Move sequences

[Starlight Dancer]

We all have our own stock of Ceroc moves which we draw from according to the dictation of the music, mood, the space available on the dance floor, the partner we are dancing with, and how good our memory is at the time!

Does anyone find that they have a certain sequence of moves they stick to regardless, or always follow one type of move after another? Do people find it easy to break sequences they have been used to? And does anyone think that certain moves work best following another certain type of move? For example, a pretzel into a basket caress, or a travelling return into a blues rock?

Has anyone found a really exciting sequence that they would like to share? At Southport Viktor taught an unusual but wonderful sequence in which the guy followed a man spoon (man wrapped in front of lady) with a comb which wowed the audience.

[Andreas]

I haven't got any sequence I can think of but a habit of doing a hell of a lot of double hand moves if I find it hard to 'tame' the lady.

[David Bailey]

Originally Posted by Starlight Dancer

Has anyone found a really exciting sequence

Yes.

Originally Posted by Starlight Dancer

that they would like to share?

No...

Oh, OK then. Errrr....

One thing I've been doing recently is:
- Catapult lead, lady goes behind man and man turns anti-clockwise to face lady (man in half-nelson hold), then man slowly guides the lady to walkaround (clockwise), still keeping half-nelson hold
- Coming out of that, I usually either spin out quickly clockwise (still keeping hold), or I let go, stop the lady and continue the clockwise motion by turning anti-clockwise and also moving around her myself, usually finishing with a tango (side-by-side) type hold.

(Sorry for poor explanations )

Anyway, I find this is particularly good for the "quiet bits" as discussed in the other thread, and it allows you to either come out fast or slow.

Originally Posted by Andreas

I haven't got any sequence I can think of but a habit of doing a hell of a lot of double hand moves if I find it hard to 'tame' the lady.

Lots of sways are good for that too

[robd]

Originally Posted by Starlight Dancer

Does anyone find that they have a certain sequence of moves they stick to regardless, or always follow one type of move after another?

Yes, I'm still at the left hand - first move, right hand -yoyo stage! Though on the better nights I do pull out more of a repertoire. Even the former wouldn't be too bad if I mastered a few more first move variations but I still keep coming out of it in the bog standard way.

I have thought I should practice a routine of say 20 moves that flow and try to stick to that for each dance of a night but that rather ignores the fact that each dance will be to a different track and the breaks and variety within that track will not match the pre-determined routine. Then again I have read and agreed with the threads about 'move monsters' and that quality of leading is more important than quantity of moves.

Originally Posted by Starlight Dancer

Do people find it easy to break sequences they have been used to?

I think as with anything in life there is a comfort factor in falling back on familiar things.

[CJ]

Double handed comb-crab into a catapult sway double wurlitzer works well for me, but only to really fast music.

That or 3 first moves in a row...