Four-Square Double Delight

  ________        ________
 |        |      |        |
 | Home   |      |  Red   |
 |________|      |________|

 X <-- Begin here
  ________        ________
 |        |      |        |
 |  Jail  |      |  Green |
 |________|      |________|

Combo I:

• Home --> Red (left lead) Double slice (8)
• Red ----> (left lead) Revolving door (8)
• Green --> Home/Home --> Green (left lead) Double turn-straddle x 2 (16)

Combo II:

• Green --> Home (left lead) Turn (4 counts) diagonal to Home and hop-turn (8 total)
• Home ----> (right lead) Straddle over (8)
• Jail (right lead) Mambo (2 counts)/chasse (2 counts)/shuffle arrow around (8)
• (left lead) Straddle over (8)

Combo III: (stays on one bench only)

• Home (left lead) Curb step x 2 (16)
• (left lead) Hop over and back (8)
• (left lead) 3 Repeater ham curl (8)

To change bench orientation, perform this combo:

• Home --> Jail --> (left lead) Split T (16)
• Home --> Jail --> Red (left lead) ping-pong knee x 2 (8) move diagonally to Red, 3 repeater ham curl (8), stay on Red, but change body direction and lead leg.

Performance notes:

Double slice:

 ________ 3  4 ________
|     2  |    |  5     |
|  Home  |    |  Red   |
|__1_____|    |_____6__|
    x                 7 8

• 1 left foot up on Home
• 2 right foot up crossing bench diagonally
• 3 left foot down
• 4 right foot tap
• 5 right foot up on Red
• 6 left foot up crossing diagonally
• 7 right foot down
• 8 left foot tap

Revolving door: same as a reverse turn + regular turn, performed on a single bench. Pick it up from the Red bench.

• 1 left foot up
• 2 right foot up, body turns AWAY from bench (opposite of normal turn)
• 3 continue turning, left foot down
• 4 right foot completes turn
• 5-8 regular turnstep with left lead, ready to move to the Green bench.

Double turn-straddle (x 2): Left lead, begin on Green

 ________        ______8_
|        |      |        |
|   Green|      |  Jail  |
|__1__2__|      |__5__6__|
    x       3  4      7

 (Red)             (Home)

• 1 left foot up
• 2 right foot up, turning
• 3 left foot on the floor moving toward Jail
• 4 right foot on the floor...
• 5 left foot up
• 6 right foot up, turning
• 7 left foot straddles
• 8 right foot straddles
• 9-16 same thing on opposite side of bench returning to same position

Turn diagonal: Green with left lead

• 1 left foot up
• 2 right foot up, beginning a turn
• 3 left foot on the floor, body turns to the LEFT approaching Home
• 4 right foot on the floor, continue toward Home

• 5 left foot up
• 6 hop left foot, turning body toward left
• 7 right foot down
• 8 left foot down

Straddle over: Begin OUTSIDE of Home

• Standard 8 count straddle (right lead) to Jail

Mambo chasse: This one's tricky so listen carefully! :)
Right lead, inside of Jail:

• 1 right foot up
• 2 left foot DOWN
• 3 right foot steps to the right (on the floor)
• 3& left foot shuffles
• 4 right foot, body turning to the RIGHT
• 5-8 step touch around the end or shuffle arrow:
• 5 continue turning to the right, left foot steps around the end
• 5& right foot shuffles
• 6 left foot down
• 7 continue turning to the right, right foot steps around
• 7& left foot shuffles
• 8 right foot down, you are now ready to approach Jail from the OUTSIDE with left lead

Straddle over: Begin OUTSIDE of Jail

• Standard 8 count straddle (left lead) to Home

Curb Step: Begin with left lead INSIDE Home

• Establish a rocking pattern to teach, also called a "high/low" or "mambo combo":
• 1 left foot up
• 2 right foot down
• 3 left foot down on opposite side of bench
• 4 right foot stays in place
• 5 same as beat 1
• 6 right foot stays in place
• 7 left foot crosses behind right foot
• 8 right foot stays in place

Hop over and back/3 repeater ham curl: left lead on Home

• Standard hop turn x 2, or substitute alternating knees Home and Jail, 3 repeater ham curl on Home to begin sequence with right lead on Jail.

ORIENTATION COMBO:

Split T: a variation of Big T that travels from Home to Jail etc. Begin at Home with left lead with first 8 counts and travel back to Jail (right lead) for 8 more counts, then back to Home (16 counts altogether)

Ping-pong/diagonal to Red/3 repeater: Begin at Home, left lead. Alternating knees (or hams, glutes, etc.) Home 4 counts to Jail 4 counts, move diagonally to Red for 3 repeater (8 more counts, 16 total) Stay on Red and move body toward the left to begin Combos I-III (starting with double slice) with right lead.

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