Class Notes:

Keep playing and creating!  This is your time to be present in your body and enjoy music and movement, what a beautiful gift to self!

Warm Up with the intention you want to bring to your session always.  Remember, "how we do one thing is how we do everything"

Concepts to PLAY with:

Shuffle Step Heel - if going slower keep the counts even - to go faster, make your movements smaller and more from a relaxed ankle

Shuffle Dig, Shuffle Dig, Shuffle Dig Dig Dig - Repeat RLRL (shuffle out and dig parallel)

Crawls - transfer weight smoothly and incorporate upper body to take up space and stylize

Drill Patterns to Improve Technique:  

shuffle dig, shuffle dig, shuffle dig dig dig, shuffle dig, shuffle dig dig, shuffle step heel STOMP

SHUFFLE DIG, SHUFFLE DIG, SHUFFLE DIG DIG DIG, SHUFFLE DIG, SHUFFLE DIG DIG, SHUFFLE STEP HEEL stomp

Shuffle Ball Changes - moving around with different directions, rotations, arms, focus points, and switching feet at different moments to smoothly transition your weight from right side to left side and back again. 

dig brush HEEL shuffle HEEL step heel 

DIG BRUSH heel SHUFFLE heel STEP HEEL

repeat both sides again (4 total)

dig brush HEEL shuffle TOE step heel

DIG BRUSH heel SHUFFLE toe STEP HEEL

repeat both sides again (4 total)

dig brush TOE shuffle HEEL step heel

DIG BRUSH toe SHUFFLE heel STEP HEEL

repeat both sides again (4 total)

dig brush TOE shuffle TOE step heel

DIG BRUSH toe SHUFFLE toe STEP HEEL

repeat both sides again (4 total)

Combination to Create With:

Tack Annie (3 and break)

repeat

Tack Annie (1 and break)

 repeat

3 Count Riff (dig scuff HEEL, heel brush HEEL, dig scuff HEEL, heel scuff HEEL)

2 Nerve Steps (shuffle HEEL flap heel - SHUFFLE heel FLAP HEEL)

4 counts of Drawbacks (step BRUSH heel, STEP brush HEEL,  step BRUSH heel, STEP) - because I start with the step my counts are 1&a, 2&a, 3&a, 4 - all # are steps

2 Cincinnati's (brush HEEL shuffle HEEL step, BRUSH heel SHUFFLE heel STEP) - &a5&a6&aSe-Ven&8

Rhythm Turn - step SHUFFLE CROSS, HEEL heel, TOE toe

Double Pull Back or Cramp Roll 

Crawl feet together: heel HEEL, toe TOE, heel HEEL, toe TOE 

chug click