Eight Count, Part 2

Lets, uh, keep this post between us.  I'm pretty sure it is super nerdy.  Honestly, though, this is how my brain thinks of moves when I'm dancing.  Doing a move is automatic, but in between moves, we always end up in certain positions, and right at that moment...thats when my brain scrambles to pick the next move.  Unless the girl is talking to me, in which case my brain shorts out and I just do a cross body lead.

So.  The positions.  These are not all of the positions by far; they are simply the only positions that are involved with the pattern I've been writing in notepad.

• Left Open
• Right Open
• Double Open
• L2S
• L2P
• R2S
• R2P
• Closed
• Crossed Left on Top
• Crossed Right on Top

The "L2S" shit refers to positions where we only have one arm connection, but its crossed.  The left parameters is my right or left.  And the right parameter is S for starboard and P for port.  I did it this way because the "girls right" is on "my left" which lead to a ton of confusion when I was writing "left2left."  So now its just port for the girl's left, and starboard for the girl's right.

The Graph!  In Table Form. Sort of.

R2S to ?

pepsi cola...i mean, obviously [R2s -> ?/closed]

enchufla to check, then freestyle turn [R2s -> L2p]

half moon turn [R2S -> R2S]

guy double left (let it slide) [R2S -> pretend whatever happens was on purpose]

most [Crossed Right on Top] moves, if they can start with a right turn

guy turn (switch behind back) [R2S -> Right Open]

L2P to ?

• girl right turn, guy hair caress into closed [L2P -> Closed]

Closed to ?

• Cross body lead into that retarded thing I do with my hand on my hip...CBL to right turn [Closed -> Left Open]

Ok no this is ridiculously tedious.  I should finish that someday thouh.

The Pattern with all of the moves I can remember and can pull off after practicing with only a scarf

-girl turn, guy turn (switch behing back), girl turn

[left open -> R2s]

-half moon turn

[R2s -> R2s]

-pepsi cola

[R2s -> closed]

-cbl with guy right turn, pepsi cola

[closed -> ... -> closed]

-inside turn

[closed- -> left open]

-texas t

[left open -> r2s]

-half moon turn

[R2s -> R2s]

-right turn + grab hand into hammerlock, unwrap turn

[R2s -> L2P]

-girl turn, guy hair caress into closed

[L2p -> Closed]

-Cross body lead, retarded hip thing, girl right turn

[Closed -> Left Open]

- 7-11

[Left Open -> closed]

-cross body lead

[closed]

-inside turn

[closed]

-cross body lead with guy right turn, j-signal to right turn + i turn back left

[closed -> R2S]

-enchufla to check, then freestyle turn

[R2S -> L2P]

-guy turn (switch behind back)

[L2P -> Right Open]

-double progressive right turn

[Right Open -> Right Open]

-(offer left on top) crossed hands moves cbl to check, barrel roll

[Right Open -> Cross Left on Top -> Crossed Left on Top]

-enchufla to check, freestlye turn

[Crossed Left on top -> ?]

-(offer double open) awesome hammer lock

[double open ->  left open]

guy double left turn

[left open -> closed]

cross body lead

[closed -> left open]]

double right turn; duck under her left arm

[left open -> R2S]

-half-moon

[R2S -> R2s]

-guy turn (switch behind back)

[R2S -> right open]

(((WHAT I WANT TO DO: -(offer double open) inside turn keep double open, check/culpa....awesome shit, into the wrap...)))

-(offer double open) around the world, inside turn

[double open -> double open]

-girl right turn

[double open -> left open/double open]

-weird/slow turn (i'm going to the left, sort of switching places)

[left open or double open -> ?]

...

time passes

...

-around the world, philly favorite

...

-end: quick dip?

In the Future

Ok I knew a bunch of moves that started with around the world...one involved lots of hair caresses...fuck I can't do that one in my head.  Too many arms.


[edit]
I think I spent 3 hours on this shit.  I didn't even practice!  I just wrote words!  Dancing isn't words!  And I have volleyball tomorrow.  Maybe I can work on it wednesday, we'll see.

[edit]

I should really throw in a bunch of extra turns and cross body leads just to stretch it all out.