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Early Rise
Posted by Dave
12/25/2005  5:30:00 AM
Where in the Waltz do we dance an early rise?
Re: Early Rise
Posted by Anonymous
12/25/2005  7:38:00 PM
Whenever you lead a heel turn
Re: Early Rise
Posted by Dave
12/26/2005  6:30:00 AM
Thanks Anonymous so true,but I meant to say where do we dance an earlly rise on the second step.
Re: Early Rise
Posted by GermanDanceTeacher
12/26/2005  11:26:00 AM
Step 5 of the Nat. Spin Turn in Waltz rises e/o beat 2. The step has a footwork of H-T because it's preceded by a Nat. Pivot, which never has a rise. So we can say the Figure "Nat. Spin Turn" has 3 parts:
- Closed Three Step Turn (beats "1, 2, 3")
- Nat. Pivot ("1")
- Spin Turn ("2, 3")
When we take this subdivision into account and dance step 5 after the pivot like the start of a little 'new figure' it is much more easy for the man to do the correct footwork, rise etc. AND to lead the lady's brush between step 5 and 6.
Re: Early Rise
Posted by Dave
12/26/2005  2:08:00 PM
Thanks German Dance Teacher. Should the lady on her brush keep her right ball of foot in strong contact with the floor to keep her balance and prevent her from falling out of the spin turn?. what I really had in mind was the early rise on the second step of the weave from from a whisk or promenade, do we achieve this by moving more quickly from the first step? Dave
Re: Early Rise
Posted by phil.samways
12/27/2005  3:58:00 AM
GermanDanceTeacher - please post regularly in these discussions as your explanations are very clear.
Dave - why didn't you ask the question you really meant to ask? In answer to the brush step - no i don't think the lady keeps her right foot in strong contact - she brings it back against her left foot momentarily, but as far as i know, takes no weight on it at all.
Is there early rise on the second step of a weave? I don't know but going into a weave from promenade position (as a man) has been a little bit of a headache for me. The lady has to turn in front of me between 1 and 2, so a long step 1 is not possible. Or is it? (hope germandanceteacher answers)
Re: Early Rise
Posted by Dave
12/27/2005  5:43:00 AM
Phil. I am interested in knowing where else in the waltz we use an early rise on the second step beside the weave. I was also interested to see how many people (such as Don} where aware of this. It was not a trick question.
Re: Early Rise
Posted by Don
12/30/2005  4:13:00 AM
Dave. A Chasse the the right. I think I was always taught to get up on 2. and maintain for 3.
Re: Early Rise
Posted by suomynona
12/30/2005  7:14:00 AM
"Dave. A Chasse the the right. I think I was always taught to get up on 2. and maintain for 3"

No. A chasse features a sort of toned down normal waltz rise at the start, but softened in the vicinity of the syncopation. Early rise is not a term that applies at all.
Re: Early Rise
Posted by Don
12/30/2005  4:40:00 AM
Dave.Another would be a Double Reverse Spin.

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