Ballroom Blitz #024

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Transcript

Ian: Hey random dancer on the internet. My name's Ian,

Lindsey: and my name's Lindsey,

Ian & Lindsey: and this is a Ballroom Blitz.

Lindsey: Today on our blitz we are going to be looking at a lovely Modern Waltz figure it is the Progressive Chasse to Right. This particular figure has actually been stolen from the Quickstep So, it's going to have our usual timing that is applied when we do chasses in Wodern Waltz [it] gives us a little bit of speed, something a little bit different from our usual one-two-three, slow waltz timing. And it gets us a little bit further down the floor when it's needed. It's a great figure to do after the hesitation so what we might do is sort of set up in that position and show you what this move looks like.

[Demonstration without music]

Lindsey: As usual the figure is named for what the leader is doing. So, the leader will have a drive forward on the left followed by a chasse to the right and on their right foot, so a right-together-right and the figure also includes the next step after that, that will be back on the one beat so a drive forward for the follower outside partner into the next figure.

Ian: So lead we will commence this figure driving forward on the left foot, usually diagonally center, but we'll leave that for you to explore. We're going to have our power drive step on 1 [one], and then commence a chasse with timing of 2 & 3 [two-and-three] making sure that we settle that timing, usually turning around about a 1/4 [quarter] over the move but again we'll let you explore that. But as Lindsey mentioned we have to include this next step ensuring that the follow is going to drive forward outside of us we're going to allow them to do that so we absorb that power say thank you very much take a nice slow backward step and then use it however you like into the next figure.

Lindsey: Followers for your step and I'm going to pretend that this is now my line of dance. So, my leader has taken a forward step on their left that means that we have a corresponding step backwards on the right back we'll we'll feel them rise up over that chasse so left-together-left up on our toes. Lowering down at the end that encourages us to have our step past our partner, so outside on the right foot with a nice slow drive into whatever the leaders would like to do next.

[Demonstration with counts]

Lindsey: Now, both parties need to make sure that even though we're rising up onto our toes for that chasse don't go too far up. Always keep your control keep your knees slightly bent that will activate the nice big stabilizing muscles in your leg, legs and in your core and you'll be able to perform this figure nice and smoothly and be nice and balanced and together ready to go into the next one.

So, that is the lovely Progressive Chasse to Right. Try it on your Waltz feel free to try it in your Quickstep as well, leaders follow it with a lovely backlock or some kind of impetus turn try it out on your dance floor. As always get yourself into your local Studio to learn more about that figure and more.