Dance Step “Mini-Routines”

Convenient sequences of steps for dance leaders to use as memory aids (at least they help Gib). Click on the mini-routine name for the step descriptions in detail.

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Mini-Routines

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Bolero

Candis
Basic
Under-Arm Turn
S-Turn
In & Out
Swivels
Shoulder Turn
Promenade Rocks

Lou Schreiber
Basic
Break away
Sliding Doors
Runaround
Crossover & Shadow
Double Peel-Off

Cha-Cha

Roger's Cha-Cha
Cross-Over Cha-Chas
Syncopated Sweetheart
Cross-Body Spin w. Spot Turn
Flick-Kick
Cuddles

Lou Schreiber
Basic Crossover
Crossover w. 4 Rocks
Parallel Back Twist
Parallel Back Twist w. 4 Rocks
Chase
Full Turn
Crossover & Peel-Off

Foxtrot

Roger Rod
2-Turn Promenade
Backing He-Goes She-Goes

Candis
Turning Open Box
Right Crosses
Grapevine
Weave
Chair & Slip-Pivot
Forward Spiral (15 ct)
Backward Spiral (19 ct)
Hairpin (9 ct)

Mambo

Lou Schreiber
Charlie Chaplin - Basic
Chaplin – Spin
Crossover and Shadow
Double Handcuff Turn
Back Turn With Swivels

Nightclub Two-Step

RogerRod
Basic
Cross-Step Wraps...
W’s Right Turn
W’s Left Turn w. Cross-Steps
M’s Double Turn
M’s Left Spin
M’s Wrap
M’s Unwrap to W’s Wrap
W’s Unwrap

Lou Schreiber
Basic
W's R Turn
M's L Turn
Peel Out
Maypole Runaround
Run Around
Pretzel to Cuddle
Peek-A-Boo

Rumba

Candis
Basic Box
Second Position Break
Woman's Outside Turn
Fifth Position Break
S Turns
Rumba Rocks
Rumba Wheel

Roger Rod
Box Open-Up
Backing Pivots
Promenade

Swing - East Coast

Candis

Starter Routine
Basic Turn-Out, Turn-In
Changing Places
Cuddles
Sneaky Pete
Double-Shot
Figure-8 w. Arm-Slides
Kicks
Play Catch
Sliding Doors

Traveling Swivels
Rock & Roll
Three Alternating Inside Turns
Swivels
In & Outs
Flying Lindy
Play Catch
Lindy Kicks
Sliding Doors

Swing - West Coast

Candis...

Shuttle Slides (76 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct)
Continuous Whip (Shuttle) w. Outside Turn (12 ct)
Double Inside Whip w. M's R Spin (8 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct)
Cross-Armed Back-To-Back Pass (6 ct, 6 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct)
Progressive Side-Step-Slide (10 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct) 9-Slide (10 ct)

Rock, Stitch & Fold (100 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct)
Rock the Lady (10 ct)
Hip-Whip (8 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct)
Thread The Needle (6 ct)
Stitches (10 ct)
Sugar-push with 2-hand head-loop (6 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct)
Fold (6 ct)
Under-Arm Pass w. hand-change (6 ct)
Double-Fold (10 ct)
Under-Arm Pass w. 1-hand head-loop (6 ct)
Twister (Shoulder Push) (6ct)
Inside Whip w. Check (8ct)

Apache Stitches (66 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct)
Whip w. Outside Turn (8 ct)
Double-Inside-Turn Whip (8 ct)
Sugar Push (6 ct)
Apache Whip (8 ct)
Sugar Push w. Head-Loop (6 ct)
Left Side Cross-Armed Tuck Pass (8 ct)
Cuddle with Stitches on 3, 5, 7 (10 ct)
Sugar Push w. 2-Hand Head-Loop (6 ct)

“March 06 Routine” (106 ct)
Slingshot (30ct)
Figure 4 (18ct)
4 Points Tandem (16ct)
Grapevine - Straight (10ct)
Grapevine - Left Side (12ct)
Texas Push (12ct)
Half-Whip With "Attitude" Rock (8ct)

Long Beach 06-2Q
French Cross Pass With Hinky Sugar-Push (12ct 0604)
Double French Cross (12ct 060418)
Traveling Whip (8ct, 6ct, 6ct 0605)
Prance (6ct, 8ct, 6ct 0605)
Butterfly Prance (6, 8, 8, 8, 6 - 0606)
Neck Wrap Whip (6, 6, 8 - 0606)
Needle Head-Loop (6, 8, 6 - 0606)
Four Points (6, 6 - 0607)
Back-To-Back Whip (8 - 0607)

Candis - RB
Locked Whip with R Spin Roll-Out (8ct 0511)
Around the World Pass (8ct 0511)
R side pass with underarm L 1/2 turn, handshake, drag back with L tuck and R 1-1/2 spin (8ct 0511)
Cross-Armed Back-to-Back Pass (6ct, 6ct 0511)
Double-Wind Pass w. Catch and Spin (6ct, 6ct 0511)
Reverse Whip w. Spinout (8ct 0601)
Whip w. Outside Turn (8ct 0601)
Whip w. Inside Turn (8ct 0601)
Whip w. Head-Loop (8ct 6ct 0601)
Stitches (10ct 0601)
Apache Whip (8ct 0601)
Sugar Push w. Head-Loop (6ct 0601)

“Veronica’s Run” (58 ct)
Twin City
Hip-Bump
Double Head-Loop Bump
Under-Arm Pass w. Man’s Head-Loop
Locked Whip With Man’s Head-Loop


Tango - American

Roger's Spins
Progressive Rock
Closed 1 1/2 Spin
M's Heel-Spin

Rocking Fans
Progressive Rocks
Rocking Turn
Turning La Puerta
Rock, Check & Flair
He-Goes She-Goes
Rocking "4"
Rocking Flair With Double-Tango Close

Tango - Argentine

#1
Basic
Basic Stop (Preparatory Poise)
Crosses
Crosses With Turns
Little Waltz With Rocking GanchosTango - American


Waltz

2007 Jan-Feb Candis
Open Box
Under-Arm Turn
Cuddle
Ronde
Corkscrew
Spiral
Jellyroll

Lunge & Spin
Open Box
Twinkle, Lunge & 1/2 Spin Spin
1/2 Spin Reverse

Turn, Twinkle, Spiral and Cuddle
Turning Box (6ct)
Single Twinkle (6ct)
Woman’s Right Turn (6ct)
Change-Step
Triple Twinkle (6ct, 6ct)

Spiral (Zig-Zag) (6 ct, 6 ct)
Cuddle (6 ct, 6 ct)
Promenade Chasse (8 ct)

Long Beach Fancy
Open Box (6ct, 6ct)
Right Turns (6ct, 6ct)
Open Box (6ct, 6ct)
Chair & Slip-Pivot (6ct)
Oversway (12 ct)
Hairpin (9 ct)
Spiral (15 ct)