computer, since they do not upload in their original form. Once I get the templates developed, I should be able to post them faster. Meanwhile, feel free to download and print them at your leisure, and let me know if you have any difficulty.

Syllabus Archive

I have figured out how to post class syallabi in document form complete with familiar formatting. So far , I have the July 2010 Balboa Park Dancers syllabus posted, which anyone can access. See how this works. Go ahead, test it!

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Balboa Park Dancers August Syllabus

Here is what we covered on Sunday August 1, 2010. Be sure to check back after each session for updates. I will post a complete version with more detailed descriptions and explanations after the last session of the month.


Quickstep

1. Prep step on 8
2. Quarter Turn (SQQS)
3. Progressive Chasse (SQQS)
4. Forward Lock Step (Lady Back) (SQQS)
5. Natural Spin Turn (SQQ SSS)
6. Progressive Chasse (moving DC) w/ linking step (SQQSS)
7. Quick Open Reverse Turn (SQQ)
8. Four Quick Run (SQQQQS)
9. Repeat from step 2

Bolero

1. Basic
2. Cross Over Swivels 2x
3. Walk Around Turn, end w/ Point Break
4. Inside Underarm Pass (Man's foot change ["fake"])
5. Fencing Checks 3x
6. Inside Underarm Pass (Man's foot change ["fake"])
7. End w/ Point Break
8. 1/2 Basic Op-Cl
9. Man's RF Fwd Lunge, LF Bk Rock; Lady's LF Bk Lunge, RF Fwd Rock