Combining inline steps with changes of weight - harder than it looks - requires perception, attention, technique. Many variants!
Steps
In practice hold, lead them: Inline advancing, weight change, inline retreating, weight change.
Once it’s working, do it in a on-the-body (no arms)
Then add arms, the full yummy embrace
Lead, interleaving with other elements, like Walking Inline or any Cross.
Have them lead it slowly and carefully in practice hold
When that’s working, add the embrace
Have them interleave it with other elements and improvise.
Tips
Easiest to start with leader’s left, follower’s right (handwards side)
Be sure hips are facing hips at beginning (Frontality!)
Do it REAL slowly the first several times
When follower or leader steps forward, landing heels first works best
Bonus!
Tons of variations on this one!
Try the other side: starting on hugward side
Change the size: advancing bigger, retreating smaller
Make the whole thing rotate counterclockwise, clockwise
Play with rhythm - hardest but soo good! Mmm syncopation!
Instead of advance/retreat, try 2x advance
Try 2x retreat - deal with navigation puzzle!
Make one of the steps outside-partner instead of inline
Layer these variations and use this element for a WHOLE SONG.
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