I just can't seem to get it through my head.

I don't have it on video and the written guidance doesn't do it for me. I have a different learning style, I need to have it spelled out both with the QQS and 1,2,3-4 methods (so that I know exactly where each foot has to be on each count). I fear my instructor is ready to throttle me, I would be thrilled if I could show up at next week's lesson able to actually complete the pattern.

Anybody?

Thanks in advance.

Cassey. You have to say whether you are male or female, also which dance. For the lady from the Fan Position. You know what a ice hockey stick looks like. Thats the direction you should be going. Rumba or Cha. Rumba 2341 2341 at the end of 4 1 you should be facing partner ready for a Back Basic. Cha just put in the 4 and 1's. just one thing that some studios forget is that the end of that Hockey Stick goes on a diagonal direction and not straight across from the man's left to right. Good Luck.

Description for Cha Cha Cha (same in Rumba, but replace the 4+ 1 Chassé by a single slow step over beats 4-1).
LADY starting in fan position backing diagonally to center*. (1) on beat 2 close feet RF to LF; (2)on beat 3 LF forward; (3, 4, 5)on beats 4+ 1 RF fwd Chassé (until the end of that: NO turn [mistake often made because of the man's L hand movement], so keep the diagonal direction in the room and reach the man's L side still right angled to him); (6) on beat 2 take a fwd walk straight towards the wall* (1/8 turn to L between steps 5, 6); (7) on beat 3 RF forward to the wall, but making 3/8 turn to L at the end of the step to finish backing diagonally to wall against LOD* - this technique of taking a step forward first, but ending it in an other direction is called a "forward walk turning"; (8, 9, 10)on beats 4+ 1 LF bwd Chassé curving 1/8 turn L to end backing wall*;
next figure starting with a RF bwd rock in open facing position.
*of course Cha Cha Cha has NO ALIGNMENT in the room (no relation to any wall), but I often use a "training direction" for easier teaching the amount of turn. That means, these figures are defined without a relation to any wall and may be danced in any direction, but with the same amounts of turns.
GOOD LUCK
p.s.
You pay the teacher also to be patient, don't you? Me as a teacher, I never allow myself to get bugged by pupils dancing wrong steps.

Thank you Serendipity and GermanDanceTeacher, those are exactly the types of explanations I was looking for (I'm female, by the way)


I should be able to pleasantly surprise my teacher tomorrow afternoon. I'm off to practice right now!