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These notes summarise some close embrace workshops given in Cambridge in Autumn 2004 by Jur & Jonne from Amsterdam.

 

We began by practising leading the follower into a side step to enter cross system using weak, medium, and strong "down" leads to create small, medium, and large follower side steps.:

   
    weak lead - small side step;

medium lead, medium side step;

strong lead - large side step;

We continued with random side step leads but with the leader placing one or other of his feet alongside the inside of one or otehr of his follower's feet as she completed the side step:

   
    small, medium, large moves to each side;

leader's left or right foot against either left or right foot of follower

Then, in a close hold, we developed the sacada of follower's trailing leg as she makes the side step:

   
    Lead follower into a step to one side with no leader step;

Pivot (Leader and Follower) 90 and Leader steps to side to displace follower's trailing leg.

We then developed the sacada of follower's trialing leg as she makes a forward cross step::

   
    Lead follower into a forward step across the leader;

Pivot (Leader and Follower) 90 and Leader steps to side to displace follower's trailing leg.

       
     

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