Pizzaz!

 Per my request, Christopher and I ran through all of the Preliminary Dances partnered with the music. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be another test session in January and I was worried that with an increased focus on Pre-Bronze Dances, I was losing some of my Preliminary Dance technique. I just want to keep them test ready in case they announce a test session soon. 

Dutch Waltz - This was pretty good. I need to make the end lobes a bit curvier so I don't run out of room with the end pattern. This has always been a problem for me. Because this dance is so simple, I tend to make things bigger than they need to be and I end up running out of room. Make the lobes deeper and there is no problem. He says this is still test ready so why not add some pizzaz! Nothing fancy, just some different arms and stuff with the intro. 

Canasta Tango - His criticisms were the same as they were several weeks ago. It's good, just make the movements a bit more sharp so that you get that full Tango flavor. Pizzaz happened. 

Rhythm Blues - Surprise! He actually said that this is better than the last time he has seen it! I think it's because I have become more comfortable with those stupid cross behind steps. More pizzaz here too. 

Cha Cha - Since we looked at the Swing dance last lesson, we worked on the Cha Cha today. Again, I need to make my lobes and edges a bit deeper and have a more pronounced wide step but this dance is coming along. 

I worked on Swing and Fiesta on my own to keep them under my feet. I also worked on spins, jumps, and moves. I had some really good CCW Backward Power 3 Turns that were proper (no foot down). I was able to get 3 in a row most times. Sadly, because my LBO 3 turn is still non-existent, I was not able to do the same on the other side but I did work on the turn itself. Or, at least I attempted to. Still no progress. I didn't do any flip jumps today because I'm feeling like the more I do them, the worse they are getting in terms of technique. I just want to give them a break. This is probably not a good idea especially since the quality of my jumps overall has diminished since I have started working more on dance. Ugh, why can't I just have it all, lol.