Slow Rock : G1 -------------- Slow Rock (also called Disco Rock) is an adaption of Rock 'n' Roll to disco music. Because disco music is slower than Rock 'n' Roll, the footwork is simplified. In Rock 'n' Roll, there are six steps but in Slow Rock, we have only four. They are :- Guy Girl === ==== 1 Step back with left foot and 1 Step back with right foot and place left foot about 10 cm place right foot about 10 cm behind the right foot. behind left foot. Shift body weight back onto Shift body weight back onto left foot. right foot. Both feet flat on floor. Both feet flat on floor. 2 Both feet remain in place. 2 Both feet remain in place. Shift body weight forward onto Shift body weight forward onto right foot. left foot. Left heel may lift off slightly. Right heel may lift off slightly. 3 Move left foot forward into 3 Move right foot forward into natural standing position with natural standing postion with both feet neither forward nor back both feet neither forward nor back. Place body weight onto left foot. Place body weight onto right foot. 4 Both feet remaining in place. 4 Both feet remaining in place. Shift body weight onto right foot. Shift body weight onto left foot. Repeat Repeat 3 24 24 3 1 1 Each of the four steps are taken in time with the music. Each regular (time from beat to beat being constant) beat of the music coincides with the landing of a foot on the floor. The striking of the foot onto the ground is in time with the drum being struck. The 1st and 2nd steps of Slow Rock is the same as the 5nd and 6th steps of Rock 'n' Roll. All turns in Rock 'n' Roll are done on the 2nd step. In Slow Rock, do turns on the 3rd step. Practice some of Rock 'n' Roll figures in Slow Rock :- a. Windmill b. Girl left turn c. Change Hand d. Bridge e. Curdle f. Window Another interpretation of the basic foot work involves just modifying the third step. This step is slightly modified into a short step forward. An intermediate figure ====================== 1 Left foot back, wL0 2 wR 3 wL 4 wR Do steps similar to change hand :- 1 left foot backstep 1 wR, basic footwork 2 right foot step to left side. 2 wL Right hand let go of girl's left hand and take her right hand instead. Left hand is free. 3 Left foot take a small step 3 wR forward, wL and turn 180 left. Let right handhold swing to behind your back. Left arm keep straight down. Swing arm back and inbetween guy and girl. Left arm goes behind girl and around her waist. Left hand on her left waist. 4 wR 4 wL Guy & Girl face South. Guy & Girl face South Girl on left. Guy on right. Next 4 steps, Guy walks back and girl walks forward. Both will therefore turn on the spot. 1 Walk left foot back, wL 1 Walk right foot forward, wR 2 Walk right foot back, wR 2 Walk left foot forward, wL 3 Walk left foot back, wL 3 Walk right foot forward, wR 4 Walk right foot back, wR 4 Walk left foot forward, wL Guy & girl face South. Guy and Girl face South Girl on left. Guy on right. Next 4 steps, no turning. Next 4 steps, guy stops turning Do basic footwork. but girl continue to walk infront Right arm extend out, hand at waist of him. From his left side, she level. walks to his right side and ends facing in the same direction as he is. Girl walks to the other side and slips her left hand between guy's right arm and body to hold his waist. 1 Basic footwork. 1 Walk right foot forward, wR 2 wR 2 Walk left foot forward, wL 3 wL 3 Walk right foot forward, wR 4 wR 4 Walk left foot forward, wL Guy & girl face South. Guy & girl face South. Girl on right. Guy on left. 1 Left leg back, wL 1 Right leg back, wR 2 Left leg forward and turn 90 deg 2 Right leg forward and turn 90 deg right to face west (face girl) left to face east (face guy) wL wR 3 Right leg back and turn 90 deg 3 Right leg back and turn 90 deg right to face north (girl on left) left to face north (guy on right) 1 back 2 face-to-face 3 1 go 2 face-to-face 3 1 back 2 3 Cuddle In & Normal Out (1) ========================== Cuddle In & Lady Roll Out From Right Hand (2) ============================================= 12 Pull girl to CW with right hand back pull 34 girl spin out CW 12 34 girl spin CCW using right hand push lead 12 catch left hand hold Cuddle In & Lady Spinning Out (3) ================================= 12 34 Girl CW 360 spin 34 Girl CW 360 spin 12 Cuddle In & Side By Side Walk (4) ================================= 12 left foot back step (guy side) 34 (similar to Hand to Hand in Rumba) 12 right foot back step (girl side) 34 12 left foot back step (guy side) Cuddle In & Right and Left Side Walk (5) ======================================== j g h a b d e i c f Guy Girl 12 Lc Rb 12 Rf Ld 34 La Rb 34 Rj Lg 12 Lc Rb 12 Ri Lg 34 La Rb 34 Rj Ld Cuddle In & Backward Walk Around (6) ==================================== 12 L bwd, R fwd (pull girl to walk back using right hand back pull) 34 L fwd, R fwd 12 walk 34 walk 12 walk, girl do CW spin out 360 deg 34 walk, girl do CW spin out 360 deg 12 L back step Cuddle In & Backward Walk Around with Man Cuddle In (7) ======================================================= 12 L bwd, R fwd (pull girl to walk back using right hand back pull) 34 L fwd, R fwd 12 walk 34 walk 12 Left fwd with opening of girl to spin out, right step fwd 34 left fwd step into Man Cuddle In, right close feet with left 12 L back step, R back 34 12 34 12 L back step and slip out 34 spin girl CW 360 deg Man Cuddle In (8) ================= Do 2nd part of above (entry like double cuddle in Rock 'n' Roll) Double Half Cuddle (9) ====================== Guy in S area, Girl in N area 12 Lead girl into Cuddle 34 When girl entering cuddle, guy slips out by moving forward into her area. Right hand let go, run around behind girl's waist and catch back infront. Left step into N area and begin to turn to face S, Right step into position to complete facing S and being in N area 12 left back step and replace weight onto right 34 Man steps into Man Cuddle, but lets go left hand hold and use right hand to lead girl into his former area 12 Change of Hand (Man Spin with Lady walk around) 4 ================================================= 12 34 Step forward and start walking forward in CCW spin on the spot 12 Girl right hand runs around guy's waist and she walks around him 34 End facing same direction before starting catch left hand hold and do 12 Shawn and Gladys Intermediate Disco Rock (Christine) ---------------------------------------------------- 1 Basic Step : Left step back 2 right walk forward pass the girl on the left, walk under guy's left arm right hand catch girl's left hand from behind her back 3 left walk through 4 right step to the right side 5 left back step and look at girl 6 weight forward onto right 7 left step to left side 8 lift left arm up, right walk back under left arm 1 back step 2 spin girl anticlock wise to face you 3 4