Michael and Persephone's
Drop-in East Coast Swing Classes
In every class we start from the top, in case we have students with little or no experience-- we cover the basic step and basic lead and follow.  Then we move on to the beginning and intermediate figures listed below.

Month
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
 Week  5

 
August
 --underarm turn to two hands 
--leader's cuddle 
--leader rolls out into open 
--leader's tunnel 		 --underarm turn 
--underarm turn to closed 
--tuck turn from closed 
--she goes, he goes		 --belly roll 
--texas tommy 
--right to right she goes, he goes 
--right to right tuck turn		 --underarm turn to two hands 
--fold the sheets 
--right side pass 
--right to right tuck turn


September
 --underarm turn to two hands 
--collegiate 
--heels 
--two hand tuck turn		 --texas tommy 
--comb the hair 
--jig walks side by side 
--throwout		 --underarm turn 
--she goes, he goes 
--pretzel 
--peekaboo		 --underarm turn to two hands 
--leader ducks under 
--two hand tuck turn


October
--in and out
--get into closed 
--basic in closed 
--throwout 
--both free spin, like gears turning
 --underarm turn to two hands 
--wrap 
--reverse wrap 
--unwrap and 
leader's turn 
--CC turn to fix hands		 --get in closed 
--tuck turn 
--elbow check 
--leader's spin 
--underarm turn, change hands 
--arm hook turn		 --underarm turn to two hands 
--cuddle 
--leader's cuddle
--roll out, or: --tunnel exit
--follower's CC turn		 --underarm turn to two hands
--underarm turn to locked hands
--outside turn to unwind, or:
--tuck turn


November
--get in closed 
--jig walks in closed 
--texas tommy from closed 
--hand change loop		  
--hip catch
--cross arms 
--he goes, she goes unwind
--reverse tuck turn
 --underarm turn to two hands
--tuck turn to locked hands
--underarm turn to unwind
 --underarm turn to closed 
--swoop 
--jive walks 
--throwout		 --follower's cuddle 
--side to side 
--cuddle swoop 
--barrel roll

Note for 2005: We used these plans for our lessons at Alberto's on Wednesday nights last year,
and will use them again whenever we have teaching venues that lend themselves to drop in classes.
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