Top 10 Movie Dance Scenes, Swing Dance Basics Videos, Contra Friday, Ballroom and Tango Saturday

Published: Fri, 07/10/15

Gainesville Ocala Swing and Social Dance Newsletter 2015-07-11

Top 10 Movie Dance Scenes, Swing Dance Basics Videos, Contra Friday, Ballroom and Tango Saturday

Hello and Gainesville Ocala Social Dancers,

Mondays in July we are exploring the ladies one-and-a-half-turns in Swing Dancing. Contact me if you would like to join us. See below for a review and videos of basic West Coast Swing structure.

Friday night there is a Contra Dance in Melrose.

Saturday night is a Ballroom Dance at By Ear Musician and Argentine Tango Milonga El Abrazo meets at the Movement.

Thursdays this month, Ray and Eileen are teaching Ballroom Cha Cha at By Ear Musician.

Top 10 Movie Dance Scenes of All Time (not mine) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAE_p0KUnIs

Happy Dancing,
Andy

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352-327-3672

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Review of 6-Count West Coast Swing Basic Structure

In our Monday sessions we are learning general principles for all swing dancing. For some of you this is new and for some a review.

First, you can count swing music as: 1, 2, 3-and-4, 5, 6, 7-and-8. This is called an 8-count phrase. Much popular music follows this format. When you listen to music, try counting the rhythm.

When we dance swing to an 8-count phrase, we step to the rhythm, so the steps are: walk, walk, triple step, walk, walk, triple step.

We can dance swing to just 6-counts of the 8-count phrase. In this case, we leave out the second walk, walk and the steps are: walk, walk, triple step, triple step.

We can dance swing to any even length longer than 8-counts by adding walk, walks, as in: walk, walk, walk, walk, triple step, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, triple step.

In every case, we do one triple step in the beginning part and one triple step at the end to get back to our starting feet. The music along with this structure is basically what makes a dance, swing dancing.

Here is a video of a way to do triple steps - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJv5yatKRHU

We have been gravitating towards West Coast Swing style, so below are links to our basic West Coast Swing movements.

We use these five 6-count basic movements for teaching purposes.
- Sugar Push
- Side Pass
- Side Pass with Under Arm Turn
- Sugar Tuck
- Side Pass with Tuck Turn



Sugar Push - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJGrzuTPj2o

Side Pass - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KzqSKlR0XY
(this also has the ladies one-and-a-half turn we learned last class)

Sugar Tuck followed by Under Arm Turn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzV0eeolJ20

Sugar Push, Sugar Tuck, Side Pass with Under Arm Turn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ucMcAwRFZc

Tuck Turn and Under Arm Pass - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpcXSRGQBQo
First is the Tuck Turn, coming back is the Under Arm Pass
(what she calls a double is a ladies one-and-a-half)

Dance Schedule

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  1. Friday 7/10 - Contra Dance in Melrose
  2. Saturday 7/11 - Argentine Tango Milonga El Abrazo with Live Music
  3. Saturday 7/11 - Ballroom Dance with Ray and Eileen
  4. Monday 7/13 - Semi-Private Swing and Tango with Andy
  5. Monday 7/13 - Israeli Dancing with Andy
  6. Tuesday 7/14 - Ballroom with Ray and Eileen
  7. Tuesday 7/14 - Salsa LA Style with Ritmo Y Sabor
  8. Tuesday 7/14 - Swing N Motion with Robert
  9. Wednesday 7/15 - West Coast Swing Dance with Judi
  10. Thursday 7/16 - Ballroom Dancing with Ray and Eileen - Cha Cha
  11. Thursday 7/16 - Salsa LA Style
  12. Thursday 7/16 - Swing N Motion with Robert
  13. Friday 7/17 - West Coast Swing Dance Social with Josh
  14. Saturday 7/18 - Contra Dance
  15. Saturday 7/18 - Tango Y Te with David and Thuy
  16. Sunday 7/19 - Vintage Waltz Brunch
  17. Sunday 7/19 - Swing and Sway Afternoon Dance
  18. Wednesday 7/22 - West Coast Swing Dance Social with Josh
  19. Saturday 7/25 - Argentine Tango Milonga Papirusa
  20. Saturday 8/01 - West Coast Swing Dance Party
  21. Sunday 8/02 - Contra Dance

Ongoing Dancing

Classes with Andy

To sign up for classes offered via Santa Fe College Community Education (SFC) call Jennifer 352-395-5193 or visit www.sfcollege.edu/cied/communityed

  1. Israeli Dancing at 7:15 pm, Israeli Partner Dancing at 8:15 pm, on Mondays at B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, only $5, drop in, no sign up required, ongoing.
  2. Line Dancing on Thursdays at noon at the Senior Center, sign up via SFC, ongoing. None currently running during the summer. Next series probably will start in the fall of 2015
  3. Semi-private Swing on Mondays at 6 pm, at B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, $15 per person, includes Israeli Dancing and 8:30 pm session if there is one, let me know you are coming
  4. Semi-private Argentine Tango or Salsa on Mondays at 8:30 pm, at B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, $10 per person, includes Israeli Dancing, let me know you are coming
  5. Private Lessons, classes for Novice Dancers, Wedding Dances, also for Argentine Tango, Contra, Hustle, Lindy, Line, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Vintage Waltz contact Andy

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