I Love It!

Tonight was fantastic but went all to quickly (must like the fast paced music we had for so much of the night) leaving me craving more. Loved so many of my dances though was very surprised to see some people who were attending their first class try the intermediate (they gave up after the first move though).

The teacher kept the intermediate quite simple tonight which was good but did some beginners moves that are no longer in the beginner's set. This was interesting for me who is beginning to see the same beginners moves twice a week (though I still enjoy them). We had the Hatchback, Cross Over, Armjive and, Wulitzer (sp?). The Hatchback starts like a Yo-Yo (but you flatten your hand across your chest) then you step forward right and spin the woman behind you while turning. The Wulitzer we did at the last party but basically it's two handed and you push the woman out to the side using the (flat) left hand and then spin her anti-clockwise using the right. Cross Over might be called that but I appear to be having a brain fart.

I'm actually going to copy down the intermediate name some time soon. The moves tonight had short names but I still failed to remember them.

• Teapot Something. Left hand start; move that up in between you while putting your right hand on the womans left hip (stops her trying to continue forward; even still in freestyle at least a few women took the raised hand as a sign to return). Let go with left and slide your right hand at waist level around her to her left hand side while moving in at her right. She hopefully offers her left hand which you take with your left and then move her back (moving her and your left hand to her right as a nice style tip) and then forward. At this stage push her across to the left while moving her left arm into a half nelson and extending the right. Pull her back to the previous position and do the step back and forwards again but this time push with your right arm to move her out as she piviots around taking your right with her right. Move that across and swap her hand into your left hand (for the next move).


• First Move into some Spintop thing. First Move but when you move her out push further back with your left hand causing her to move her right arm back further and put your right hand inside that loop (on her arm) while letting go with the left. This means you can spin her around behind you and catch with the right


• Catapult into Dip. Catapult but offer left hand on your right side and rotate her anti-clockwise before turning yourself on her back (clockwise) and letting go with the left. Spin her around you then in front for a another spin (for a total of two spins) before putting your left hand on her back; right on her waist; and moving her arm over your neck for a breif dip. Correct and spin. I did something just like this a while back; except the dip ending.

Liked the intermediate moves from tonight and had a good chance to test out other intermediate moves some of which worked and a few that went wrong. However what perked me up was the fact that I lead intermediate moves on women who didn't know the particular move and it worked; which is the first time I've really been able to take that from theory and put it into practice with intermediate moves. However I do want to practice my Lambada Drop but I'm always to shy to ask women if they fancy a go at it so don't get the opportunity to practice it.

Tags: Ceroc