A 2009 rehearsal at Given's Dance Studio where instructors guide dancers through a graduation routine with Lindy turns, ball changes, windmills, and other moves. Isaac Hawkins and other dancers work through formations and transitions, repeating sections to nail the synchronization and final pose.
Chapters
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
And you see your friends and you run, oh, and act crazy and high-fives and stuff like that.
And then we spread out and step together, step, step together, step, up, up, down, down, and pivot.
And 2, do it again.
Step together, step, and step together, step, and up, up, down, Down, pivot, pivot.
Lindy, turn, 1, 2, 3, point, cross, kick, cross. Lindy, turn, 2, 3, point, kick, cross, kick. Now we drive, ball change, windmill, pencil turn, walk back, and drag.
Windmill and pencil turn, walk to And P, drag, sashay, pas de bourrée, pivot turn, sashay in, pivot turn, sashay out. Drag, drag, sashay, pas de bourrée, pivot turn, sashay in, pivot turn. Now we walk in, walk, 2, 3, 4.
Go back, 2, 3, 4.
Walk, 2, 3, 4. Say, hey, Isaac Hawkins! And I yell at you, you run out and you pose. Pose, pose, pose.
Pivot turn, sashay out.
Fall, tuck, fall, tuck, pose, pose, pose, pose, pivot, turn. Then we do the first step again.
Wendy, turn, 2, 3, point, kick. Now we're going to drag, windmill, pencil turn, walk back, drag. And then here we're going to walk the two lines and we're going to— and then we're We're just going to step in and out, and then we're going to go back step, cross, and pose. I walk in, back, step, cross, and pose.
Okay, we're just going to keep repeating that for the rest of the song. It's just an easy, easy, fun dance. I hope all of you graduates can do it. I need you to call me so we can work out, because I'll tell you what we've got in mind for the, um, what you're going to wear, and we'd love to have you. It's May 16th at the center. My phone number is 537-7296, or my cell is 578-2960. All graduates of Given's Dance Studio, whether in Rhodocrampus or Emporia, you are invited to come.