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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, requests, 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
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Calendar
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Fall Break
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CRDA Gala, Pueblo
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Thanksgiving Break
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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 28 September
2023
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Early Rounds --
Review -- With One Look (Vogt VI RB 2023)
Orange Colored Sky V (Shibata V FT 2023)
Curame (Foral IV CH
2020)
Butter (Goss V CH 2022)
Black Horse (Worlock VI WCS 2010)
Glimpse Of Us (Hicks VI HCW 2023)
Evening Program --
A Prayer (Herr IV WZ 2013)
Hot Rhumba 4 You (Vogt IV RB 2022) aida cl/pt chest push recover; fence ronde tch; Current ROQ;
Too Early To Say Goodnight (Vogt VI FT 2022) cont hover X extended; telefeather; 3 fallaways chkg;
The Vision III (Ito III WZ 2022) chair rec stp apart both fc RLOD;
Speak Softly Love (Worlock VI RB 2023) passing curl to nat top 3 to
ropespin; start 3-3s to x-body; adv sliding door both trn to M's
skaters COH; alemana w/ surprise chk; Carousel Most Taught
Paper Houses (Goss VI HCW 2022) 5th pos brk; dbl rev split ronde; dbl ronde twist trn; bk L feath;
I'm Coming Back As A Man (Hilton IV FT 2017) from DLW qk diam in 4 to DLC;
My Confession (Rumble VI BL 2005) sweetheart corte; W trn ronde roll L neck wrap; fwd brk into 3 threes;
With One Look (Vogt VI RB 2023) 3 of 3 3s to BFLY; adv sliding door; rev top 3; WZ dbl telespin;
Soul Sister Merengue (Townsend-Manning IV MR 2023) sd sep; switch basic; prom trn away; conga brks; bk to bk;
Flowers (Hicks IV CH 2023) op brk to flirt to fan; passing fan; chase w/ undrm pass into trip chas LOD;
One Thing -- Dance With the Enemy (Armstrong V TG 2023) BJO DRW bk
outsd swvl SCAR; bk outsd swvl BJO; RAR "view & cue"
Teach -- I Call Your Name (Goss V WCS/JV 2023) rev rock whip; L sd pass to 3 voltas; cheerleader; from RAR
Look Of Love (Lewis & Olson V BL 2023) horseshoe trn starting w/ ld ft;
Tall and Tan (Lewis/Olson IV RB 2022) bk to bk fencelines & crab wlks;
Theme From Sunshine (Gloodt IV WZ 2023) ROQ runner-up;
Program 10 August
2023
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Early Rounds --
Te Quiero (Worlock IV RB 2007) parallel chase;
Santa Maria (Hurd VI AT 2022) la cobra; trav traps; cont SF lng; leg sweep;
Perfidia In Brazil (Hurd V RB 2009) HOF '14;
Eso Beso (Shibata V SB 2011) rolling off arm; op plait;
Blue Wings (Moore IV WZ 2004) chasse SCP; SCP chasse; gala'04
Evening Program --
Lariat Of Dreams (Pelton V WZ 2022) R trng lk; L trng lk;
Thanks For the Memory V (Preskitt V FT 2023) trng outsd swvl lilt pivot; skaters nat hover X; Carousel Most Taught
Look Of Love (Lewis & Olson V BL 2023) horseshoe trn starting w/ ld ft;
The Things We Do For Love (Shotting IV WCS 2023) Carousel Most Taught
Carrickfergus (Preskitt VI STS 2023) shad square; horse & cart; circ trip trav (3 meas); Carousel Most Taught
Soul Sister Merengue (Townsend-Manning IV MR 2023) switch basic; prom trn away; conga brks; bk to bk;
Every Day Bolero (Worlock VI BL 2022) start hockey stick rev undrm (4Q); turkish towel; rev riff trns; horse & cart 7;
Reminders -- Flowers (Hicks IV CH 2023) op brk to flirt to fan; passing fan; chase w/ undrm pass into trip chas
How Long Will I Love You (Bingham IV WZ 2023)
Glimpse Of Us (Hicks VI HCW 2023) serpiente; big top; qk vien trns; chkd nat slip;
My Confession (Rumble VI BL 2005) dbl contra chk; sweetheart corte; W trn ronde roll L neck wrap; fwd brk into 3 threes;
The First Day of Spring (Rumble V WZ 2000) lilt pivot wall; L tipple chasse pivot ;
Teach -- Speak Softly Love (Worlock VI RB 2023)
Living Without You (Helms & Keck IV STS 2023) interrupted trip trav;
Oh Pretty Woman (Wulf V WCS 2020) some extensions extra rock or walks;
insd whip escort wlk arnd; wrapped whip into trip trav w/ roll;
You Let Me Shine (Schidler/Trinkaus IV BL 2022)
Fur Elise (Rumble IV WZ 2016) thru dbl chasse (12&3&); Chk to sync wheel 4 (12&3&);
Program 13 July
2023
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Candlelight (Goss V WZ 2015) R trng lk; contra chk recover to semi chasse; new HOF; ICBDA Top 10;
Caramel (Byars IV RB 2013) shoulder chk & bk to fc;
Why Don't You Do Right (Gibson V FT 2023) qk-slo nat weave; rng op nat;
A Spoonful Of West Coast (Hicks IV WCS 2022) extended figures; solo rock the boat together;
Glimpse Of Us (Hicks VI HCW 2023) serpiente; big top; qk vien trns; chkd nat slip;
Dancing Fool (Vogt V QS 2023) tipple chasse flick; tipple chasse pivot;
L trng lk extended; tipsy pt lift tap; Carousel Most Popular
My Confession (Rumble VI BL 2005) dbl contra chk; sweetheart corte; W trn ronde roll L neck wrap; fwd brk into 3 threes;
Serenantella (Shibata V TG 2010) bk op prom & trng 5 step; rev fallaway slip;
Hopelessly Devoted (Worlock VI STS 2022) circ trip trav; cont trav R trns;
El Gringo (Goss V PD 2017) R curving elevations; fallaway ronde slip ; Bahr;
Silence Of the World (Moore V WZ 2014) top spin;
New York, New York (Preskitt VI FT 2019) ckd cont hvr cross; telefeath; nat weave lk sway chg;
Teach -- Carrickfergus (Preskitt VI STS 2023) shad square; horse & cart; circ trip trav (3 meas);
Just Another Woman in Love (Anderson VI RB 1990) three threes; Golden Classic;
Too Early To Say Goodnight IV (Vogt IV FT 2023) Carousel Most Taught
Free Spirit (Oren V WZ 2018) crs swvl W devel; L whisk rec to whisk;
Program 8 June
2023
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Early Rounds --
A Guy Is A Guy (Preskitt V JV 2016)
Black Horse (Worlock VI WCS 2010)
Paper Houses (Goss VI HCW 2022)
Volveras (Goss VI BL 2021)
Butter (Goss V CH 2022)
Evening Program --
My Foolish Heart IV (Preskitt IV BL 2019) bk sh to sh;
Pop Goes the Movies (Raye III MX 1982) ICBDA
Thanks For the Memory V (Preskitt V FT 2023) trng outsd swvl lilt pivot; skaters nat hover X;
Mujer (Read VI RB 1996) start hockey stick W spiral sync roll; three threes; Bahr; HOF '15; ICBDA
Santa Maria (Hurd VI AT 2022) la cobra; bk ochos & trav bk ochos;
trav traps; cont SF lng; leg sweep; closed ganchos; throw corte;
Begin to Color Me (Read VI WZ 1999) back rng wing; spin & twist to sway line; HOF '15; ICBDA
At Your Service (Nelson V QS 2013) 6 qk twinkle; V-6; telespin BJO; rng fin; ICBDA
Sunflower (Tonks V JV 1987) jitterbug kicks begins rk rec tch stp kick tch R chasse;; ICBDA
If I Didn't Have You (Hurd VI FT 2022) L feath; tumble trn; big top; fallaway twinkles; switching grapevine;
Quick Look At Fwd Locking Steps: Slice --
Theme in My Head (Woodruff V WZ 2008) SCAR fwd fwd lk fwd; tipple chasse pivot;
Glimpse Of Us (Hicks VI HCW 2023) serpiente; big top; qk vien trns; chkd nat slip;
Dancing Fool (Vogt V QS 2023) tipple chasse flick; tipple chasse pivot; L trng lk ext; tipsy pt lift tap; current Popular
Teach
-- My Confession (Rumble VI BL 2005) dbl contra chk; sweetheart corte;
W trn ronde roll L neck wrap; fwd brk into 3 threes;
Only One Time (Preskitt V RB 2021) alt X bodies; qk telemark (&QQS); X-basic W spiral; RF undrm roll tandem COH;
You've Got Soul (Pelton V FT 2022) rng spin to weave end 4;
Theme from Shrek (Worlock V WZ 2013) dbl rev 2X to op tele; ICBDA
Program 25 May
2023
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Early Rounds --
Apres L'Etreinte (Dahl III TS FT 1980)
Otra Noche (Clements IV AT 2008)
Six Blue Roses (Hurd VI WZ 2013)
Hot Hot Samba (Moore IV SB 2004)
Kiss Me Goodbye (Tullus VI FT 1977)
Evening Program --
Meditation (Moore V WZ 2008) contra chk extend rec hi-line slip;
I Got Rhythm (Sperry IV FT 2022) slo thru zigzag 4 chkg fishtail w/ extra lk ;;;
Santa Maria (Hurd VI AT 2022) la cobra; bk ochos & trav bk ochos;
trav traps; cont SF lng; leg sweep; closed ganchos; throw corte;
Dance Monkey (M&S Jones V CH 2022) ronde cha box; rev lariat;
Better Merengue ( Townsend-Manning V MR 2017) snake; cont spot trns; cont cucaracha crosses; Bahr
Thanks For the Memory V (Preskitt V FT 2023) trng outsd swvl lilt pivot; skaters nat hover X;
Hot Rhumba 4 You (Vogt IV RB 2022) aida cl/pt chest push recover; fence ronde tch; sync sd wlk QQS&; Carousel Most Taught
Lights Of London (Schmidt V WZ 2014) thru W kick & PU to R lunge slo roll & slip;
Push the Button, Max (Woodruff IV WCS/JV 2014) sd whip;
Quickstep In the Cantina (Preskitt IV QS 2022) tipsy trns; X chasse
to fishtail 5; slide & vine 3; Carousel Most Taught
Every Day Bolero (Worlock VI BL 2022) start hockey stick rev undrm (4Q); turkish towel; rev riff trns; horse & cart 7;
Whistling In the Dark (Rumble VI WZ 2001) outsd spin & slip; dbl
rev overspin; chasse pivot & keep turning toward RLOD to a whisk
line;
Teach -- Glimpse Of Us (Hicks VI HCW 2023) serpiente; big top; qk vien trns; chkd nat slip;
Mermaid In the Night (Goss/Figwer V WCS 2017) L sd PU pass; passing sync sd crosses; Bahr
Pledging My Love (Tennant IV STS 2022) arm to arm;
Pink Cat Fox (Armstrong IV FT 2021) PU 1 W pt; SCAR bk both swvl 1/2 to BJO;
Never Let Me Go (Gloodt V WZ 2017) pivot to hairpin; Gala '17
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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 and other
sites.
Contact us for more info, Carousel lists, any cue sheets you
can't find, or for the cued dance.
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 the file. At least in Firefox, wav
files might have to be downloaded to be played. Many thanks to George &
Pam Hurd for permission to feature their videos on this site.
Ecstasy (Read VI TG 2002) Hurd showcase & teach
Dance With the Enemy (Armstrong V TG 2023)
I Call Your Name (Goss V WCS/JV 2023)
With One Look (Vogt VI RB 2023)
Speak Softly Love (Worlock VI RB 2023)
Flowers (Hicks IV CH 2023) YouTube video
Soul Sister Merengue (Townsend-Manning IV MR 2023)
Welcome To My World (Herr V FT/JV 2023) YouTube video
Look Of Love (Lewis & Olson V BL 2023)
Too Early To Say Goodnight IV (Vogt IV FT 2023)
Carrickfergus (Preskitt VI STS 2023)
Why Don't You Do Right (Gibson V FT 2023)
My Confession (Rumble VI BL 2005) Hurd showcase & teach
Dancing Fool (Vogt V QS 2023) Hurd showcase
Glimpse Of Us (Hicks VI HCW 2023) Hicks video
Whistling In the Dark (Rumble VI WZ 2001)
Thanks For the Memory V (Preskitt V FT 2023) Hurd showcase
Santa Maria (Hurd VI AT 2022) Hurd showcase
Every Day Bolero (Worlock VI BL 2022) YouTube video
Too Early To Say Goodnight (Vogt VI FT 2022) YouTube video
Butter (Goss V CH 2022)
Tonight We Waltz (Hicks VI WZ 2022) YouTube video
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) YouTube video
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; Hicks/Ho YouTube
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; Hicks/Ho 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)
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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