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i'm brushing up on my ATS skills and am dutifully studying new (to me anyway ;) ) material. i'm fairly well versed in the earlier FCBD stuff, but have drifted away and did a lot more GC. i'd like to get back to the "ROOTS" and would appreciate any help you all can give me!
in looking at the single bump half turn, can someone please detail the arms/hands for me? i'm having a lot of trouble figuring out exactly what's going on. it looks as though the in-costume demonstration is a separation (spreading) of the arms at shoulder level on the first bump. but in the breakdown there appears to be some handage happening too - maybe a floreo?
also, am i correct in the following observation - the bump seems to be moving forward and back, NOT out? i have a tendency to want to go out and want to make sure i'm seeing what i *think* i'm seeing on the vid. also, for you masters of this movement, would you say that there's a definite forward to the 1, and a back to the 2 or is the 2 (second bump/returning of the R foot back) much less emphasized?
hope all of this makes sense - and thanks in advance for the help!
in looking at the single bump half turn, can someone please detail the arms/hands for me? i'm having a lot of trouble figuring out exactly what's going on. it looks as though the in-costume demonstration is a separation (spreading) of the arms at shoulder level on the first bump. but in the breakdown there appears to be some handage happening too - maybe a floreo?
also, am i correct in the following observation - the bump seems to be moving forward and back, NOT out? i have a tendency to want to go out and want to make sure i'm seeing what i *think* i'm seeing on the vid. also, for you masters of this movement, would you say that there's a definite forward to the 1, and a back to the 2 or is the 2 (second bump/returning of the R foot back) much less emphasized?
hope all of this makes sense - and thanks in advance for the help!
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Mon, May 3, 2010 - 11:28 PMFor the SB 1/2 turn, the arms are opening up to the corners that the hip bumps into on the "one". As you push off on the "two" to face the other corner, there is a playful lift in the wrists as your upper body moves around and then they place, but no floreo.
Correct, on the forward/back observation. Not out. The right foot only travels the length of the left foot. And yes, the "back" bump is less pronounced. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Tue, May 4, 2010 - 5:43 PMThanks so much Sandi! I really appreciate you chiming in. Thanks for the help - greatly appreciated!
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Fri, May 7, 2010 - 4:23 PM"The right foot only travels the length of the left foot."
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So you mean on the front bump the R foot is positioned level with L toes, and on the back bump with the L heel?
Man I think I've been bumping with my leg waaaay back!!
This is correct for a stationary single bump, or pivoting it,.as well as the half-turn?
And the double-bump?
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Fri, May 7, 2010 - 5:51 PMOne of the nuances I've noticed is that if you keep the foot to where Sandi directs, the hip bumps out further and is featured... as it should be. The move isnt' about the foot, but the hip. Keeping it under your centre gives it a better ability to bump. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Fri, May 7, 2010 - 6:03 PMbiz-ingo, Valizan! Yes, keep your feet close in, toe and heel for both single and double bump. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Sun, May 9, 2010 - 12:00 AMYeah. What they said. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Tue, May 11, 2010 - 8:41 AMThat was really helpful! Thanks everyone!
One other question regarding the half turn. What is the count? I'm very familiar with turning on the "three". When you swing this move around to the back (facing away from the audience) are you then hurrying it up a bit to turn it on the "three" also?
Does that make ANY sense??
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Tue, May 11, 2010 - 10:34 AMWell, there's no "3" in the Single Bump (rule of thumb is "all 4-count moves turn on 3). It is a 2-count move, so you're turning on the 2 by pushing off the back bump, then the bump forward gets you right in the corner for the 1. Lots of momentum being used here. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Wed, May 12, 2010 - 10:00 AMAh ha!
Somehow, my very confused brain assumed it might be a four count because it takes 4 counts to get back around to the front.
Thanks, Sandi, for untangling some of the mixed up thoughts in my brain. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Wed, July 21, 2010 - 10:04 AMDo we have to do some Single Bumps before starting the Single Bump Half Turn? Is it a rule? Or we can do any other moves before SBHT? -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Wed, July 21, 2010 - 10:12 AMI would set it up with some single bumps, otherwise the half turns would be mighty hard to catch. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Sun, February 19, 2012 - 11:10 AMAnother question on this topic - is the SB 1/2 turn cued in some way or is distinguishing it from a simple pivot with the SB just something you get with practice? I find it hard to tell if the lead dancer is going to just pivot or if they are going to do the 1/2 turn so I'm wondering if our troupe is missing something here. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Sun, February 19, 2012 - 12:10 PMThere is a slight difference when going into the 1/2 turns than the pivot. A more emphatic lift and placement of the arms/wrists into the corner and spotting with the head into the corner. The pivot is a gradual turn that doesn't need spotting. -
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Re: single bump half turn (arms and such?)
Sun, February 19, 2012 - 2:46 PMThanks Sandi! That clarifies it!
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