02 December 2018
Cascade Crossfires Newsletter #10
12/03/2018
Dear Friends,
Well, we are getting down to the end of the Plus list. Congratulations! There are only four more calls to learn. I think that we can knock them out next Monday.
Our Graduation Extravaganza will be on Monday, January 28. Between now and then we will finish learning all the calls and add to our floor time with lots of dancing. There are some different starting formations for a few of the calls that we will explore too.
There will be no Cascade Crossfires on Monday, December 24 and Monday, December 31. Hopefully, you will be celebrating with friends and family on the 24th and dancing and celebrating the New Year on the 31st.
Stay warm!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #10
10. Track II: Starting formation - Completed Double Pass Thru.
The dancers work in "tandem", that is, the trailing dancers follow the lead dancers. Those in the right "track" move single file to the left, counter-clockwise, staying to the inside of the dancers on the left "track", who move single file, clockwise, to the right on the outside. The movement continues as in a Double Pass Thru, until the dancers have reached parallel right-hand ocean waves.
TRACK II – 8 steps
20. Trade The Wave: Starting formation - Any four-dancer ocean wave.
Dancers facing the same direction in the wave TRADE with each other. Right-hand waves become left-hand waves and vice versa. Ends of the wave become centers and vice versa.
TRADE THE WAVE – 6 steps
23. Crossfire: Starting formation – Two-faced line, Parallel lines of four, Inverted Line(s).
As the centers begin to Trade, the ends Cross Fold. Upon completing their Trade, the centers release hands and step straight forward forming an ocean wave or mini-wave with the dancers they are facing. If the Trade leaves the original centers facing no one, they step forward and remain facing out.
CROSSFIRE – 6 steps
Well, we are getting down to the end of the Plus list. Congratulations! There are only four more calls to learn. I think that we can knock them out next Monday.
Our Graduation Extravaganza will be on Monday, January 28. Between now and then we will finish learning all the calls and add to our floor time with lots of dancing. There are some different starting formations for a few of the calls that we will explore too.
There will be no Cascade Crossfires on Monday, December 24 and Monday, December 31. Hopefully, you will be celebrating with friends and family on the 24th and dancing and celebrating the New Year on the 31st.
Stay warm!
Happy dancing,
Susan
Week #10
10. Track II: Starting formation - Completed Double Pass Thru.
The dancers work in "tandem", that is, the trailing dancers follow the lead dancers. Those in the right "track" move single file to the left, counter-clockwise, staying to the inside of the dancers on the left "track", who move single file, clockwise, to the right on the outside. The movement continues as in a Double Pass Thru, until the dancers have reached parallel right-hand ocean waves.
TRACK II – 8 steps
20. Trade The Wave: Starting formation - Any four-dancer ocean wave.
Dancers facing the same direction in the wave TRADE with each other. Right-hand waves become left-hand waves and vice versa. Ends of the wave become centers and vice versa.
TRADE THE WAVE – 6 steps
23. Crossfire: Starting formation – Two-faced line, Parallel lines of four, Inverted Line(s).
As the centers begin to Trade, the ends Cross Fold. Upon completing their Trade, the centers release hands and step straight forward forming an ocean wave or mini-wave with the dancers they are facing. If the Trade leaves the original centers facing no one, they step forward and remain facing out.
CROSSFIRE – 6 steps