Dabrien 'Dabe' Murphy Swing Dance DJ and Instruction

Location: Nick's Nightclub, Alexandria, VA
Date: Wednesdays, March 17th - May 5th, 2010

Series Recap

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
• "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.

Finally, we put it all together with music:

Reminder

The next series at Nick's starts on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010;
McGinty's in Silver Spring, MD starts Sunday, May 16th, 2010.
As always, be sure to Register online at Gottaswing.com. See you there!! :-D

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