West Coast Swing In Twickenham

[Caro]

Quick reminder that this week Robert and Nicola Royston will be teaching.

[Paul F]

Quick reminder that this week Robert and Nicola Royston will be teaching.

Oh yeah!
Would love to go to that. Trouble is, I am worried thats going to be even busier!

[Paul F]

Just wondering if anyone would be interested in doing car shares to/from Twickenham from the South.

I recently moved to Horley (near Gatwick Airport) and am looking to get to Twickenham when I can. Of course, it makes it easier (and cheaper) if I can sort out a car share.

And yes, I AM going tonight despite the fact that it will be packed.

[Gerry]

This should be a quality nite with the Roystons teaching, last April they came just before WSM, there class was FAB it gave everyone in the room from beginner to advanced so much to think about.

Whats even better is that I have my first private with Robert

[Caro]

Whats even better is that I have my first private with Robert

go you ! Robert is excellent in 1to1 tuition. It's one the privates that left me feeling the most upbeat about my dancing

[Gerry]

Whats even better is that I have my first private with Robert

Wow
You just have to get a private from Robert, he is simply the best.

Anyone who show me how to use my feet knows what he is talking about.

All I need to do is practice, practice and practice some more

[Paul F]

Was it busy last night? Didn't risk it in the end

[Caro]

Was it busy last night? Didn't risk it in the end

it was busy, but nowhere near as bad as when Kyle was there.

[Lory]

Hey! Guess who I spotted dancing on X Factor tonight... Our very own Twickers regular, Glenn Ball

I danced with him on Weds and he didn't say a word bless him

[Caro]

Hey! Guess who I spotted dancing on X Factor tonight... Our very own Twickers regular, Glenn Ball

cool !

By the way I wondered how was the class by Christopher and Katrina on wednesday ? What did you guys think of them ?

[Lory]

cool !

By the way I wondered how was the class by Christopher and Katrina on wednesday ? What did you guys think of them ?

It was fabulous! They put together a couple of very clever and informative lessons.

When they said they were going to spend 45mins concentrating on just the whip, I thought, hey ho, here we going again But no... they taught it in a completely different way, they forgot about the footwork and concentrated on leading with the body and the body positions we should be in on every 2 counts

In their words..
1st 2 beats, lady comes in
2nd lady changes direction
3rd into close hold
4th reach extention

Then in the second lesson they taught, how to 'build' patterns. Starting with a basic whip and adding a difference on every 2 beats, ending up with quite a complicated routine but they showed how each section could be added or taken away, creating a different pattern each time

Edit to add

they said they never think in counts of 6's or 8's, they think in counts of 2.. i.e. a whip = 4 sets of 2 beats

and p.s. i'm rubbish at explaining this stuff on paper

[robd]

By the way I wondered how was the class by Christopher and Katrina on wednesday ? What did you guys think of them ?

I didn't go on Weds but I did do 3 classes with them at Frimley Green today and it sounds as though they did similar stuff to that which Lory mentions in her post. I thought they were engaging and had a clear idea of what they were about and how to convey that to those of us in the class. They also helped to reinforce just how critical it is within WCS (actually within any partner dance I guess) for the leader to be aware of their follower's position and vice versa and to adjust their dance accordingly (for example, no charging down to the expected end of slot for follows) I also really liked their concept of counting patterns in 2s rather than 6s or 8s say - I have been exposed to it before from other teachers but never really taken it on board.

They are due to teach at Trent Park on Monday, I certainly intend to be there.

[Minnie M]

Hey! Guess who I spotted dancing on X Factor tonight... Our very own Twickers regular, Glenn Ball

I have him as a facebook friend and he put it in his status - so I looked out for him (Fab dancer)

[Lory]

Just in case anyone's not on Cat's mailing list, here's an important snippet from her last letter

Regrettably, due to personal circumstances, West Coast Swing Wednesdays will be on hiatus, effective immediately. Hopefully this will only be a short term closure.

As she says, lets hope its only a short term closure