{"id":347,"date":"2018-10-29T22:56:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T02:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainbowsquares.club\/blog\/?p=347"},"modified":"2019-01-02T00:08:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T05:08:18","slug":"class-progress-report-week-04-2018-10-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rainbowsquares.club\/blog\/2018\/10\/29\/class-progress-report-week-04-2018-10-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Squares: Class progress report for week #04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello, friends.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The square dance classes at Rainbow Squares are moving along. We have had four sessions. Classes are on Tuesday nights from 7pm to 9pm at the Milmay Fire Hall. Experienced club members are welcome to be angels at the lessons. Come out to week #05 on Tuesday, 2018-10-29!<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a summary of what has been covered so far. Each night included substantial review of the previous week's material. Check out the links after the summary: they point to videos that show people performing the calls. There is also a link to the Taminations web site.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night #01: 2018-10-02 First introductory night<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Circle left\/right
\nHeads\/Sides\/Everyone, Forward and Back (move up to the middle and back)
\nDosado
\nAllemande Left
\nRight and Left Grand
\nWeave the Ring
\nPass Through
\nU-Turn back
\nCourtesy Turn
\nCouples Promenade: Full, half, three-quarters
\nSingle File Promenade (inside the square)
\nStar Promenade
\nTwo Ladies Chain: half, three-quarters.
\nFour Ladies Chain: half, three-quarters.
\nRight and Left Through
\nGrand Square<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night #02: 2018-10-09 Second introductory night<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead Right, Lead Left
\nVeer Left, Veer Right
\nBend the Line<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night #03: 2018-10-16 Third introductory night<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheel Around
\nMen or Women Left\/Right Star
\nFacing couples Left\/Right Star
\nSwing
\nSquare Through (normal: 4 hands)
\nStar Through
\nSlide Through<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night #04: 2018-10-23 Normal night: generally no new students now (unless exceptional circumstance)<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Square Through (3, 2, even the rarely-used Square Through 1)
\nHalf Sashay
\nLadies In, Men Sashay
\nMen In, Ladies Sashay
\nRoll Away with a Half Sashay
\nChain Down the Line
\nWheel and Deal (from two-faced lines)<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the links.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first link has a list of the videos and which calls are demonstrated in each one.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/videosquaredancelessons.com\/lessons\/<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second link lists the square dance calls in alphabetical order and has a link to the video with its demonstration.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/videosquaredancelessons.com\/lessons\/callindex.htm<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These videos can be useful, basic reminders of how to do calls already learned. The videos generally show each call from a single formation.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third link will take you to the Taminations web site. It has animations of square dance calls using squares for men and circles for ladies. For each call, it demonstrates the paths each person follows from a variety of formations.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a Taminations app for phones and tablets with support for several platforms: Apple iOS, Google Android, Amazon Kindle. One benefit of the app is that it does not need an internet connection once it's installed: everything is preloaded onto your device. That helps at the Milmay Fire Hall, where cell-phone service ebbs and flows over the building like an invisible tide.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.tamtwirlers.org\/taminations\/<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy!<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

--GCL<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: This post is a copy of a broadcast email.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello, friends. The square dance classes at Rainbow Squares are moving along. We have had four sessions. Classes are on Tuesday nights from 7pm to 9pm at the Milmay Fire Hall. Experienced club members are welcome to be angels at the lessons. Come out to week #05 on Tuesday, 2018-10-29! Here is a summary of … <\/p>\n

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