Block Party III

• V-step (4)
• V-step lunge back (think up & lunge back but from a wide stance or V stance, I take the lunges back diagonally for a change) (8)
• Mambo chachacha (4)
• 1 Left lead knee lift on home base, moving towards 1st (think walking knee lifts) (4)
• 2 Left lead knees on 1st (8)
• Basic on 1st (4)

• 6 Count turnstep rock back (8) (two regular turnsteps work here as well)
• Shuffle straddle 2x (8) (think shuffle turn, but instead shuffle forward and straddle the step, then shuffle back and straddle a last time) (of course, you can use 2 regular straddles here)
• Across the top 2x (8)
• 2 Knee repeater walk behind to 1st base (8) (see Block Party II for a better explanation)

Repeat all at 1st base on left lead, ending at home again.

• Mambo off knee home 2x (8) (start by teaching a mambo in the left corner followed by a knee lift, then travel to the right corner and do the same there. Once that is done, add a little direction to the mambo by taking it off the end of the step and hopping the knee home, think along the lines of an L-step, which can easily be substituted here)
• Pump side to side (some people call this a samba) (6)
• Pump knee center (one pump followed by the same lead knee lift (6)
• Walk, left lead, to 1st base (4)

Repeat all on left at 1st base

Well, that's about all the choreo I have for Block Party. You'll notice that the skill level develops between Block Party I and Block Party III. Hopefully you'll be in a position where you can teach this regularly on the schedule. I had a full spring schedule (4 months) in which to develop the class from beginners at Block Party to the pros that they now are ;-)

I never had a completely new routine each week. I added on one or two new combos each week to replace one or two of the older, more simple patterns. It really works best to do it this way, to give them something familiar that they are confident with and something new for them to chew on. Giving them completely new choreo each week doesn't allow them the chance to learn and progress, plus you run out of choreo really fast that way ;-)
As always, email me if you have any q's.
J

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