Sept 21 pre-Silver lesson

Intro to Silver Rumba

3 types of turning actions in the Rumba: "hip twist turn", "forward walk turning", and "spiral"

"hip twist turn". Full weight transfer and a rotation over the ball of the foot with center tucked in to elongate and align the spine. "center" drives itself down into the floor to aid in stopping the rotation. rotation is to the right if action is done over the right leg. rotation is to the left if action is done over the left leg... an outside turn. turn is initiated by rotating the back which is initiated from the knees.

"forward walk turning". Partial weight step where the balls of both feet are used to "twist" the body around also with the center tucked in to elongate and align the spine. there is a feeling of the center traveling flat then driving into the ground and into the back leg and into the ball of the foot to stop the rotation. this is an inside turn. turn is initiated by the twisting action of the feet and squeezing together of the upper thighs.

"spiral". An extension of the "forward walk turning" where foot rise is added in the action which is similar to the "forward walk turning", then the weight is dropped into the standing leg as additional rotation occurs while the free leg is allowed to drape around the standing leg. it is especially important to flatten the spine in this action. Like the forward walk turning, this is a initiated from a partial weight step through the feet and upper thighs.

Figures:

Open Hip Twist. From the open basic, the lady does a hip twist turn action to go into fan position. Men, remember to lead the lady slightly across your body to preserve your "window".

Curl. Similar to the Open Hip Twist except done with a spiral action that is performed more in front of the man.

Rope Spinning. A series of 6 walks that the lady takes around the man. The common entrance is an Alemana ending in a spiral action to the 6 walks around the man. As the lady walks, the man dances a side cucaracha to the left then a back rock.