Balboa Park Dancers advanced dance lesson - quickstep, August 2009 - Taught by Carrie Kloss and performed by Jack and Nancee (syllabus).

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Quickstep syllabus for August 2009:

LONG SIDE 1:

Prep step (slow or 8 count) in class we are using slow for easier start.

  • Man: LF fwd    (H)
  • Lady: RF back  (TH)

1-3 Natural Turn        SQQ   (under turned man end backing DC, lady facing DC)

  • Man:  RF fwd, LF side, RF close
    • (HT, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF side, LF close
    •  (TH, T, TH)

V.6                               SQQSSQQ

  • Man:  LF back, RF back R side leading, LF crosses in front of RF, RF back, LF side and slightly fwd.
    •  (TH, T, T, TH, TH,  T,  TH)
  • Lady:  RF fwd, LF fwd L side leading, RF crosses behind LF, LF fwd, RF fwd OP, LF fwd, RF side and slightly back
    •  (HT, T, T, TH, HT, T, TH)

Forward Lock                        SQQS

  • Man:  RF fwd in OP,  LF Diag. fwd, RF crosses behind LF, LF Diag. fwd
    • (HT, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF back, LF crosses in front of RF, RF Diag. back
    •  (TH, T, T TH)

Natural Turn to Hesitation      SQQ SSS

  • Man:  RF fwd in OP, LF side, RF close, LF back, RF draw heel to end side, LF close now weight
    •  (HT, T, TH, TH, H to i.e. of foot, whole foot. , i.e. of toe LF)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF side, LF close
    •  (TH, T, TH, HT, TH, i.e. of toe RF)

Chasse Reverse                  SQQ

  • Man:  LF fwd, RF side, LF close
    •  (HT, T, TH)
  • Lady:  RF back, LF side, RF close
    •  (TH, T, TH)

Progressive Chasse      SQQS

  •  Man:  RF back, LF side, RF close, LF side and slightly fwd
    • (TH, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:   LF fwd, RF side, LF close, RF side and slightly back
    •  (HT, T, T, TH)

Forward Lock                        SQQS

  • Man:  RF fwd in OP,  LF Diag. fwd, RF crosses behind LF, LF Diag. fwd
    • (HT, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF back, LF crosses in front of RF, RF Diag. back
    •  (TH, T, T TH)

Open Natural under turned around Corner SQQ

  • Man:  RF fwd in OP, LF side, RF back
    •  (HT, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF side, LF fwd
    •  (TH, T, TH)

     

SHORT SIDE 1:

Back Lock SQQS

  • Man:  LF back, RF back, LF cross in front of RF, Lf diag. back
    •  (TH, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:  RF fwd OP, LF diag. fwd, RF crosses behind LF, LF diag. fwd
    •  (HT, T, T, TH)

Running Finish                                        SQQS

  • Man:  LF back, RF side and slightly fwd, LF fwd, RF fwd in OP
    • (T, T, TH, H)
  • Lady:  RF fwd in OP, LF side, RF back
    •  (HT, T, TH, T)

Forward Lock                                                        SQQS

  • Man:  RF fwd in OP,  LF Diag. fwd, RF crosses behind LF, LF Diag. fwd
    • (HT, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF back, LF crosses in front of RF, RF Diag. back
    •  (TH, T, T TH)

 

LONG SIDE 2:

Natural and Spin Turn to V6  SQQ SSS QQS SQQ

  • Man:  RF fwd in OP, LF side, RF close, LF back, RF fwd, LF side slightly back. RF back R side leading, LF crosses in front of RF, RF back, LF side and slightly fwd.
    •  (HT, T, TH, THT, HT, TH, T, T, TH, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF side, LF close, RF fwd, LF back and slightly side, RF diag. fwd having brushed to LF, LF fwd L side leading, RF crosses behind LF, LF fwd, RF fwd OP, LF fwd, RF side and slightly back
    •  (TH, T, TH, HT, T, T, T, TH, HT, T, TH)

Forward Lock                                                        SQQS

  • Man:  RF fwd,  LF Diag. fwd, RF crosses behind LF, LF Diag. fwd
    • (HT, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF back, LF crosses in front of RF, RF Diag. back
    •  (TH, T, T TH)

Man’s outside partner fwd step                     S

  • Man:  RF fwd
    • (H)
  • Lady:   Lf back
  • (TH)

Open Reverse                                      SQQ

  •  Man:  LR fwd, RF side, LF back
    •  (HT, T, TH)
  • Lady:  RF back, Lf side, RF fwd          
    •  (TH, T, TH)

The Four Quick Runs                                  SQQQQ

  •  Man:  RF back, Lf side and slightly fwd, RF fwd in OP, LF diag. fwd, RF crosses behind LF, LF diag. fwd
    • (THT, T, T, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF fwd, RF side, LF back, RF diag. back, LF crosses in front of RF, RF diag. back

Natural Turn to Hesitation      SQQ SSS

  • Man:  RF fwd in OP, LF side, RF close, LF back, RF draw heel to end side, LF close now weight
    •  (HT, T, TH, TH, H to i.e. of foot, whole foot. , i.e. of toe LF)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF side, LF close
    •  (TH, T, TH, HT, TH, i.e. of toe RF)

 

SHORT SIDE 2:

Chasse to Right  SQQS

  • Man: LF fwd, RF side, LF close, RF side and slightly back
  • ( H, T, T, Th)
  • Lady: RF back, LF side, RF close, LF side and slightly fwd
  • ( Th, T, T, TH)

Back Lock SQQS

  • Man:  LF back, RF back, LF cross in front of RF, Lf diag. back
    •  (TH, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:  RF fwd OP, LF diag. fwd, RF crosses behind LF, LF diag. fwd
    •  (HT, T, T, TH)

Running Finish                                        SQQS

  • Man:  LF back, RF side and slightly fwd, LF fwd, RF fwd in OP
    • (T, T, TH, H)
  • Lady:  RF fwd in OP, LF side, RF back
    •  (HT, T, TH, T)

Forward Lock                                                        SQQS

  • Man:  RF fwd,  LF Diag. fwd, RF crosses behind LF, LF Diag. fwd
    • (HT, T, T, TH)
  • Lady:  LF back, RF back, LF crosses in front of RF, RF Diag. back
    •  (TH, T, T TH)

 START OVER

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