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Fridays: 7:30 pm & 8:20 pm
Sundays: 7:00 pm & 7:50 pm

Doors open at 6:45 pm both nights.

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See monthly schedule for dates when our dance space will be closed or dances held at an alternate location.

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◀ May 2016 ►

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Saturday

1 6:45 Open dancing 7:00 Waltz 7:50 Nightclub Two Step	2	3	4	5	6 6:45 Open dancing 7:30 Waltz 8:20 Nightclub Two Step 9:10 General meeting	7
8 6:45 Open dancing 7:00 Waltz 7:50 Nightclub Two Step	9	10	11	12	13 6:45 Party Night Steve Showers Hosting	14
15 6:45 Open dancing 7:00 Waltz 7:50 Nightclub Two Step	16	17	18	19	20 6:45 Open dancing 7:30 Waltz 8:20 Nightclub Two Step	21
22 6:45 Open dancing 7:00 Waltz 7:50 Nightclub Two Step	23	24	25	26	27 6:45 Open dancing 7:30 Waltz 8:20 Nightclub Two Step	28
29 6:45 Open dancing 7:00 Waltz 7:50 Nightclub Two Step	30	31	1	2	3	4

May Syllabus

Beginner	Intermediate	Advanced
Waltz	Waltz	Waltz
	1. Open Right Turn [DW/DC] a. Hover to PP b. Open Right Turn c. Impetus Turn d. Continuity End 2. Open Left Turn (OLT) [DC/DW] 3. Outside Roll & Oversway [DW/DC] a. Hover to PP b. Open Right Turn c. Outside Roll (12&3) d. OLT from LSd-Cl e. Challenge Line (12[3]) f. Oversway ([123]) g. FA Rondé & Slip Pivot 4. Open Left Turn [DC/DW]
Beginner	Intermediate	Advanced
Nightclub Two Step	Nightclub Two Step	Nightclub Two Step
	1. Basic Step 2. Lady’s Walkaround UA Turn R, end RH-RH 3. Crossed Hand Roll to Back Shadow Pass a. Man catches Lady’s LH (XHR) and leads her to turn 13⁄4 times R (SQQ) b. Both hands come down (XHL) on S, during which time both partners rondé (Man: LF back to front; Lady: RF front to back c. Back Shadow Pass RSh-LSh d. Lady’s Free Turn R (“frisbee toss”), end Op 4. Basic Op-Cl 5. Traveling Cross Chassé a. Cross Chassé CPP-PP (4 meas.) b. Lady’s Inside UA Turn on Quicks of measure 3 c. Man’s UA Spiral L (S) followed by Side-by- Side Run (QQ) d. Barrel Turn to Man’s L (Lady’s R) e. 2nd 1⁄2 Basic in Op

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