Vogue Mixer
Formation: Circle of couples with partners facing each other and men standing with their backs to the center of the Circle.
Music: “Vogue” by Madonna or “Boot Scoot & Boogie” on ESP 178
Download RTF file: Vogue Mixer
Prompts:
Intro or
25-32 Hands joined in Butterfly, Side, Close, Side,Touch;
1-8 – – Both ways; – – Outside dancer Twirl;
9-16 – – Reverse Twirl; – – outside step, knee up, step, kick;
17-24 Step, knee, step, back kick; Moving apart step Side, Close, Side, Kick away;
25-32 Together and insider forward; Side, Close, Side, Touch;
Description:
1-8 Towards line of dance using the gent’s left and the lady’s right foot first: step to the side, close the other foot beside the first, step to the side, touch the other foot beside the first, then move towards reverse line of dance repeating the action using the other foot first.
9-16 The inside dancer repeats the action of 1-8 while the outside dancer twirls under the lead hand turning clockwise. Then the change hands and the outside dancer twirls back the other way turning counterclockwise and moving towards reverse.
17-24 All step forward on their outside foot, raise inside knee together, step forward on the inside foot and both dancers touch toes in front with outside feet. All step forward on their outside foot, raise inside knee together, step forward on the inside foot and both dancers touch outside feet together behind.
25-32 Moving sideways away from partner step to the side, close the other foot beside the first, step to the side, swing the free foot across in front. Then moving sideways inward and on the diagonal so man is moving forward and lady back one dancer, step to the side, close the other foot beside the first, step to the side, touch. Face new partner to begin again.
Choreography by: Mike Seastrom,
Source: Presented at BDPLS in Niagara Falls, 2010, printed in CD Journal, March 2011
Usage: This requires quick footwork and some agility. Caution the dancers to be gentle with the kicks. It requires opposite footwork.
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