1 Jive4 beats/measure; 26 - 46 meas/minThe term "swing" music, referring to the driving beat of the rhythm section of a jazz band, is thought to have been coined by e!!y "o!! #orton in his $%&6 com'osition, Georgia Swing( )n$%*2, +u,e -!!ington wrote It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)( .y $%*6, c!arinetist .enny /oodman was being ca!!ed the "0ing of 1wing(")n the $%2&s, swing dancing became big as young 'eo'!e moved to the jazzy, b!uesy, big bandmusic of the time, maybe most famous!y at 2ar!em3s 1avoy .a!!room( This ath!etic sty!e of dancing came to be ca!!ed the 4indy 2o', to commemorate 5har!es 4indbergh3s so!o f!ight or "ho'" across the 6t!antic in $%27( The 4indy of the 3*&s gave rise to itterbug in the 34&s, to "oc, and "o!! in the 38&s, and to -ast 5oast 1wing, 9est 5oast 1wing, ive, 1hag, and others()n round dancing, the dominant swing rhythm is -ast 5oast or tri'!e swing( 2owever, the figures that we use have most!y come from )nternationa!-sty!e, com'etition ive, and most of our cue sheets identify these dances as "jives(" #any figures are written to s'an a measure and a ha!f with a roc,, recover, and two tri'!es( 6nother grou' of figures s'an two measures with a one, two, and a tri'!e, one, two, and a second tri'!e(There has been some effort to distinguish between tri'!e-swing and tri'!e-jive( 1wing is s!ower, and the tri'!es trave! more with a side/c!ose, side and a count of $:2( 6n ":" divides a beat in ha!f, so the timing of a swing tri'!e is ha!f beat, ha!f beat, who!e beat( These tri'!es might ma,e you thin, of cha cha, but this is roc,-and-ro!! music; the music doesn3t say "cha-cha-cha(" 1wing can be ;uite easy-going, !oose, and rag-do!!-!i,e( ive is tighter, faster, bouncier, has more ,nee action, and the tri'!es are more in '!ace with a ste'/c!ose, side and a count of $a2, with shar'er and briefer second ste'( The timing of a jive tri'!e is */4 beat, $/4 beat, who!e beat(6nother view from a ba!!room e, who!e beat( ) don3t ,now( #y ear is not that good(.oth swing and jive ma,e use of the 4atin hi' at the end of the tri'!e? ste'/ste', side/hi'( -ight ste's over si< beats of music or ten ste's over eight beats a!ways 'uts you bac, with your !ead foot free, so it3s easy to move from figure to figure( 6!most any figure can fo!!ow a!most any other( 9hen the tem'o gets faster, there isn3t time to fit those tri'!es in, and we switch to what is ca!!ed "sing!e swing(" -ach 6-count figure becomes, roc,, recover, ste', ste' =;,;,s,-; s,-,>, four ste's over the si< beats of music( 4ess common is "doub!e swing" with si< ste's or actions over the si< beats? roc, 4, recover ", 'ress 4, ste' 4; 'ress ", ste' ", =;,;,;,;; ;,;,> =of course, the woman begins with her right>(Figure Name, Steps and Actions That Make Up the Figure Here are some Roundaa! "hase #eve, $ Timing;@;uic,, $ beats@s!ow, 2 beats: @$/2 beat; a@$/4 beat-ach descri'tion focuses on the man, with the woman3s footwor, in 'arenthesis( )f a woman3s ste' is not given, it is the natura! o''osite or fo!!ow of the man3s( 2e!'? basic dance 'ositions and ste's, actions, directions, and abbreviations( Aon-standard 'unctuation? a comma se'arates two beats of music, a semi-co!on mar,s the end of a measure, and a s!ash =/> indicates a s'!it beat, two things occurring in a sing!e beat(se%uences to hep &ou visuai'e the (igure in conte)t*5hasse 'hase )))$a21te' side/c!ose, side, =this is a com'onent of most figures - the tri'!e> 6!though this ste' 'attern wor,s fine with the s!ower swing music that is common in round dancing, with the faster tem'oof true jive, you won3t have time( )f you are doing a fast jive, dance the tri'!e a!most in '!ace( 0ee' softer ,nees and stab the ba!! of the foot into the f!oor -- stab, bum/bum, stab, bum/bum; -- !itt!e ste's( Bou wi!! e man facing 4D+, sd/c!, sd =9 b,/c! sd>;)n a Throwaway Dverturned, the !ady dances 2 chasses turning 4F to end in a figurehead 'osition( 6t the end of the measure, both are facing 4D+( The man3s !ead for the overturn is gent!e 59 rotation of the !ead hand as if to a hammer!oc, behind the !ady3s bac,()n +ello Mar* Lou by the 5ra'os, the ending begins with jive chasses !eft and right;roc, recover swive! 2; throwaway; o'en brea, $ : ho!d;)n M* Ba,* $u%t 'are% "or Me by 5!ements, there is f!ic,s into brea,;;;;;throwaway overturned; !ady swive! tochic,en wa!,s 2 s!o; 4;,; chg " to 4(1!ingshot Throwaway $2*a4; $a2)n an 4-'osition, with the man facing wa!! and the woman facing 4D+, the man !unges to the side 4 and e( Then both recover to their trai! feet =re!easing the s!ingshot>( This move gives a !itt!e more 'ro'u!sion or drama to the ne; b, 4 =9 fwd " swive!ing $/2 "F>, b, " =9 fwd 4 toward "4D+>, ste' 4 =9 fwd " turning "F>, ste' " =9 sd4> to an 4-'osition man facing wa!! again;The man is dancing 'retty much in '!ace, facing the wa!!, whi!e the woman is running in front of him to his !eft and then bac, to her starting 'osition again( #ay be done in other facing directions()n Beale Street Blue% by the 4i!!efie!ds, there is s'anish arms to face wa!! - right to !eft man face 4D+;;; ,ic, whi';;;;; s!ingshot runaway and bac, twice;;;;start a s!ingshot right to !eft - !eft to right;;;2i' .um' )n !eft o'en facing 'osition # fcg wa!! roc, a'art 4 =9 a't ">, recover ", fwd 4 trng */I "F =9 4F> to a bac,-to-bac, C-$2*4; $a2 'osition !owering s!ight!y, rise and bum' #3s 4 : 93s " hi's Jno wt chgK; chasse away "/4, " trng */I 4F to face 'tnr and wa!! again,1o!e Ta''hase )C$2*4; $a2)n !eft o'en facing 'osition # fcg wa!! roc, a'art 4 =9 a't ">, recover ", fwd 4 trng */I "F to a bac,-to-bac, C-'osition, bend " ,nee to tch #3s " shoe so!e to 93s 4 shoe so!e behind 4 !eg and raise free arm to touch #3s " and 93s 4'a!ms in a "high-five"-!i,e gesture; chasse away "/4, " trng */I "F to face 'tnr and wa!! again,6rm wor, is o'tiona!( #ay begin in any facing direction(4eft Turning Fa!!away 'hase )))$2*a4; $a2)n a facing 'osition, roc, bac, 4 =woman bac, "> to semi-c!osed, recover " to face, side/c!ose, side turning 4F $/4 sort of !i,e starting a Gic,u'; and side/c!ose, side again turning 4F$/4, The fu!! figure ma,es a turn of $/2, 'erha's from facing wa!! to facing center("ight TurningFa!!away 'hase )))$2*a4; $a2)n a facing 'osition, roc, bac, 4 =woman bac, "> to semi-c!osed, recover " to face, side/c!ose, side turning "F $/4 sort of !i,e starting a #aneuver; and side/c!ose, side again turning"F $/4, The fu!! figure ma,es a turn of $/2 'erha's from facing wa!! to facing center( 6gain, we can distinguish between jive and swing sty!ing( The above is more "swingy("6 more "jivey" rendering concentrates the turn on beat 4( +uring the first chasse, ste'/ste' in '!ace, and then ste', !ift, and 'ivot $/2 to face center( +o the second chasse facing center( )f the tem'o is fast, don3t try to 'rogress on the chasses( 1tay !ow and jab in '!ace( "ise for the 'ivot( 4ower again for the second chasse --jab/jab, jab(6 common se;uence is tobegin in c!osed 'osition facing wa!! and do a rightturning fa!!away twice bac, to your starting 'osition;;;)n $ailhou%e -ing by 9oodruff, facing 'tnr : 4D+, we change 4 to "w/ continuouschasse;; right trng fa!!away to 5D2 ; ,, change " to 4to "4D+ , ;; chg hnds behind the bac, to 4D+ ; ,,"ight TurningTri'!e 'hase )))$a2*a4;There is no roc,, recover to fa!!away 'osition here( )n a facing 'osition, ste' side/c!ose, side turning "F $/4 sort of !i,e starting a #aneuver; and side/c!ose, side again turning "F $/4(Gretze! Turn 'hase )C$2*a4; $a2*4;$a2*a4;)n c!osed 'osition facing wa!!, roc, bac, 4 =woman b, "> to fa!!away 'osition, recover " to face, ste' sd/c!, sd turning $/2 "F =woman $/2 4F> ,ee'ing !ead hands joined; chasse 4/", 4turning u' to $/4 more, Bou might be side to side both facing !ine with your !ead hands joined behind your bac,s and your trai! arms e with a !itt!e !unging action and e to fa!!away 'osition, recover " to face, ste' sd/c!, sd turning $/2 "F =woman $/2 4F> ,ee'ing !ead hands joined; chasse 4/", 4turning u' to $/4 more( Bou might be side to side both facing !ine with your !ead hands joined behind your bac,s and your trai! arms e with a !itt!e !unging action and e, recover " =woman rec 4>, chassM 4/", 4 beginning to turn 4F and re!easing handsha,e for right-wrist-to-right-wrist contact, woman3s wrist on to' =woman chassMs "/4, " and turns a !itt!e to the 6s ) say, we have never encountered the standard figure in a dance, and we have on!y just been introduced to the "modified" right>; 6t the end of the first measure the man is facing !ine and wa!!, the woman !ine and center( +uring the second measure, the man raises his right arm a !itt!e to continue the woman3s turn, he com'!etes his $/2 4F turn and ste's " =woman ste's 4> to finish that ste' in a bac,-to-bac, 'osition( #an wi!! touch !eft wrist to woman3s right wrist now and 'ress down a !itt!e to turn her( .oth turn $/2 to face, and man ste's side 4 =woman sd ">( Dn the third beat, he uses his right wrist to 'ress down on her !eft and turns $/2 4F and ste's side " =woman turns $/2 "F and ste's side 4>( Fina!!y, he uses his !eft wrist again( .oth turn $/2 to face and ste' side( Df course, this is the actua! "turnsti!e" movement( 9e are ro!!ing to reverse in four ste's and ma,ing two com'!ete revo!utions(The revo!utions ) am describing above are individua! ha!f-s'ins H s'in and face away, s'in and face 'artner, and so on( )n addition, you might be turning as a cou'!e to the !eft, so each of those four ste's is not toward "4D+ but on a sma!! arc, the circumference of of a circ!e on which the two of you are standing( The choreogra'hy wi!! have to s'ecify, but at the end of measure two, you cou!d be facing 'artner and 4D+, or you cou!d have turned as a cou'!e $/2 and so be facing 'artner and 5D2(9e end the figure with a side chassM "/4, " =woman 4/", 4>(There might be a tem'tation to ma,e these turns doub!e underarm turns, but you don3t join hands( 0ee' your arms stiff and down( -ach !ead by the man stays be!ow the horizonta! H it3s just a nudge( Thin, "'enguin arms(" 6s #eredith and ) '!ay with this in the ,itchen, we seem to contact e!bows as often as wrists( The figure does seem to f!ow more smooth!y if you stay c!ose(6nother feature of sty!ing that is im'ortant is sway toward your 'artner during measure two( 6s you ta,e the first ste', inc!ine toward your 'artner and touch man3s right shou!der to woman3s !eft( 6s you turn the turnsti!e, ro!! across the to' of her shou!ders, bac,-to-bac,, and touch man3s !eft to woman3s right( -ngage his !eft and her right arms, ro!!, and engage his right and her !eft arms, !eaning toward 'artner( This fee!s odd(Aorma!!y, we try to ,ee' our to'!ines a'art(9e have the o'tion to turn more than two fu!! turns( Bou might begin with a roc, a'art, recover, and chassM with a ha!f turn for the man and a fu!! turn for the woman to end in Turnsti!e in the .!ac,fords3 'at Da*( This one begins in 4eftD'en Facing Gosition with a roc, a'art and recover to three turning chassMs, man turning "F and woman turning 4F, $/2 turn on each tri'!e, 'rogressing straight toward "4D+ to a continuous chassM =$2*a4; $a2*a4; $a2a*a4;>( The form of the Turnsti!e is certain!y not fi, rec, sd/c!, sd beginning to turn 4F =9 dances sd/c!, sd, s'inning "F under his !ead hand on the third ste' of this first tri'!e>( 9e end with a fwd/c!, fwd =9 b,/c!, b,> to !eft o'en facing 'osition +45(Aote that the !in, here is a fa!!away roc,, recover, hinging o'en to 15G( )n genera!, this "hinging !in," !eads the !ady to move to the man3s !eft( 6 !in, that roc,s straight a'art, recover !eads the !ady to move to his right, as in a change !eft to right =be!ow>, nec, s!ide, ro!!ing off the arms, or !indy catch(Df course, we can begin and end in other 'ositions and in other facing directions, and we often under- or over-turn the figure -- for instance, the man might start facing wa!! and end facing 4D+ or 5D2()n Big Man $ive by #o!itoris: /areis, 'art 6begins with a right to !eft and !eft to right;;; to a roc, a'art recover ,ic, ba!! change tobutterf!y; windmi!! twice;;; and 'rogressive roc, 4 to semi;5hange 4eft to "ight 'hase )))$2*a4; $a2Gerha's in !eft o'en facing 'osition wa!!, roc, a'art 4, rec, sd/c!, sd turning "F =9 a't ", rec 4, fwd/c!, fwd trng 4F under his !ead hand>; sd/c!, sd =9 sd 4/c! ", sd4> to !eft o'en facing 'osition +"5,The change right to !eft and !eft to right are 'ersistent 'rob!ems for many( 9e are so used to facing the wa!! and doing a right to !eft that if a !eft to right is cued, we either thought!ess!y do the right to !eft and end u' facing !ine when we shou!d be facing reverse, or we 'anic and stand there -- "!eft, right, whatN" 1o, be 're'ared to focus in on the detai!s of these cues? 4isten to the first directiona! word( The man can focuson the word right =as in right to !eft> and ,now that he)n Night Train by the 4awsons, 'art6 begins witha chasse !eft and right; change right to !eft and !eftto right;;; andthen a changehands behind the bac,;,,needs to do a fa!!away roc,, moving to his right( This wi!! aim the 'artnershi' in the 'ro'er direction and getthe woman moving toward the man3s !eft side( )f he hears left first, he roc,s straight bac, with a basic roc,, not moving right but staying a bit to the !eft of the !ady( 6s he raises his !ead arm, she wi!! be directedto his right( Dr the woman can hear the word right and ,now she wi!! turn right-face under !ead hands( )f the first directiona! word is left, she wi!! turn !eft-face( These directions guide her to the 'ro'er side of the man( Dr the man can focus on the second directiona! word =as in right to e(t> and ta,e her to that side( Left -- direct her 'ast your !eft shou!der and toward your !eft hand( .ight -- direct her toward your right side(9e can3t just hear these two cues and thin, generica!!y, "o,aythis is where we sort of do an underarm turn and change sides(" 9e have to hear that there are two different cues and then dance different figures(#iami 1'ecia! 'hase )C$2*a4; $a2This one is a bit !i,e a 4eft to "ight with a man3s head !oo'( 1tart in a right handsha,e 'osition facing 'artner( "oc, a'art 4 =woman ">, recover ", ste' fwd 4/", 4 turning "F */4 and !ead woman to turn 4F under joined " hands and 'ut joined right hands over man3s head; then ste' side "/4, " a!!owing her " hand to s!ide down his 4 arm ending in !eft o'en 'osition, )f you begin facing wa!!, you wi!! both end facing !ine with the man on the outside of the circ!e()n Wa#e Me /0 Before &ou Go1Go by the "obinsons, there is a change right to !eft to handsha,e O miami s'ecia!;;; roc,to ste' ta'; ste' ta' ste' ta'; tri'!e to face,1he /o, 2e /o 'hase C$2*a4;$a2)n !eft o'en facing 'osition facing 'artner and wa!!, roc, a'art4 =woman a'art ">, recover ", fwd 4/c! ", fwd 4 turning $/I "F and turning woman $/2 4F under !ead hands; ste' fwd " turning 8/I 4F under !ead hands/c!ose 4, side " to end facing 'artner and center, )n essence, she does a 4F underarm turn on the first tri'!e andhe does a 4F underarm turn on the second tri'!e( #ay begin in butterf!y( #ay be done in other orientations()n A Bran New Me by 2offman we dance a throwaway to4D+; !indy catch;; she gohe go 2L;;; !in, roc, to 5G wa!! ; ,, and roc, rec to face ,;5ho''er 'hase C)$a2*a4; $a2*a4;1tart in handsha,e 'osition facing 'artner( This is a two-measure figure consisting of four tri'!es( First, the man tri'!esin '!ace and !eads the woman in a fu!! turn 4F under joined right hands( The hands go u' and down in a com'!ete 559 circ!e over your heads and bac, to !ow handsha,e( 2e ste's in '!ace 4/", 4, and she s'ins in '!ace "/4, ", +uring beats *: 4, she ste's in '!ace 4/", 4; and he s'ins "F "/4, "; underjoined right hands( The second measure re'eats the first( This is the "ounda!ab descri'tion( P"+5 describes a three-measure cho''er that begins and ends for both with a roc,, recover() have a!so seen a one-measure "cho''er ending" and a one-measure "cho''er 4" that was not on!y done on an even count=man ste's 4, ", 4, "; and woman s'ins on ste' $ and man on ste' *>, but the woman s'ins "F and the man 4F( 1o there is some variabi!ity out there(The 9or!oc,s3 Boogie With Me has a s!ow side brea, to a handsha,e; cho''er; american s'inboth s'in to continuous chasse;;5hange 2ands .ehind.ac, 'hase )))$2*a4; $a2"oc, b,, rec, fwd/c!, fwd trn !f she rf he changes her r hand to his r; b,/c!, sd to face and change hand bac, to his !, =ha!f turn for eac,>)n the -asterdays3 No%e* $oe, there is an american s'into change hands behind bac,;;; roc, to 4 dig ste's and change hands behind bac,;;;; 2 sai!or shuff!es; merengue I;;1to' and /o 'hase C$2*a4; $2*a4;)n !eft o'en facing 'osition facing wa!!, roc, bac, 4 =woman b, ">, recover " raising !ead hand to !ead woman to turn $/2 4F, fwd 4/ c!ose ", fwd 4 and catch woman with right hand on her bac,; fwd " =woman b, 4>, recover 4 =woman recover">, b, " =woman fwd 4 beginning $/2 "F turn/c!ose 4, bac, " to end in starting 'osition; Aote that the woman turns $/2 4F and then $/2 "F( The man does not turn( #ay be done with other facing directions()n Stagger Lee by #c/ee, thereare chic,en wa!,s 4 ;,; throwaway 4D+; sto' : go;; whi' throwaway;; whi' turn;;1ide .rea,s)n facing 'osition, !ead feet free, ste' side 4 with a 'ushing 'hase )C$a2a*a4a;action =woman sd ">/sd ", c!ose 4/c! ", sd 4/sd ", c! 4/c! "; Dften the hands go out with the feet and bac, to the body as the feet come in( )t3s a !itt!e difficu!t to ,ee' this figure from becoming a 'air of "jum'ing jac,s(" Try not to move u' and down, but ,ee' the u''er body sti!!(These are a!so ,nown as "Quic, 1ide .rea,s(" 1!ow 1ide .rea,s are danced a/s!ow, -, a/s!ow, -; and you might hear cued 1ide .rea,s, two s!ows and four ;uic,s =two measures tota!>()n )n, Dut Dut$a - *a -;)n a facing 'osition a !itt!e a'art from 'artner, !ift s!ight!y andste' forward 4 =woman fwd "> toward 'artner/c!ose ", -, !ifting again b, 4 =woman b, "> away from 'arther/c! ", -;)n Shout by the 9or!oc,s,there is a vine* : f!ic,; side two-ste' to o'en; thru side c!ose to butterf!y; in in, out out; swive! wa!, *to semi; ,ic, ste' twice to face; and a side two-ste';=The above se;uence is rea!!y ste'-cued two-ste', but the dance is a wonderfu!, bouncy sing!e-swing jive(>F!ea 2o's 'hase C)a; $a2a*a4a; $a21tart in o'en, shadow, or tandem 'osition, with 4 foot free forboth( Dn the !ast 'art of the 'revious count, ho' on the right foot by !ifting the !eft ,nee u' and to the !eft( This action wi!! cause the ho' and a s!ight s!ide to the !eft( 5!ose 4 to " on the"$" count( "e'eat this action with the right ,nee? ho'/c!ose( Dn the third count, ho' on the right s!iding !eft/ta' 4 toe to " foot, ho' : s!ide on "/c!ose 4 to "; Dn the "a" of 4, ho' on !eft s!iding a !itt!e to the right/ta' ", ho' 4/c!ose ", 9hen ho''ing on the " there is s!ight sway right and when ho''ing on the 4 there is s!ight sway !eft( #ay be done with same or o''osite footwor,(ive 9a!,s 'hase )))$2*a4; $a2"oc, bac, to semi-c!osed 'osition, recover, fwd/fwd, fwd; fwd/fwd, fwd,)f you want to ma,e this figure more "jivey" and !ess "swingy," ta,e out the 'rogression and focus more on !ift and on body rotation(6s you tri'!e with your !ead feet, rise and turn toward your 'artner( )n '!ace, jab/jab ste'/swive! to face( 6s you tri'!e with the trai! feet, swing the right hi' =9 !eft hi'> thru and turn a !itt!e away -- tri'!e u' and face, tri'!e down toward !ine( Dften, we do jive wa!,s and then swive! wa!,s( This jive sty!ing gives the jive wa!,s the !oo, of swive! wa!,s -- with tri'!es, we are swive!ing toward 'artner and away()n &ou Ma#e M* Pant% Want to Get /0 an Dance by 2i5ame! 9a!,sss;)n jive, this figure is a shifting in '!ace with ,nee action, sort of shifting your toes in the desert sands( )n a facing 'osition with hands on hi's, veer the !eft ,nee in and then out in a 559 motion =9mirrors with right ,nee in a 59 motion>, and then ta,e weight, veer the right ,nee in and then out in a 59 motion =9 mirrors>, and ta,e weight;#ay be done in 4 ;uic, ste's =;;;;;> or in other timings()n &our "eet'%Too Big by the 1cherrers,there is a change !eft toright and roc,rec to face wa!!;; came! wa!,s 2 s!o 4 ;,;; !in, roc,; ,, fa!!away throwaway both face wa!! ,;; tur,eywa!, I;; !in, to a whi' turn;;)n I'll Be /0town by the 2i!tons, there are 2 fwd tri'!es; swive! wa!, 4; 'oint ste's twice;; throwaway; came! wa!, 4 ;,; sai!or shuff!e twice;;.oogie 9a!, ss; ss;The woman might draw the " foot to 4 rise on the 4 'ushing the body forward as the " moves fwd : circ!es $/I 59 to end diag fwd on ba!! of foot then who!e foot !owering into the,nee, -, draw 4 to " rise on " ft 'ushing body fwd as 4 ft moves fwd : circ!es $/I 559 to end diag fwd on ba!! of ft then who!e ft !owering into ,nee, -; re'eat; #ay be done by the man( #ay begin with either foot(+ig 1te's ;;;;;9ith the !ead foot raised, toe 'ointing down, !ower the foot tothe f!oor as though you are thin,ing of digging your toe into the sand on a beach and ste' sma!! forward, re'eat with the trai! foot, !ead foot, and trai! foot again;)n "ine Brown "ra(eby the 2urds,there is a man3s dig ste' I woman3s boogie wa!, 4 to butterf!y wa!!;; 'rogressive roc, 4 to 15G; to a throwaway;"oc, the .oat 'hase )))$,2,)n semi 'osition, !ine of dance, !ead foot free, ste' forward with a straight ,nee and !eaning torso forward( Then c!ose trai! foot with soft ,nee and !eaning torso bac,wards( 0ee' your eyes u'( #ay be begun with trai! foot(Dften done twice( )n .oc# 'N .oll +eart bythe 5antre!!s, the dance begins with a roc, the boat;,ic, twice, bac, 2; to a fa!!away rightface turn twice;;;Grogressive "oc, 'hase )))$2*4;)n butterf!y 'osition, roc, a'art on !ead feet, recover on trai! crossing a !itt!e in front and 'rogressing down !ine, roc, a'artagain 'rogressing, recover; #ay a!so begin with the trai! feet and 'rogress to reverse(Goint 1te' 'hase )))$,2,Goint forward with the outside edge of the foot in contact with the f!oor( Then ta,e a sma!! forward ste' with that same foot( #ay be done with either foot and in a!most any 'osition(Dften, we do a series of 'oint ste's in .F4B or 15G( )n such a series, you may sha'e and !oo, in the direction of the 'ointing outside foot =e(g(, 4D+> and then sha'e toward 'artner and !oo, away from the 'ointing inside foot =e(g(, "4D+>()n the 9oodruffs3 .oc# .ight, 'art . has a swive! wa!, 4; to 4 'oint ste's;; throwaway; and chic,en wa!,s;;1hag 1te' 'hase )))$2*4; $2The shag is a combination of ste's and side ,ic,s and is not we!! defined in round dancing( Bou might be facing and ste' side on the !ead foot, rise on that foot and ,ic, the trai! foot tothe side, c!ose the trai!, rise and ,ic, the !ead; c!ose the !ead, and ste' in '!ace, Bou cou!d a!so start with the trai! feet or usesame footwor,( #ay be done in any 'osition()n Sun%hine 2uic#%te0 by 2offman, we ste' ho' 4L;; wa!, face; sd draw c!ose; shag ste' 6 form used by 2offman =see right> is ste' in '!ace 4"4 =9 "4"> ,ic, the trai! foot to the side; re'eat with the trai! foot; Jthe count here is $2*4; $2*4;K2L;; side c!ose 2L; wa!, GP; hitch 6;;6merican 1'in 'hase )C$2*a4; $a29ith !ead hands joined, roc, a'art 4 =9 a't ">, recover, sd/c!( Dn this beat * of the first measure, give a !itt!e tuc, with !ead hand, moving it between your bodies and turning the woman just a !itt!e 4F( Dn beat 4, finish the chasse by ste''ing side 4 =9 sd " and s'ins fu!! "F to face>( Finish with a chasse sd/c!, sd,)n No%e* $oe by -asterday we face 'artner and wa!! for chic,en wa!,s movingtoward 5D2;; american s'in; ,, chg hnds bhnd b, , ;; roc, to 4 dig st's ; ,, chg hnds bhnd b, , ;;Gassing 6merican 1'in $2*a4; $a26gain with !ead hands joined, facing !ine of dance =woman facing reverse>, roc, a'art 4 =woman a'art ">, recover " turning 4F, ste' 4/", 4 !eading woman to ste' forward "/4, " s'inning "F a fu!! turn to face the man and wa!!; The man dances one more tri'!e? "/4, " turning 4F to face reverse, and the woman dances fwd 4/", 4 turning 4F to face man and !ine of dance( -nd in !eft o'en facing 'osition, reverse !ine of dance(6merican 1'in .oth 1'in'hase )C$2*a4; $a29ith !ead hands joined, roc, a'art, recover 'a!m-to-'a!m, sd/c! tuc,ing a !itt!e "F =9 4F>, side s'inning 4F =9 "F> fu!!turn to face; sd/c!, sd,)n Tal#in' ',out That .iver by .ingham : Dren, there are some fo)n the "umb!es3 Switchin' In the -itchen, there is a ,ic,to the shou!der shove to a doub!e whi' throwaway;;;;and chuggingaround;;;1hou!der 1hove in 4$2*4;)n 4DFG, roc, a'art 4 =9 a't ">, recover trng "F =9 4F>, sd 4twd 'tr bringing !ead shou!ders together, recover turning to face again;Aote, on!y one measure()n School Da*% by 1chmidt, facing 'tnr : 4D+, we do a side brea, and ho!d; shou!der shove in 4; shou!der shove to a fan; ,,1hou!der "o!!'hase C)$2*a4; $a2)n a facing 'osition with right-right hands joined, roc, bac, 4=woman b, ">, recover ", fwd 4/", 4 beginning "F underarm turn =woman turn 4F fu!! turn under joined " hands>; in '!ace "/4, " com'!eting "F turn =woman tri'!e in '!ace>, Aote that both turn under joined " hands, woman a bit ahead of man( 5ou'!e may end in starting facing direction or may change facing direction(6nd ) 4ove Bou 1o)n a facing 'osition, ste' side 4 =9 sd ">, ro!! the hi's forward and 59 =9 559> over two beats, and recover onto the trai! feet;)n &our "eet'%Too Big by the 1cherrers,$2*4;ust a !itt!e different is 1!ow 1!ow ) 4ove Bou 1o( )n !oose 5Gwe ste' sd 4 and move the hi's !eft =9 sd " hi's right>, sd " hi's right =9 sd 4>, move the hi's away from 'tnr, and move hi's toward 'tnr with a bum';This figure is not at a!! standardized( The im'ortant com'onent is the 'e!vic bum'(there is an american s'in; ,, basic roc, ,;; !in, roc,; ,, roc, rec and ) !oveyou so ,;; roc, rec swive! 2;)n +ow SweetIt I% by 5antre!!, we start in .F4B5D2 with sand ste' 2L;; " trng fa!!away; ,, roc, rec to 5G wa!! ,; s!ow s!ow ) !ove you so; vine 4; sd brea, ho!d; s!ow s!ow ) !ove you so; 1'anish 6rms'hase )C$2*a4; $a2)n butterf!y wa!! roc, bac,, recover turning rf ;uarter and drawing !ead hands in front of body woman turning !f to 'artia! wra' both facing reverse, sd/c!, sd turning rf ;uarter toface center and turning woman */4 rf to face wa!!; sd/c!, sd, =the cou'!e turns $/2 as the woman is wra''ed and unwra''ed>)n the .ahrs3 3at &ou, 'art . begins witha jive chasse !eft and right;windmi!! and s'anish arms;;; fa!!away throwaway toa roc,, recover;; 'oint ste' twice; and a s!ow side brea,;Tri'!e 9hee! 'hase )C$2*a4; $a2*a4; $a2,)n an o'en facing 'osition with right-right hands joined, roc, a'art 4 =woman b, ">, recover ", ste' sd 4/c! ", sd 4 turning"F and whee!ing "F to touch your 'artner3s bac, with your !eft hand =woman turns 4F and whee!s "F to turn her bac, to her man>; chasse a second time continuing to whee! "F and turning $/2 4F =woman "F> so woman can touch man3s bac, )n the 9or!oc,s3 A Letter To &ou,there is a trade '!aces twice to a with her !eft hand, chasse a third time whee!ing and turn $/2 "F =woman 4F> to touch woman3s bac,; fina!!y chasse in '!ace and !ead the woman to tuc, 4F and s'in a tri'!e "F to face 'artner, 6t first, the name Tri'!e 9hee! ma,es you thin, of three things, and yet the figure uses four chasses( Thin, of the figure beginning with a roc,, recover, and ending with an 6merican 1'in ending, with three bac,-touching chasses between(Psua!!y you whee! as a cou'!e $/2 over the three tri'!es( 6 Tri'!e 9hee! 8 wou!d whee! one fu!! turn( 6 Tri'!e 9hee! 7 wou!d go around $ $/2, but as the figure is e, recover ", chasse fwd 4/", 4 turning $/4 "F =9 chasse fwd "/4, " turning $/4 4F into man3s " arm> to end both facing "4D+ with " hands at woman3s " hi' and4 arms e, 4 to face "4D+, ste' in '!ace "/4, " =9 ro!! out of #Rs " arm !eaving " hnds joined 4/", 4 to face 'artner : 4D+>;)n Been There! Done That by the "umb!es, there is a !in,to a whi' s'in;; change '!aces !eft to right to a tri'!e trave! with ro!! and change !eft toright;;;;;; continuous ro!!ing off thearm;;;; change !eft toright to a doub!e whi' turn;;;;4indy 5atch)n a facing 'osition r,, rec fwd/fwd, fwd around woman3s right side catching her at her waist as if to sto' her forward )n the 1cotts3 Little Deuce 'hase )C$2*a4; $2*a4;movement; fwd continuing around woman she b,, fwd she b,, fwd/fwd, fwd to face woman b,/b,, b,, =two measure figure; man ma,es com'!ete circ!e around woman bac, to origina! 'osition; woman faces same direction throughout>'ou0e, 'art 6begins with ive wa!,s; swive! 4; throwaway; ,ic,ba!! change twice;!indy catch;; sto' and go;; change !eft toright to face wa!! and !in, roc, to semi;;;1ai!or 1huff!e'hase )C$a2Dften in facing 'osition, cross 4 in bac, of " ho!ding u''er body u'right and sti!! =woman L"). of 4>/ste' sd " with a 'ushing action, sd 4,The !ower body shou!d 'endu!um bac, and forth under a sti!! u''er body as on a roc,ing boat( #ay be done in any 'ositionwith either foot( Dften this figure wi!! be cued with the number of tri'!es to bedanced, e(g(, "three sai!or shuff!es" ta,es $ $/2 measures of music("iverboat 1huff!e 'hase )C$2*4;)n a facing 'osition but no hands joined trai! feet free both L)F !ower trai! shou!ders cross arms in front of body and sna' fingers, sd and uncross arms, L). !ower !ead shou!ders s!ight!y, sd;+o a fa!!awayroc, to a sing!e side chasse down !ine;; riverboat shuff!e; againb!ending to semi; one tri'!e down !ine, ,ic, ba!!change; 4arry #onday and /!adys /unter, in their Little Shoe%, did a shou!der ro!! !ady transition to ariverboat shuff!e in tandem 'osition( )3!! !et you !oo, at 'age 2 of that cue sheetyourse!f()n Southern Night% III, Cincent begins with a riverboat shuff!e to reverse; bac, to !ine; and then a doub!e cuban and 'oint;5oca "o!a 'hase C)$2*4; $2*4;)n a side-by-side 'osition, shadow, s,aters, or varsouvienne, with same footwor,, swive! "F on the right foot !ower into the ,nees and cross 4)F of ", swive! 4F on 4 rising and ste' bac, ", swive! "F on " high and 'roud and ste' side 4, and swive! 4F on 4 and L")F of 4 to end in origina! 'osition; re'eat; ) thin, )3ve seen the coca ro!a done more often as a one-measure figure than as a two()t is a!so choreogra'hed as a "azz .o during the first two ste's( The man must ste' we!! under his body with soft ,nees( #ay begin in other facing directions(These "whi'" figures are usua!!y 'receded by a 4in,? roc, a'art on the !ead foot, recover, and then tri'!e beginning to )n the 1chmidts3 Better Li%ten To Me Now, there is a sto': go; !in, to a whi' turn;; to a fa!!away throwaway side !unge : freeze;; turn "F; This sets u' the actua! "whi'" turn( .ut we don3t have uniform consistency( 1ometimes a "whi'" figure wi!! be choreogra'hed as a two-measure figure as if the !in, is 'art ofthe whi' turn(Dn the other hand, in 'ra4* Little Thing 'alle Love, the 4i!!efie!ds have a two-measure whi'turn =the !in, inc!uded>;;9hi' Throwaway 'hase C$2*a4;This is a whi' turn in which the woman is moved away from the man during the chasse( )n c!osed 'osition facing reverse and wa!!, L"). of !eft with toe out Jfoot rotated 59K =woman fwd 4 toward man3s right side> and begin turning "F,sd 4 continue turning strong!y =woman fwd " between his feet> and re!ease right hand ho!d, chasse in '!ace and !ead womanside and bac, 4/c!ose ", side 4 to end in !eft o'en facing 'osition; 6gain, sometimes the 'receding 4in, is choreogra'hed as though it were 'art of the whi' figure =see 9hi' Turn above>()n the 1cotts3 Ba Lero* Brown, 'art .begins with chic,en wa!,s;; a two-measure whi' throwaway;; american s'in, sto' : go, and roc, recover;;;; )n 'hoo 'hoo 'h'Boogie, the /osses a!so choreogra'h a two-measure 9hi' Throwaway;; to a 4eft to "ight and roc, recover;;9hi' 1'in 'hase C)$2*a4;This is a 9hi' Turn in which the man ta,es the woman3s righthand in his right hand behind her bac, and 'u!!s her into a fu!! "F free s'in during the tri'!e of the whi' turn( 1o, usua!!y in c!osed 'osition facing reverse and wa!!, he L"). of 4 turning "F =woman fwd 4 turning>( 2e may have changed from !ead hands joined to the "behind-the-bac, handsha,e" during the !in,, or this cou!d ha''en during the $ or the 2 of the whi' s'in itse!f( Dn count 2, he ste's side 4 )n the "umb!es3 Been There! Done That, there is a !in,: whi' s'in;;change '!aces!eft to right toturning and she ste's fwd " between his feet( +uring the tri'!e, the man com'!ete u' to 7/I "F turn and !eads the woman to turn and to s'in about $ : $/2 "F to end in o'en facing 'osition(a tri'!e trave! with ro!! and change !eft toright;;;;;;5ur!y 9hi' 'hase C)$2*a4; $2*a4;)n c!osed or !eft o'en facing 'osition, roc, forward 4 toward wa!! =woman b, ">, recover " raising !ead hands to !ead a reverse underarm turn, ste' sd 4/c! ", sd 4 turning $/I "F =woman turns 7/I 4F under !ead hands remaining in circ!e of man3s " arm> to end in c!osed 'osition facing reverse and wa!!; L"). of !eft =woman fwd 4 toward man3s right side> and begin turning "F, sd 4 continue turning strong!y =woman fwd " between his feet>, side chasse remaining in c!osed 'osition; #ay begin in other facing directions( Aotice that "ounda!ab does define this figure as consisting oftwo measures, 'erha's because it begins with such an unusua!"!in,ing" measure( The ba!!room wor!d and P"+5 describe aone-measure cur!y whi' as a fwd 4, rec ", chasse 4/", 4 turning $/2 "F and !eading woman to turn under 4F to end in 5G facing 5D2;)n .assett3s +ou%e of Blue Light%, there is a 1to' : /o;; to a 5ur!y 9hi';; )n the 9oodruffs3 Sha(e* Sha(e* Sha(e, there is a !in, to a whi' turn;; cur!y whi';; to a 'retze! turn;;0ic, 9hi' $2*4; $a2*4; $a2*4; $a2*4;$a2*4;This is a big figureHfive measures( There is an even-count set-u' and then four measures of rea! 'erformance( 1im'!ified, we ,ic,/ba!! change, circ!e two; sit/ba!! change, circ!e two; and re'eat( #ore 'recise!y, the figure begins in !eft o'en facing 'osition( The man might be facing !ine of dance( "oc, bac, 4 =woman roc,s bac, ">, recover ", forward 4 b!ending to !oose c!osed 'osition, and ste' fwd " turning to face the wa!! =woman ste's fwd and sd 4 turning "F to face wa!! a!so> ending in an 4-'osition both facing wa!! !ead hands joined;Aow, ,ic, 4 and !oo, toward 4D+ =woman ,ic,s " and !oo,s toward "4D+>/ rotate "F and ste' fwd 4 to "4D+ =woman L"). of 4 and turn to face 4D+>, fwd " =woman fwd 4>, fwd 4 sma!! ste' and turning "F, sma!! ste' b, " =woman c!ose 4> turning to face 4D+ and 'artner and re!easing to a !eft o'en facing 'osition again; Bou have danced a com'!ete circ!e over the first two measures(To begin the third measure, sett!e the right hi' bac,, straighten the !eft !eg, and 'oint 4 hee! fwd =woman sits into !eft hi' and e to semi-c!osed, recover ", touch 4, sma!! forward 4; ,ic, " through =woman ,ic, 4 through>, turn to c!osed 'osition and touch " to 4, sd "/c! 4, sd ";4et3s 'ause( Aotice that we have danced the first two measures( )t was a roc,, recover, touch, ste'; ,ic,, touch, and a side chasse to reverse !ine of dance( 9e wi!! re'eat this 'attern with two ,ic,s and then with three ,ic,s for a tota! of 7 $/2 measures( )n the timing to the !eft, ) have given the ",ic,, touch" counts in garnet(To continue? in measure *, we roc,, recover, touch, ste'; ,ic, " =woman 4>, touch ", ,ic, ", touch "; sd "/c! 4, sd ", and fina!!y roc, 4, recover "; touch 4, ste' 4, ,ic, ", touch "; )n Sunflower by the Ton,s, 'art 6 begins with two jive wa!,s; swive!4; jitterbug ,ic,s and a roc, recover ;;;;;;;;to a throwaway; and 'art . starts with chic,en wa!,s;;,ic, ", touch ", ,ic, ", touch "; and sd "/c! 4, sd ",4et me admit that the cue sheet does not inc!ude the first "roc,, recover, touch, ste'" within the figure but cues it se'arate!y, and it does inc!ude a fina! "roc,, recover" for a tota! of 7 measures(1and 1te' ;;s;This is a two-ste' figure( )n butterf!y 'osition and standing onthe right foot =woman !eft>, swive! "F =woman 4F> and touchthe free toe to the f!oor, swive! 4F and touch the free hee! to the f!oor, cross 4)F of right and ta,e weight, -; #ay be done with the trai! feet( Dn!y one weight change(5ontinuous 1and 1te' ;;;;; ;;;;; ;;;;;)n butterf!y 'osition and standing on the right foot =woman !eft>, swive! "F =woman 4F> and touch the !ead toe to the f!oor, swive! 4F and touch the !ead hee! to the f!oor, swive! "F and cross 4)F of right and ta,e weight, swive! 4F and touch trai! foot toe to f!oor; swive! "F and touch trai! foot hee! to f!oor, swive! 4F and L")F of 4 and ta,e weight, swive! "F =woman 4F> and touch the free toe to the f!oor, swive! 4F and touch the free hee! to the f!oor; swive! "F and cross 4)F of right and ta,e weight, swive! 4F and touch trai! foot toe to f!oor, swive! "F and touch trai! foot hee! to f!oor, swive! 4F and c!ose " to 4 =9 c!s 4 to ">;)n 'hoo 'hoo 'h'Boogie bythe /osses, there is a change '!aces!eft to right roc, recover;;continuous sand ste';;; -!vis swive!s and ;uic, roc, recover; to jive wa!,s; swive! wa!, 4;Trave!ing 1and 1te' $2*4; $2*4;)n butterf!y 'osition, swive! $/I "F on " =woman 4F on 4> and touch free toe to inste' of su''orting foot, swive! $/4 4F on " and ste' sma!! side ste' 4, swive! $/4 "F on 4 and touch" hee! to f!oor, swive! $/4 4F on 4 and cross right in front of !eft =woman L4). of right> to contra banjo 'osition; )n the second measure, you essentia!!y re'eat the first? swive! $/4 "F on " =woman 4F on 4> and touch free toe to inste' of su''orting foot, swive! $/4 4F on " and ste' sma!! side ste' 4, swive! $/4 "F on 4 and touch " hee! to f!oor, swive! $/4 4F on 4 and cross right in front of !eft =woman L4). of right> to contra banjo 'osition; Dn!y two weight changes 'er measure( 6 s!ight!y different 'erformance as,s us to touch !eft toe to rt inste', tch 4 hee! to sd, sd 4 : tch " hee! to sd, L"-F of 4; re'eat; Aote that the actions and the timeing are a !itt!e different? instead of toe, ste', hee!, cross; we have toe, hee!, ste'/hee!, cross;)n the 2urds3 "ine Brown "ra(e, 'art .begins with trave!ing sandste's;; away ,ic, face 'oint; sai!or shuff!es;; 'rogressive roc, 4 to face; and 2 s!ow and 4 ;uic, side brea,s;; )n 'hain of "ool% by the 5antre!!s, we Aotice that two 'hase )) sand ste's carries you a !itt!e to reverse and then bac, to !ine, and you haven3t 'rogressed( The ste's can be summarized? toe, hee!, cross, -; toe, hee!, cross, -; Two measures of the trave!ing sand ste's cause you to 'rogress down !ine =if you begin facing wa!!> with a toe, ste', hee!, cross; toe, ste', hee!, cross;dance the second form of the figure( Gart . starts with a !in, : whi' throwaway;; change handsbehind the bac, roc, a'art recover to butterf!y;; 2 trave!ing sand ste's; to a right turning fa!!away and bac, 2;;Tri'!e Trave! with "o!!$a2*4; $a2*a4; $a2*4;$a21tart in a right-hand star 'osition facing 5D2 with trai! feet free( 5hasse side right =9 sd 4>/c!ose 4, sd " and give a sma!! 'ush with the right hand and begin a right-face ro!! down !ine, fwd 4 =9 b, "> continuing to ro!! "F, sd " com'!eting a $ $/2 turn to a !eft-hand star 'osition facing wa!!with hands at about shou!der height and !ead feet free; +uringthe ro!!, fo!d arms in front of body with hands at about waist !eve!( 5hasse side 4/c! ", sd 4 =9 sd "/c! 4, sd ",> and give asma!! 'ush with the !eft hand turning $/2 4F to a right-hand star 'osition facing center of ha!!, chasse sd "/c! 4, sd " and give a sma!! 'ush with the right hand turning $/2 right-face toa !eft-hand star 'osition facing wa!! !ead feet free; chasse sd 4/c! ", sd 4 and give a sma!! 'ush with the !eft hand and begin a !eft-face ro!! down !ine, fwd " continuing to ro!!, sd 4com'!eting a $ $/4 turn to !eft o'en facing 'osition facing !ineof dance; fwd "/c! 4 or !, 4). of ", fwd ", =9 b, 4/c! " or !, ")F of 4, b, 4> Dne entry se;uence begins in !eft o'en facing 'osition "4D+with a change '!aces !eft to right into the tri'!e trave! with ro!!( The first chasse of the change '!aces !eft to right is used to b!end into the right hand star 'osition, and the second chasse of the change '!aces becomes the first chasse of the tri'!e trave! with ro!!( The figure may begin with the man facing wa!! and wi!! then 'rogress to "4D+( )n Grace -ell* by /oss: Figwer, 'art . begins with a change'!aces 4 to " into a tri'!e trave! with ro!!--sto' : go--change '!aces 4 to ";;;;;;;;6 sty!ing o'tion that many consider to be more gent!y f!owing is to use diagona! facing directions and to underturn each of the four turns within the figure( 1o, in the first right hand star, the man faces +45 and the woman faces +"9, and that initia! ro!! becomes on!y $ $/4 "F =instead of $ $/2>( )n the first of the three centra! chasses, he faces +49, and shefaces +"5( To do the second of the three centra! chasses, both turn on!y $/4 4F, rather than $/2, and he faces +45 again =rather than 5D2>( Turn $/4 "F for the third of the centra! chasses, and he wi!! face +49 and she +"5( Fina!!y, ro!! $ $/I 4F =instead of $ $/4> to 4eft D'en Facing Gosition 4D+ for the fina! chasse(1andste' 9hee! $2*4; $2*4; $2*4; $2*4; $2*4;This one is a five-measure figure of 2& even beats( .oth do a roc,, recover in butterf!y 'osition( The man then does * trave!ing sand ste's? toe, ste', hee!, cross; toe, ste', hee!, cross; each and * sand ste's? toe, hee!, cross, each( The woman does one sand ste' =toe, hee!, cross>, * trave!ing sand ste's =toe, ste', hee!, cross; toe, ste', hee!, cross;> and then the other '!ain sand ste'( They maintain their doub!e hand-ho!d throughout and over the $I counts fo!!owing the roc,, recover, they rotate as a cou'!e one fu!! turn "F()n the Fishers3Tulane, there is a nec,s!ide;; ro!!ing off thearm to face wa!!;; sandste' whee!;;;;; to asto' : go with doub!e sto' action;;; )n the "umb!es3 .unaroun Sue, 'art + consists of a sandste' whee!;;;;; and1'anish arms twice;;;#ooch 'hase C$2*4; $2*4; $a2*4; $2*4; $2*a4;)n semi-c!osed 'osition facing 4D+, roc, bac, 4 =woman b, ">, recover ", !ift the ,nee and f!ic, the 4 foot forward s!ight!y off the f!oor, c!ose 4; f!ic, ", c!ose ", roc, b, 4, recover "; turning "F =woman 4F> ste' sd 4/c! ", sd 4 to reverse semi-c!osed 'osition facing "4D+, roc, b, ", recover 4; f!ic, " fwd, c!ose ", f!ic, 4, c! 4; roc, b, ", recover 4, turn 4F =woman "F> ste' sd "/c! 4, sd " to semi-c!osed 'osition 4D+; Aotice that this figure turns from semi to reverse semi and bac, to semi again( 1ometimes the figure uses ha!f-o'en and )n the 5antre!!s3 I Wanta DanceWith &ou, there is a !eft to right with continuous chassee;; newyor,er 4 to 15G; mooch to o'en !eft ha!f-o'en, o'en and !eft o'en, or side-by-side 'ositions(6nother variation is to use a s!ight ho' on the su''orting footwhen f!ic,ing the free foot and again when c!osing the free foot to the su''orting foot( )nstead of sim'!y c!osing after a f!ic,, you may a!so s'ring onto the free foot, ba!!-f!at, in frontof the su''orting foot with a cut action(facing 'osition wa!!;;;;; and asto' and go;; )n Man! I "eel Li#e A $ive by the "otscheids, there is change handsbehind the bac, to face wa!! E roc, recover to;; s'anish arms twice E basic;;;; mooch;;;;; doub!e roc,; right turning fa!!away to semi reverse; mooch;;;;; #archessi 'hase )C$a2a*a4a; $a2a*a4a;This is a samba figure done in c!osed 'osition, !ead hands joined !ow at hi' !eve! with man3s 'a!m u' and woman3s 'a!mdown( 0ee' some weight on trai! feet throughout( Gress 4 hee! fwd =woman " toe b,> shifting 'artia! weight/recover to trai! foot, 'ress 4 toe bac, =woman " hee! fwd> again shifting'artia! weight/recover to trai! foot, hee! fwd/rec, hee! fwd/rec;toe b,/rec, hee! fwd/rec, toe b,/rec, toe b,/rec; The !ower body roc,s fwd and b, but the u''er body remains sti!!(6ctua!!y, )3ve never seen it danced in this synco'ated, two-measure form( 9e can do it in samba because the tem'o is much s!ower, but at jive tem'o, )3m not sure this is 'ossib!e( )n jive, the marchessi is danced as an even-count, four-measure figure? $2*4; $2*4; $2*4; $2*4; )t might be cued as a "s!ow" marchessi, but even s!owed in this way, it moves fastenough so that actua! weight changes can be difficu!t()n Minight in Au%tin Te5a% by Fi!ardo we start the dance with a s!ow marchessi;;;; away ,ic, face tch 2L;; throwaway;)n .oc# .ightby 9oodruff we throwaway; chic,en wa!,s 21 : 4Q;; chasse ro!! to DG 4D+;;;; s!o bac, marchessi;;;;5ata'u!t 'hase C$2*a4; $a2,)n tandem 'osition, woman behind the man, with a doub!e hand-ho!d ="-" and 4-4>, the man ste's forward 4 =woman bac, ">, recover ", chasse in '!ace 4/", 4 whi!e re!easing right hands and !eading woman to 'ass man3s !eft side and s'in $/2 "F "/4, " to face man; chasse in '!ace "/4, ", =woman 4/", 4,>)t can be thought of as a "come from behind american s'in("F!ic,s into .rea, 'hase C$2*4; $2*4; $2*4; $2*4; $, -, -/a, 4;This is a !ong figure =five measures> but in a nutshe!!, it consists of a roc,-recover, three 'oint-ste's down !ine, four ,ic,-ste's to !ine, to reverse, to !ine, and to reverse, and fina!!y a !unge thru to !ine !i,e a chair, ho!d, and ba!!-change( )n jive, the 'oint-ste's and ,ic,-ste's are ;uic, and so constitute "f!ic,s" of the foot( The !ast !unge and ba!!-change is the brea,( 1o, ste'-by-ste', it goes !i,e this? )n a !oose c!osed 'osition facing wa!!, roc, bac, 4 =woman b, "> to semi-c!osed, recover ", 'oint !ead foot to !ine and !oo, to !ine with forward 'oise, ste' fwd on !ead foot; 'oint trai! foot thru and !oo, to reverse with bac, 'oise, ste' fwd on trai! foot, 'oint !ead foot to !ine and !oo, to !ine with forward 'oise, ste' fwd on !ead foot; ,ic, trai! foot thru, then retract it and ste' side to face 'artner, ,ic, !ead foot thru to reverse, retract and ste' side; ,ic, trai! foot thru, retract it and ste' side to face 'artner, ,ic, !ead foot thru to reverse, retract and ste' side; ste' fwd on trai! foot in a !unging chair-!i,e action, ho!d, ho!d/recover on ba!! of !ead foot, fwd " =woman fwd 4>;Aote that you 'rogress down !ine on the three 'oint-ste's but you do not 'rogress during the ,ic,-ste's( This figure can start in semi-c!osed or butterf!y 'osition, and it can be done inother orientations, e(g( to reverse()n Sorr* $ive by the .ahrs, there is a sto': go with doub!e sta' action;;; f!ic,s into brea,;;;;; throwaway; to chic,en wa!,s s!ow;1avoy $2*4; $2/a*4;Bou might be in a side-by-side 'osition, both with the !eft foot free( F!ic, the !eft foot forward, c!ose the !eft to right, f!ic, the right foot forward, and then touch the right to !eft; )nthe second measure, 'oint the right bac, on the first beat, cross the right in bac, of the !eft/and ,ic, the !eft forward in the second beat, bend the !eft !eg so the u''er !eg is 'ara!!e! to the f!oor on the third, and 'oint the !eft bac, on the fourth; Bou may do this se;uence with a !itt!e !ifting action on each ste'(#a and jer, fists bac, twice ;uic,!y =f!e< e!bows>( 1te' " and jer, fists forward twice ;uic,!y =e( 1ma!! jer,s; don3t hit your 'artner(1wim$---; ----;Facing 'artner, no hands joined, ste' side 4 =9 sd "> to s'!it weight and "swim" toward 'artner with trai! arms, then !ead arms -- two craw! stro,es( #aintain s'!it weight and re'eat(G!unge----; ----;Facing 'artner, no hands joined, and with s'!it weight =weighton both feet>, grab the bridge of your nose with either hand and raise the other arm straight u' beside the head( 9igg!e your hi's and s!ow!y !ower whi!e waving the free hand( 5ontinue to ho!d your nose as you s!ow!y straighten your !egsand rise(2and ive$-*-; ----;Facing 'artner, no hands joined, a comfortab!e distance a'art,e, roc, " =9 roc, 4> with hi' bum' and swing arms behind the bac, to bum' thumbs together, bum' thumbs together behind the bac, again with another hi' bum'; bring arms in front again o'en fists fingers together 'a!ms down and cross hands over each other with a ;uic, doub!e 'u!se, -, switch to the other hand on to' and cross hands over each other with a ;uic, doub!e 'u!se, -; )n +a00* by 2a!bert we dance a windmi!! to fc wa!! ; ,, basic roc, with s!ide , ;; jer,;; swim;; '!unge;; handjive;; " trng fa!!away 2L ;;;