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Figures Without Phase Ratings
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Amt. Trn. |
Timing |
Footwork M |
Footwork W |
1 |
Fwd Feather on the R side |
None |
SQQ |
HTT |
T/H, T/H, T |
2 |
Back Feather on the R side |
1/4 LF |
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TT |
T/H, T |
3 |
Back Left Feather |
1/4 LF |
SQQ |
T/h, *T, T |
TTT |
4 |
Feather Finish |
1/4 LF |
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TT |
TT |
Notes: The man keeps his
head to the left on steps 2 and 3 as he ends outside the lady on her
left side. On the Back Feather, he will divide the turn into nearly
equal parts as he brings her into line (CP) on the first "quick"
(lady steps L to side), then back down LOD as the lady once again is
in contra body. On the start of the Back Left Feather, the couple
again blends to CP with the man backing down LOD using a soft R knee.
He then uses a left shoulder lead to bring the lady back to his left
side on the second "quick" while keeping his head to the
left. The Feather Finish is still high on the toes to end facing DLW.
It is important to keep both bodies high on the last four quicks in
order to get the soft and flowing desired effect.
*This step can be toe/heel
in order to aid the lady in her movement.
SPLIT RONDE: The best lead
is after a Double Reverse Spin, man facing RLOD, where the lady ends
with the L in front of the R, both high on the toes and weight on the
man's R and lady's L. On step 1, the man continues his turn LF on the
ball of the R as the lady takes a small step to the side on her R to
end slightly forward. As the lady changes weight on her small step,
the man lowers into his R knee and rondes his L CCW while continuing
his turn on the ball of his R. The ronde is taken somewhat forward
before going around in back where it will end behind the R (no sway).
The man must keep his left side toward the lady and rise to full
height as the ronde is completed. Ladies ronde with their L going
forward, then around to side CCW and finishing behind their R with
pressure on the ball of the L. Ladies also keep their left side
toward their partner and rise to full height at the end. The total
amount of turn at this point is 3/8 LF.
On step 2, the man places
his R to the side with a small movement as he continues a little LF
turn. Ladies simply uncross their feet to end with weight on their L.
The amount of turn for both is about 1/8 LF and will end in normal CP
facing LOD for this description.
Note: A variation for step 2
is for the man to make a small step diagonally backward on their R as
the ladies match this by stepping forward on a small step with their
L. Timing as used in waltz would be 1&23 where the "1&2"
is the ronde and rise. The toe would remain in contact with the floor
as this figure implies a floor ronde.
We will cover the Aerial
Ronde in the next column and its application as a double.
Note: Some of these figures
have been phase-rated since this series was written.
This
column comes from a series published in Cue Sheet Magazine between
1987 and 1992, and is reprinted with permission. The full series is
collected in an 86-pg booklet, available for $30.00 plus postage.
E-mail Fran Kropf at cutecuer@cox.net. This
article was published in the Dixie Round Dance Council (DRDC)
Newsletter, January 2013.
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