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About
Us —
Meredith
and I are Round Dancers and Round Dance instructors. Round Dancing is
choreographed and cued ballroom dancing. We have put together
a dance handbook:
Round
Dancing — A
Figure & Styling
Manual.
There, we describe much more about what Round Dancing is, we describe
the steps and the figures that make up our round
dances, and we discuss how particular moves can be danced more
comfortably. This manual is a compilation from many teachers.
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Telefeathers
We are a Colorado Round Dance Association (CRDA)–affiliated
club
and Carousel Club #171. We
dance primarily at phases IV through VI — see recent
evening programs below — at the Rose Hill Grange, 4001 E. 68th Ave.,
Commerce
City, CO (corner of 68th & Colorado Blvd) — Map
Thursdays —
- Drop-in, catch-up/problem session — 6pm - 7pm
- Dance & Teach — 7pm - 9:00pm
(Subject to
change. See Calendar below and join e-mail list for news and updates.
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2016, 2017 2019a pics
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Roundalab
Manual of
Figures --
$25 -- Go to Shop and Online Manual Subscription.
ICBDA Manual of
Figures
-- free to members -- sign in & go to TAC & Dance Manual.
RAL
ROQ
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Calendar
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March
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April
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CRDA Spring Dance
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Subject to change. We participate in an email
list
(a Google Group) through
which we send weekly news about the club. Contact us to join this list,
or email
us any time to get the latest club information.
For more on the CRDA dances, visit the CRDA website and click
on Dance Events.
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Some
recent
club programs are given below.
- Of course,we are dancing those
dances recently
learned and other current favorites. We try to
include a variety of dance rhythms.
- We like to resurrect some of the
oldies, dances
we
might have learned
years ago.
- We are programming regular Do To
Cue and View
&
Do dances. These are dances that are new to us containing mostly
standard
figures. We add a dance to our
repertoire fairly quickly, and we develop our ability to "sight
read."
- Our Full Teach will be higher
level or a less
familiar rhythm and mostly recent
choreography.
- Let us know what you'd like to do.
We are
actively
shaping the program based on your suggestions.
Program 12 January
2023
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Early Rounds --
He's A Pirate (Goss VI TG 2018)
Now When the Rain Falls (Armstrong VI WZ 2019)
Cake By the Ocean (Rumble VI WCS 2018)
New York, New York (Preskitt VI FT 2019)
Chasing Cars (Goss VI RB 2019)
Bamboozled By You (Hurd IV VW 2013)
Chanel (Preskitt VI WZ 2018) solo weave 6;
Send in the Clowns (Schmidt VI WZ 2018)
Evening Program --
Blue Wings (Moore IV WZ 2004)
You Took Advantage Of Me (Weiss V FT 2022)
Chicago (Preskitt IV QS 2021) chasse weave; rng fwd lks; rng bk lks; scoop to fishtail;
Somewhere In Time Bolero (Finch-Hicks VI BL 2021) STS lng basic rev
undrm; L whisk & unwind; sync opng out PU (S&S&);
Butter (Goss V CH 2022) sync cl pt rec; sync switch pt rec; Bball trn 4; dbl cuban w/ freeze;
Serenade 5 (Heath V WZ 2007)
That Old Piano 4 (Rotscheid IV WCS 2019)
Tall and Tan (Lewis/Olson IV RB 2022) bk to bk fencelines & crab wlks;
Felicia Tango (Hurd V TG 2022) qtr beats extended 1&2&3&4; gancho; dbl gancho;
Love Will Keep Us Alive (Townsend-Manning V BL 2022) alt X-bodys; passing alt undrm trns;
Nightingale (Goss V FT 2022) qk weave 4 to rev wave end;
Tonight We Waltz (Hicks VI WZ 2022) rev fallaway big slip; CP wall W cl to SF lng line; drag dev;
Teach -- Too Early To Say Goodnight (Vogt VI FT 2022) cont hover X extended; telefeather; 3 fallaways chkg;
What Chu Got (Lewis/Olson V CH 2022) turkish towel; ronde cha box; circ cross body;
Hallelujah Waltz (Read VI HCW 2011)
Jumpin' the Jetty (Johnson IV JV 2021)
Beat of Your Heart (Preskitt V STS 2008)
Sobre El Mar (Schmidt V TG 2015)
The Diary (Cavness IV RB 2022)
Adios (Cullip/Norman IV WZ 1974) RAL Golden Classic;
Program 8 December
2022
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Early Rounds --
Baby Mine (Davis IV HCW 2012)
Scheherazade (Moore VI WZ 2004) pivot to eros to rumba cross; dbl rev to dbl rev overspin;
Coco Beach (Prow VI FT 2013) drop oversway; nat twist trn; feather to topspin LOD;
All About That Cha (Worlock VI CH 2018) qk sh to sh; bk sh to sh; there & back; Bahr
The Thornbirds (Shibata V WZ 2014) over spn trn to R trng lk 2X;
Evening Program --
Chanel 4 (Preskitt IV WZ 2018)
Petite Fleur (Wulf IV FT 2022) trn L & R chasse to RLOD; hover fallaway no trn; to cue?
Small Planes (Goss IV WCS 2021) hitchhike 4qk; hitchhike 3 L&R QQS; sugar toe heel crosses;
Secret Garden Rumba (Goss VI RB 2015) W sync rev u/arm to aida; rev top; Gala '15;
Riviere de Lune (Palmquist V WZ 1968) HOF '78; Golden Classic;
Somewhere In Time Bolero (Finch-Hicks VI BL 2021) STS lng basic rev
undrm; L whisk & unwind; sync opng out PU (S&S&);
What Chu Got (Lewis/Olson V CH 2022) turkish towel; ronde cha box; circ cross body; current Mesa teach
Begin to Color Me (Read VI WZ 1999) back rng wing; spin & twist to sway line; HOF '15;
Sobre El Mar (Schmidt V TG 2015) four stp; five stp; la cobra; rk trn w/ triple chasse end (QQQQQQS);
Carnival (Rumble IV RB 2005) fwd brk W spiral M headloop to LHOP; trade places; HOF '10; Golden Classic;
Solitude City (Gibson IV FT 2014) nat hover cross;
Mohair Sam Jive (Hilton V+ JV 2022) dbl whip trn; slingshot runaway (4 qk); rooster wlk;
Teach -- Tonight We Waltz (Hicks VI WZ 2022) rev fallaway big slip; CP wall W cl to SF lng line; drag dev; current Mesa teach
Love Will Keep Us Alive (Townsend-Manning V BL 2022) alt X-bodys; passing alt undrm trns; current Mesa teach
Adeline (Shibata VI STS 2000) shoulder tuck & spin; horse & cart; HOF '15;
Nina (Garza IV MX TG 2022) bk TG draw; diam trn W insd trns; cadencia; molinete;
Illusion (Blackford V WZ 2022) RB X 2X; nat prep SF lng; ripple vine; current Mesa teach
These Foolish Things (Bahr IV MX 2004) strolling vine; qtr trn prog chasse; stop & go dbl stop action;
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying (Preskitt V BL 2021) sync trng basic w/ pivot; turkish towel;
Wicked (Finch V RB 2021) op hip twist W ovrtrn shad M 2 lng L rec;
Longing To Kiss You (Worlock V WZ 2021) outsd spin to R trng lk; flwy ronde chk bk W swvl dev;
Program 27 October
2022
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Early Rounds --
The End Of the World (Woodruff III TS 1994)
That Man (Worlock V QS 2012) 6 qk run; tipsy trns; paddle trn 7; slo
slide & vine w/ push pull;
Your Man (Worlock VI WCS 2007) boomerang trip trav & roll; trav sd
pass;
Man Wanted (Hurd IV QS 2012) stp kick fc kick sd draw cl 3X; rng bk
lks; rng fin; Bahr
Rock 'n Roll Heart (Cantrell IV JV 1989) sh shove in 4; M's throwaway;
Cake By the Ocean (Rumble VI WCS 2018) window whip; straight whip;
scoop sugar push; Recently heard on radio;
Volveras (Goss VI BL 2021) aida to layback; dbl ronde sync insd undrm;
chkd rev sync pivot SCP RLOD;
Burlesque (Garza V TG 2012) doble cruz; cont same ft lunge; sentada;
golpe; lady lean; Bahr
Evening Program --
Onedin Line (Wulf-Nolen IV WZ 2022) SCP RLOD slip & chasse SCP DLW;
from ICBDA & Albuquerque;
Perhaps (Easterday IV RB 1994)
Seven Lonely Days IV (Rotscheid IV JV 2022) toe heel cross; Gala teach;
St. Michel's Quickstep (Casey VI QS 1984) V-6; rolling lks; rng
fin; heel pivot; HOF '96;
Nina (Garza IV MX TG 2022) bk TG draw; diam trn W insd trns; cadencia;
molinete;
Bailar Conmigo (Moore IV BL 2022) remember BL slow before RB figures;
If I Didn't Have You (Hurd VI FT 2022) L feath; tumble trn; big top;
switching grapevine;
Out Of Africa (Shibata IV WZ 2012)
Amparita Roca (Schmidt V PD 2006) qk thru chasse thru; slo chasse PU;
Adeline (Shibata VI STS 2000) shoulder tuck & spin; horse &
cart; HOF '15;
New York, New York (Preskitt VI FT 2019) ckd cont hvr cross; telefeath;
nat weave lk sway chg;
Hallelujah Waltz (Read VI HCW 2011) skater work; fleckerl;
Only One Time (Preskitt V RB 2021) alt X bodies; qk telemark
(&QQS); X-basic W spiral; RF undrm roll tandem COH;
Teach -- Somewhere
In Time Bolero (Finch-Hicks VI BL 2021) STS lng basic rev undrm; L
whisk & unwind; sync opng out PU (S&S&); "very beautiful"

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Cue
Sheets & Videos
(Most cue sheets are available at Mark Brautigam's Mixed-Up
site or at Roundalab's Index.
Videos are available from Glen & Helen, Gene Severance, and other
sites.
Contact us for more info, Carousel lists, any cue sheets you
can't find, or for the cued dance, or bring a thumb drive to the club.
For any link below to a video (mp4) or to a cued dance (mp3),
left-click to view or
hear in browser; right-click to download file. At least in Firefox, wav
files have to be downloaded to be played. Many thanks to George &
Pam Hurd for permission to feature their videos on this site.
Every Day Bolero (Worlock VI BL 2022)
Too Early To Say Goodnight (Vogt VI FT 2022)
Butter (Goss V CH 2022)
Tonight We Waltz (Hicks VI WZ 2022)
Somewhere
In Time Bolero (Finch/Hicks VI BL 2021)
Mohair
Sam Jive Plus (Hilton V JV 2022)
Who
I Was Born To Be (Nolen V HCW 2022)
Dance In
the Old Fashioned Way (Rotscheid VI FT 2022)
I Dream Of You
(Hurd V BL 2022)
If I
Didn't Have You (Hurd VI FT 2022)
Felicia Tango
(Hurd V TG 2022)
I'm
Beginning To See the Light (Preskitt VI FT 2022)
Bla Bla Cha
Cha (Garza VI CH 2022)
Rock
Boppin' Baby (Johnson VI WCS 2022)
Chalita (Goss
VI AT 2008) Hurd
showcase
What
Chu Got (Lewis/Olson V CH 2022)
Smoke
Gets In Your Eyes (Rumble VI FT 1994) Hurd showcase
Adeline
(Shibata VI STS 2000) Hurd
showcase
Hallelujah
Waltz (Read VI HCW 2011) video Hurd, Worlock, cued dance, cue card, discussion of fleckerl
Rumba El
Reloj (Worlock VI RB 2022)
Nina (Garza IV
MX TG 2022)
And I
Love You So (Childers V RB 1987) Hurd showcase
Autumn
(Preskitt VI WZ 2021)
London
Is London (Worlock VI FT 2020)
Cake By
the Ocean (Rumble VI WCS 2018) Hurd showcase
Am I Blue
(Lamberty VI FT 1998) Hurd
showcase; Hurd teach
Volveras
(Goss VI BL 2021)
Begin To Color
Me (Read VI WZ 1999) Hurd showcase;
Hurd teach
Tango
the Night Away (Worlock VI TG 2021)
Fortuosity
(Rother VI QS 1980) Hurd
showcase; Hurd teach
Dancing With A Stranger (Goss V WCS
2020) cue
sheet, cue
card, cued
dance, discussion
Nadia's
Theme (Goss IV MX 1977) Hurd showcase
Evergreen
Rumba (Preskitt VI RB 2021)
Sugarcane
(Vogt V WZ 2021)
Lovely
Lady (Palmquist V WZ 1976) Porter video
With
the Same Coin (Shibata VI BL 2020)
D'Helene
(Moore VI WZ 2021)
Nothing
At All (Johnson VI BL 2021)
Starlight Express (Goss V RB 2004) video Goss dancing, video Hurd dancing,
cue sheet,
cue
card, cued
dance, discussion
St
Michel's Quickstep (Casey VI QS 1984) Hurd video
Small Planes
(Goss IV WCS 2021) video
of Hitchhike (download; then play)
Love Runs Out
(Hicks VI PD 2021)
Sea In Autumn
(DeChenne VI RB 2012) Hurd video
Lost In
Time
(Worlock VI WZ 2021)
Don't Let
the Sun Catch You Crying (Preskitt V BL 2021)
Te Quiero
(Worlock IV RB 2007) Hurd
video (download first?)
Lost
(Preskitt VI STS 2015) Hurd
video
Groovy
Foxtrot (Worlock V FT 2019)
Mermaid In
the Night (Goss-Figwer V WCS 2017) Hurd video
Chasing Cars
(Goss VI RB 2019)
Spanish
Banderillero (Schmidt V PD 2010) Hurd video
Eso Es (Hurd V
TG 2018)
Papillon
(Lamberty VI WZ 1995)
You Owe Me
One (Worlock V Hus/CH 2005) Hurd video figure cheat sheet
Someone
You Loved (Dawson V RB 2020)
Oh Pretty
Woman (Wulf V WCS 2020)
SOS Tango
(DeChenne VI TG 2012) video
; YouTube
clinic on the Chase -- get this clear and the Double Chase will follow
:-)
Remember, in rounds the Chase is five steps and does not include his
final side step.
Spoonful
Of Sugar (Worlock V QS 2021)
Call
Me Senorita (Lewis/Olson V RB 2020)
The
Carousel Waltz (Hicks VI WZ 2021)
Blue Roses
(Shibata V WZ 2019)
Anticipation
(Goss VI WZ 2012)
You Make Me
Feel Like West Coast (Garza V WCS 2019)
Boulavogue
(Lamberty VI WZ 1990) video Blackford
McGee
Blue On Blue (Balk IV RB 1989) cue sheet, cue card, cued dance
Watermark VI, a YouTube waltz showcase, youtube video,
cue card, cued
dance, discussion
Three Smooth Figures: the Double
Reverse, Double Natural,
and Double Reverse Wing (Beautiful Things, dance and teach (go to 6'30")
(Download video with right click or watch in
your browser with left click.) -- discussion (PDF)
Pisces Rumba (Gloodt IV RB 2019) cue sheet, cue card, cued dance, discussion
Where
Is Your Love (Worlock VI RB 2014), containing Sweethearts, George
& Pam Hurd dancing.
Near the Lake (Moore IV RB 2020) cue sheet, cue card, cued dance, discussion
G.I. Jive (Hicks IV JV 2019) cue
sheet, cue card, cued dance at 34, cued dance at 32, for video go
to glen&helen, discussion
All
I Have To Do Is Dream (Rumble
III RB 2020) cued dance, cue card, discussion
You Deserve
(Read VI FT 2014) video
Worlock, cued dance,
cue card,
review
discussion
You
Are the Reason (Worlock V STS 2020)
Winter
Light (Preskitt VI BL 2019)
Can't Take
My Eyes Off You 5 (Preskitt V CH 2019)
Para
Toda La Vida (Hagiwara V RB 2019)
Hallelujah
Waltz (Read VI HCW 2011) video Hurd, Worlock
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Some foxtrots, showing the all important Feather:
Exactly
Like You (Slater IV FT) video
Paper Moon
(DeChenne IV FT/JV) video
Sam's
New Pants (Finch IV FT) video
Solitude
City (Gibson V FT) video
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The Promise
(Worlock VI WZ 2019)
Como Dos
Tontos (Goss V BL 2019)
Valentine
(Worlock VI BL 2014)
Don't
Let the Old Man In (Davis VI BL 2019)
All the Ways
(Worlock VI WCS 2019)
New
York, New York (Preskitt VI FT 2019)
Dialogues
(Moore IV WZ 2019)
You Make Me
Feel Like West Coast (Garza V WCS 2019)
Until Now
(Finch IV FT 2019) video
(use search box)
Better
Place (Johnson V RB 2019)
Hey
Baby, Be My Girl (Harris IV JV 2019)
Please Mr.
Brown (Davis V TG 2019)
Be My Girl
(Worlock VI MB 2019)
Eso Beso
(Shibata V SB 2011) video
Hot Hot Samba
(Moore IV SB 2004) video
Baby Come To
Me (Ross IV SB 2019)
Anything
Can Happen (Goss VI WZ 2019)
No Walls,
No Ceiling, No Floors (Schmidt VI WZ 2019)
Theme
From Frozen (Worlock VI WZ 2018)
Abrazame
(Worlock V BL 2007) video
Boulavogue
(Lamberty VI WZ 1990) video Blackford
McGee
Mia Bolero
(Worlock VI BL 2018)
Papillon
(Lamberty VI WZ 1995) video
Can't
Help Falling In Love (Webb VI HCW 2018)
Tijuana Taxi
(Prow IV QS 2006) video
Eso Es (Hurd V
TG 2018)
Groovy
Foxtrot (Worlock V FT 2019)
The
Colors Of Autumn (Hutd VI WZ 2018)
These
Foolish Things (Preskitt V WCS 2019)
Get
Down Tonight (Worlock V QS 2019)
Pasolindo
(Ross V PD 2017)
El Choclo
(Goss V TG 2018)
Havana (Goss
VI CH 2018)
Our
Choreography --
Life (Sears VI FT 2020)
I
Didn't I Swear (Sears II TS 2018)
Weave
Me (Sears
VI FT 2016)
Corn
Silk (Sears VI
FT 2012)
El
Choclo IV
(Sears IV TG 2010)
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