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McGinty's Series Recap (March-May 2010)

Sun, 05/09/2010 - 23:55 — dabe

Location: McGinty's Public House, Silver Spring, MD
Date: Sundays, March 21th - May 9th, 2010

Series Recap

Front-To-Back (Tandem) Charleston Variations
  • Windshield Wipers (aka "Eiffel Tower")
    • On Count 3, Instead of Making a "Rainbow" (Exit) Leaders Right Hand Goes Straight Up
    • Count 5: Kick (Low) Toward "Ten O'Clock"; Arms Straight, Making A "W"
    • Count 7: Right Arm Straight Up And Over, Back To Front-To-Back
  • Push-Outs
    • Around Count 7, Leader Moves Right Hand to Follower's Back – Between Shoulder Blades
    • Leader ABSORBS During "Rock-Step"; Doesn't "PUSH"
    • Follow Does: Rock-Step, Kick, Turn, Then "Tap" Back on Five. Left Hand "Flair" is Encouraged :-)
    • Leader Gives "Stretch" With Cross-Hand, Causing Her To Bounce Back to Front-To-Back on Seven
    • When Finished, Either "Absorb" Her Back to Repeat, or Return to Patty-Cake (Tandem) Hand Hold
Six-Count Styling
  • Send-Out
    • Leaders: Jockey; Instead of "Rock" Back, "Stretch" Forward to Send-Out
    • Followers: Stay "Coy" Torqued into Right Arm on 3-and-4; then 5-and-6 "Behind and Open"
    • Ladies Should Stay Coiled Up As Long As Possible; Make Him Unwind You "Open" At The End: ".... and SIX"
    • Leaders: Unwind Her on 5-and-6 Not With Arm, But By Anchoring Body Over Back Foot
  • Pass-By
    • On 1, Leaders "Bring" Follow Forward, then Over-the-Head and Down Quickly(!) Back to Coy
    • Followers: The Swivel ("Walk Forward") on "1, 2" is SMALLER than the previous "Behind and Open" on 5-and-6
  • Switch Hands
    • Variation: Leaders Switch Hands
    • "Stretch" Away, Sending Her Past; Switch Hands Again
  • Switches (with Michael and Poppy)
    • Leaders Initiate By Over-Rotating Last "Triple-Step" (In 6-Count, Five-and-SIX to Right)
    • Followers "Reach (Left) Ball-Change (L-Right), Reach, Ball-Change"
    • Leaders May "Tap Back, Step, Tap Back, Step ..." Alternating Left and Right
    • After ~8 Iterations, Leaders "Bring" Girl Forward on Count 1; Or Ladies, Simply "Veto" with Rock-Step
  • "Collect The Girl"
    • When Finished, Collect The Girl By Turning 180 Degrees, Continuing Momentum
Eight-Count Styling
  • Swing-Out From Closed
    • From Jockey, Leaders Move In Front of Girl on First Triple-Step (3-and-4)
    • Leaders: Be Sure To Cut Diagonally "Across" Her Track; Right Hand to Shoulder Blade
    • Followers: Stay Back During First Triple-Step, Don't Go Forward "With" Him Yet
    • Five: Leaders Turn *BODY* Parallel To Track; Bring Girl Parallel, But Release
    • Six: COY! Ladies Continue Down The Line; Leaders Stretch into Left Arm
    • Seven-and-Eight is the same "Anchor and Unwind" as Five-and-Six Above
  • Open Swing-Out (Eight-Count "Lindy Whip" With Swivels)
    • Same Pieces: On "One, Two" Leaders Bring Follow In
    • Three-and-Four Ends Up In Same "Shoulder Blade" Stretch
    • Five: Same Step Parallel To Track; Six: Same Release to "Coy!"
    • Seven-and-Eight: Same "Anchor and Unwind" ("Behind and Open" for Ladies)
  • Standard Inside Turn ("Second Half")
    • First Half Same: "Bring" on One, Two, Three-and-Four to Shoulder Blade
    • On Five, Leaders Lift LEFT Hand ("Smell the Watch") As You Lead Follow Forward
    • Hand Moves Quickly Over-and-Down to "COY!" Position on Six; "Anchor and Unwind" on 7-and-8
  • Modified Inside Turn ("Turn on FIRST Half")
    • Leaders: Left Hand Goes Up-and-Over on "2" but Touch Shoulder As Soon As Possible Keeping Elbow LOW (So She Can "Un-Trap" Her Arm; See Below)
    • Followers Recognize Leaders Hand Is On Her Back; "Un-Trap" Arm and Give Shoulder "Stretch" 3-and-4
    • Finish With Standard "Parallel Five" and "Coy Six"
    • NOTE: Don't Cross The Streams! Don't Combine First Half AND Second Half Turns
  • Lindy Circle to Closed
    • Same First Half, But on Five, Leaders Don't Let Go: Step-Step, Bring-Her-Back to Jockey, etc.

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