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Harold & Meredith Sears



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.

Roundalab Manual of Figures -- $20 -- Go to Subscriptions
Roundalab Figure DVDs -- Go to General Info & Catalog
ICBDA Manual of Figures, 2005 -- $11 per CD
Carousel Report, 04/2013
Flyer: Hurd Labor Day, Avalon

Telefeathers

We are a Colorado Round Dance Association (CRDA)–affiliated club and Carousel Club #171. We dance primarily at phases IV through VI — see some 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 - 9:30pm
(Subject to change. See Calendar and join e-mail list for news and updates.)



Some quick mini-lessons:

Efforts We Can Make To Improve All Our Dancing (PDF)
Calendar


May
2
Telefeathers

5
CRDA Fun Dance (Berthoud, 2pm)

9
Telefeathers

16
Telefeathers

23
Telefeathers

30
Telefeathers
June
6
Telefeathers

13
Telefeathers

14- 16
State Festival, Loveland Ranch

20
Telefeathers

27
Telefeathers
July
4
Telefeathers

11
?

13
CRDA Fun Dance (Rose Hill, 7pm)

18
Telefeathers

25
Telefeathers
Aug.
1
Telefeathers

8
?

10
CRDA Fun Dance (Rose Hill, 7pm)

15
Telefeathers

22
Telefeathers

25
CRDA Peachy Fun Dance (Grand Junction 1:30pm)

29
Telefeathers
Sept.
5


12


19


22
CRDA Harvest Moon (Avalon Ballroom, 1:30 & 6:30pm)

26

Oct.
3


6
CRDA Fun Dance (Carriage Stop, 7pm)

10


17


24


31

Nov.
1& 2
CRDA Gala, Greeley

7


14


21


28

Dec.
5


7
CRDA Fun Dance (Rose Hill, 7pm)

12


19


26


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 (link at bottom).

For more on the CRDA dances, visit the CRDA Web site and click on Dance Events.


Recent Dance Programs

Some recent evening 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 are resurrecting a good many oldies, dances we might have learned years and even decades ago. Some of these dance surprisingly comfortably, even now.
  • We are programming regular Do To Cues and View & Do dances. These are dances that are new to us containing mostly standard figures. We accomplish two things: 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 for 16 May 2013 --

Ebb Tide IV (Harris IV RB 2007) cross wrap RLOD;

Haunted Guitar 5 (Sheridan V W 2012) R trng lock

Le Tue Parole (Weiss V BL 2002) horseshoe trn M RF to M's tandem COH to sweethearts;

Eight Days A Week (Garza IV JV 2013)

Dance the Night Away (Worlock AT CH 2013)

1+1 Is 2 (Worlock V MB 2013) high fives; cumbia; alt cross bodies; tunnel;

I'm Still Me (Read VI WZ) dbl telespin w/ mini telespin end;

Almost A Year (Taylor VI WCS 2012) trav sd pass; passing tuck to hammerlock; L sd pass to trip trav w/ roll;

Corn Silk (Sears VI FT 2012) tumble; prom weave 5 chkg to qk weave 6; four feathers; dbl rev overspin;

Just a Tango (Childers V TG 1992) cl prom; op prom; five stp;

Review
J&J Fantasy Tango (DeChenne VI TG 2012)

Making Memories Foxtrot (Buck V FT 2007)

You've Got A Friend In Me (Preskitt VI FT 2012) ex cont hov crs

Estuvieras Tu (Moore IV RB 1994)

Baby Mine (Davis IV HCW 2012)


Program for 9 May 2013 --

Four Walls (Buck IV WZ)

Basie Mood (Schmidt V FT 2013) trng swvl to feath chkg (SSQQ); dbl top spin;

Le Tue Parole (Weiss V BL 2002) horseshoe trn M RF to M's tandem COH to sweethearts;

Black Velvet West (Childers VI WCS) 4 triple runs;

On Days Like These (Preskitt VI Bol 2011) full moon; ext turkish towel;

How Lucky Can One Guy Be (Preskitt V JV 2012) mooch; catapult; triple pretzel trn; flicks into breaks;

Romantica Playa (Nelson, K&B VI RB 2012) cross basic W spiral; circ cross body (like full moon); crossing crab walks at end;

Dance the Night Away (Worlock AT CH 2013)

ROQ Candidates--

Conquest Of Heaven (Hurd VI WZ 2012) rng fin; whisks like 2 fallaways RLOD;

Every Day I Love You (Prow VI BL 2012) nat spot pivot; horseshoe trn to M's tandem wall & turkish brks;

Theme From Sunshine (Sechrist VI WZ 2012) ronde fallaway sd draw; rng feather pivot ronde W swirl;

Destiny (? VI TG)

Happy Together (? VI BL)

Teach
J&J Fantasy Tango (DeChenne VI TG 2012)

Making Memories Foxtrot (Buck V FT 2007)

Sailing By (Woodruff/Dierickx V WZ 2013)

Easy Money (DGoss/Figwer V WCS 2012)

Fortuosity (Rother VI QS 1980)

Tonight (Shibata V WZ 2001) shad twinkle; dbl outsd spins; dbl opp pts; eros/rt lunge/hinge combo;

Blast From Past: Mustang Sally (Prow VI WCS 2008) wrapping sd pass; u/arm whip; dbl tummy surprise; hammerlock whip;

Die Hard: 1+1 Is 2 (Worlock V MB 2013) high fives; cumbia; alt cross bodies; tunnel;

Program for 2 May 2013 --

RAL Golden Classic Set
Baby O' Mine (Fiyalko II TS 1983)

Years May Come (Rother IV RB) LOP LOD walk 3 ronde to fence line RLOD;

Apres L'Etreinte (Dahl III TS FT 1980) strolling vine box;

Sams Song (Shawver VI WZ) dbl develope;

Notes

Black Tie Tango (Moore IV TG 2011) M Op Rev Trn

Sprint (Shibata V WZ 2013) L whisk W run arnd to R trng hover; jete pt COH to fallaway ronde DLW; eros line; cross hover/wheel sequence;

Basie Mood (Schmidt V FT 2013) trng swvl to feath chkg (SSQQ); dbl top spin;

Dance the Night Away (Worlock AT CH 2013)

Easy Money (DGoss/Figwer V WCS 2012) cheerldr

Le Tue Parole (Weiss V BL 2002) horseshoe trn M RF to M's tandem COH to sweethearts;

Gold Tango (Read V TG) drag to close tap; head flick; op prom;

Teach
J&J Fantasy Tango (DeChenne VI TG 2012)

Making Memories Foxtrot (Buck V FT 2007)

Beautiful Maria (Moore VI RB 2006)

Green Peppers (Rotscheid IV MB) mer apt cucaracha mer tog to shad cucaracha;

Beat of Your Heart (Preskitt V STS 2008) trav rt trn w/ outsd roll; sweetheart run & switch;

Otra Noche (Clements IV AT 2008) W's molinete; M's molinete;

Sentimental Journey (Rotscheid V FT JV 2012)

Every Day I Love You (Prow VI BL 2012) nat spot pivot; horseshoe trn to M's tandem wall & turkish brks;

Penny Arcade (Rogers V FT JV 2012) dbl top spin, chasse rolls

Vento Caldo (Parker IV WZ 2012) pu fan to CP; thru pt W trn to BJO;

Baby Mine (Davis IV HCW 2012)


Program for 25 April 2013 --

Once You Had Gold (Rotscheid IV WZ 2013) bk chasse W roll RF 3 shadow; shad chair rec slip to shad;

Eight Days A Week (Garza IV JV 2013?) rk rec circ away 2 triples to face rk rec tog fwd close w/ claps 4X;

Wonderful Tonight (Parker V RB 2012) skaters wheel to both solo circle RF 4 W face;

Review
Basie Mood (Schmidt V FT 2013) trng swvl to feath chkg (SSQQ); dbl top spin;

Dance the Night Away (Worlock AT CH 2013)

View & Do
Le Tue Parole (Weiss V BL 2002)

Carousel Set

Sprint (Shibata V WZ 2013) L whisk W run arnd to R trng hover; jete pt COH to fallaway ronde DLW; eros line; cross hover/wheel sequence;

How Lucky Can One Guy Be (Preskitt V JV 2012) mooch; catapult; triple pretzel trn; flicks into breaks;

Tu Me (Preskitt V Rum 2012) dbl stop & go hockey stick w/ lunge & checks;

Hit Me With A Hot Note (Goss V WCS 2012) L sd pass 3 voltas

I Am Just A Girl (Worlock V FT 2012) nat triple fallaway weave

Teach
J&J Fantasy Tango (DeChenne VI TG 2012) Intro, Part A

Once You Had Gold (Dierickx V WZ 2009) chk rev & slip; R trng lock;

Cell Block Tango (Worlock VI TG 2009) qk dbl chase; qk whirligig; qk prom wing spin;

A Media Luz (Dierickx V RB 2012)

Mala Mujer (Esqueda V FT 1998) fwd R lunge rec chk & weave;

Can't Help It (Weiss V FT JV 2010) L trng fallaway; R trng fallaway w/ dbl glide;

Every Day I Love You (Prow VI BL 2012) nat spot pivot; horseshoe trn to M's tandem wall & turkish brks;

I Love You Baby (Ross IV QS 2012) rev chasse trn into a whisk; hover fallaway no trn;

Vento Caldo (Parker IV WZ 2012) pu fan to CP; thru pt W trn to BJO;

Spanish Banderillero (Schmidt V PD 2010) twists



Notes


Recent Teaches
(Click on the link below to download the cue sheet -- PDF or DOC. For other cue sheets, visit Mark Brautigam's Mixed-Up site. Contact us for cued music,or bring a thumb drive to the club. For past club history, visit Chris & Terri Cantrell.)

Adagio Rumba (Scott VI RB)
Le Tue Parole (Weiss V BL 2002)
J&J Fantasy Tango (DeChenne VI TG 2012)
Once You Had Gold (Rotscheid IV WZ 2013)
Wonderful Tonight (Parker V RB 2012)
Basie Mood (Schmidt V FT 2013)
Misunderstood Paso (Garza V PD 2013)
Eight Days A Week (Garza IV JV 2013?)
One Moment In Time (Worlock VI BL 2012)
When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful (Woodruff V FT 2012)
Every Day I Love You (Prow VI BL 2012)
Sprint (Shibata V WZ 2013)
Almost A Year (Taylor VI WCS 2012)
I Love You Baby (Ross IV QS 2012)
Amore Secondo (Moore IV RB 2012)
To Each His Own (Shawver 6 FT 1978)
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Goss VI TG 2012)
You Tell Me (Dierickx V RB 2013)
Anticipation (Goss VI WZ 2012)
If I Had My Way (Slater V FT 2012)
Dance To the Heartbeat (Shibata IV MB 2012)
What Do I Do With Me (Hixson IV RB 2012)
A Media Luz (Dierickx V RB 2012)
How Lucky Can One Guy Be? (Preskitt V JV 2012)
The More I See You Foxtrot (Childers V FT 2012)
Masquerade (Parker IV RB 2012)
White Lilacs (Hartung V FT 2001)
Hello Mary Lou Two Step (Sakaguchi II TS 2012)
Tango Eljana (Schmidt IV TG 2012)
Blues For Dixie (Sperry V WCS 2011)
Up! (Worlock VI WCS 2012)
I'll Be Faithful To You (Noble IV STS 2012)
Only You (Rotscheid III RB 2012)
Afro Cubano (Noble V RB 2006)
Do the Cha Cha Swing
(Hilpert & Pohl IV SS 2012)
Hold On Together (Ito IV BL 2012)
Pink Panther (Gray V FT 2012)
Abrazame (Worlock V BL 2007)
La Belleza (Bradt V RB 2012)
Broken Hearts (Bahr VI FT 2004)
I Am Just A Girl (Worlock V FT 2012)
Hot Lips (Highburger II TS 1956)
Hot Lips Cuecard
Corn Silk (Sears VI FT 2012)
Portrait Of My Love (Lawson V FT 1992)
Oh God! (Imamura VI Rum 2011)
Romantica Playa (Nelson, K&B, VI Rum 2012)
You've Got A Friend In Me (Preskitt VI FT 2012)
Haunted Guitar 5 (Sheridan V W 2012)
Easy Money (Goss/Figwer V WCS 2012)
She's My Kind Of Girl (Prow IV FT 2012)
Show Me Heaven V (Shibata V Bol 2012)
Get Happy (Armstrong IV QS 2012)
Loved By You (Collipi VI FT 2007)
Baby Mine (Davis IV HCW 2012)
Gabriellas sång (Hilpert/Pohl V Bol 2012)
Sunshine (Lamberty IV W 2012)
Schubert Serenade (Ito V W 2011)
The Homecoming (Ward IV+ MX 1977)
Paper Moon (DeChenne IV FT/J 2012)
As She's Walking Away (Dodge 3 5Ct 2012)
Torea (Ross 6 PD 2011)
Desert Breeze (Moore 6 W 2011)
Tu Me (Preskitt 5 Rum 2012)
S.O.S. Tango (DeChenne VI Tan 2012)
Hit Me With A Hot Note (Goss 5 WCS 2012)
Smiling Through (Parker 5 W 2012)
Andante Waltz (Howard 6 W 1980)
If I Were A Painting (Read 6 W 2011)
Layla (Kincaid 4 WCS 2011)
Midnight Sun (Moore 5 Rum 2011)
In This Life (Worlock 5 STS 2007)
May Each Day (Shibata 6 W 2011)
Every Street's A Boulevard (Prow 5 FT 2003)
Ain't That A Shame (Gloodt 5 J 2009)
In Times Like These (Shibata 6 WCS 2011)
Winter Wonderland IV (Gloodt 4 FT 2011)
When I Dream (Rogers 4 Bol 2011)
She's Got You (Shibata 5 HCW 2010)
South of the Border (Bahr 5 Rum/Cha 1992)
Diamonds (Parker 4 QS 2002)
I Want You Back (Hurd 5 Cha 2011)
Neville's Waltz (Eum/Hadley 5 W 2011)
River Lullaby VI (DeChenne 6 W 2011)
Was That the Human Thing To Do (Valenta 5 FT 2004)
Chewin' Gum (Moore 4 QS 2011)
On Days Like These (Preskitt 6 Bol 2011)
Remordimiento (Lamberty 6 Tan 2011)
Honey On the Vine (Read 5 FT 2011)
Eso Besso (Shibata 5 Sam)
The Sweet Escape (Lamberty 5 J)
Midnight Tango (Vogt 6 Tan)
A Summer Place (Schmidt 4 STS)
Rolling In the Deep (Hilton 4 Cha)
Eager Beaver (Moore 4 FT)
Marble Halls (Hilton 6 W)
Spiderman (Goss/Figwer 4 QS)
Jelly Roll (Hurd 6 QS)
Cider House Rules (Rotscheid 6 W)
Think Of Me (Blackford 5 Bol)
The Best You Can (Read 4 J)
Satin Doll (DeChenne 6 FT)
Tonight We Dance (Herr 5 Mer)
Hurricane Tango (Lamberty 6 Tan)
The Inner Light (Prow 5 W)













Our Choreography

Corn Silk (Sears VI FT 2012)
El Choclo IV (Sears IV TG 2010)











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