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Slow Fotrot (Mar/Apr 2019)
| Week 1: | Basics and Beginner pattern | ||
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| Swing (body flight) moving forward and moving backward | |||
| Slow (lowered on bent knee) "Iron" on one (when backing, open) , Step on two (forward on heel, backing toe-heel) | (1) 2 | ||
| Quick - Quick (slight rise) Forward: ball , ball-flat Backing: toe-heel, toe-heel | 3 - 4 | ||
| Feather step: CBMP = contra body movement position. on last step (4 = ball-flat) only, immediately return to normal position on (1). | |||
| 1) | Basic Pattern | ||
| Feather Step (right-left-right) | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Three Step (left-right-left) | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Week 2: | Review and applify everything from week 1 | ||
| Week 3: | Heel drag and a more advanced routine. | ||
| Natural Turn (starting left foot forward / right foot back) and Reverse Turn (starting right foot forward / left foot back), both with with Heel drag (when backing) | |||
| Slow |
Lowered, "Iron" on "1" (along line of movement), Step on "2" while turning body a quarter turn (turn left for Natural, turn right for Reverse) | ||
| Quick |
Another quarter turn on "3" Forward: Stepping around partner on ball (finish backing) Backing: Heel drag to bring feet together and rise to ball (of the dragged foot) | ||
| Quick |
Stepping out ball-flat in direction of motion (keeping swing / body flight) Original Forward partner is now Backing, while original Backing partner steps forward. | ||
| Start more advanced routine: (Long side, Impetus turning to short side.) | |||
| 1) | Feather Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | |
| Reverse Turn | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Feather Finish | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Three Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| 2) | Feather Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | |
| Three Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Natural Turn | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Closed Impetus | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Feather Finish | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Three Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Week 4: | Hover Cross - Telemark - Weave. | ||
| (Finish Short side, Telemark, Weave down next long side) | |||
| 3) | Feather Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | |
| Three Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Natural Hover Cross | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Open Telemark | Slow - Quick-Quick (or Slow-Slow-Slow) | ||
| 4) | Weave from Promenade | Slow-Quick-Quick-Quick-Quick-Quick-Quick-Quick-Quick | |
| Three Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Week 5: | Curved Feather - REverse Ronde, Reverse Swivel, Develope | ||
| (Finish Long side, line work in the corner) | |||
| 5) | Curved Feather | Slow - Quick-Quick | |
| Back outside Feather | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Feather Finish | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Three Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Feather Step | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| 6) | Reverse Ronde | Slow - Slow - Slow | |
| Lady's Reverse Swivel to Develope | Slow - Slow - Slow | ||
| Outside Hover to Promenade Position | Slow - Quick-Quick | ||
| Week 6: | Chasse - Change of Direction | ||
| (Final short side, Connect to beginnning) | |||
| 7) | Feather Ending | Slow - Quick-Quick | |
| Chasse to Right | Slow - Quick-And-Quick | ||
| Weave ending | Quick-Quick-Quick-Quick-Quick-Quick | ||
| Change of Direction | Slow - Slow - Slow | ||
| Continue from (1) ahove (Feather step) | |||
| Week 7: | Full review above above routine. | ||
| &nbps; | |||