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May 8, 2017

Multiple Alignment Figures

So...you may ask, "Why the heck do we need so many different types of whisk or double reverse spin?"

These figures are there to breakdown two things. First, they give choreographic options to link different types of figures together. Second, they gave the writers of the technique book a way to show the changes in turn, alignment, and body position with slight changes to direction. The list is not exhaustive, but I've listed most of the figures with multiple alignments below.

Waltz

Natural Spin Turn 7/8R over 456 1/2 and 3/8 5/8R ove 456 3/8 and 1/4

Whisk man no turn, lady 1/4 R man 1/8 and 1/8, lady no turn man 1/8, lady 1/8 L and 1/4 R

Progressive Chasse to Right 1/4 man 1/8 1/8btl, lady 1/4btl and slight body turn 3/8 man 1/4 1/8btl, lady 3/8btl and slight body turn 1/2 man 1/4 1/8 1/8btl, lady 3/8btl body completes turn 1/8 btl

Double Reverse Spin 7/8, 3/8 and 1/2 3/4, 1/4 and 1/2, or 3/8 and 3/8 full turn, 3/8 and 5/8

Reverse Corte man 3/8, lady 1/4 and 1/8 man 1/2, lady 3/8 and 1/8 man 5/8, lady 3/8 and 1/4 man 1/4, lady 1/8 and 1/8

Outside Spin man 3/8 3/8 1/4, lady 5/8 1/4 1/4 3/4 overall man 3/8 3/8, lady 1/2 1/4 1/2 overall man 1/4 1/4, lady 3/8 1/8

Weave from PP moving to center moving to DC

Back Whisk Man with no turn or up to 3/8 to the right

Foxtrot

Change of Direction Reverse Wave natural telemark weave from PP

Quickstep

Tipple Chasse Running Right Turn Running Finish

Tango

Four Step Promenade Link

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