Travel Steps Study Guide 4.6: Reference Notes, Lyrical

Contemporary Lyrical Fusion

Step-Hold, Step Step 

		Step	Hold	Step	Step
35:12	1	forward	·         from knee-bend with turned-in leg, rotate and swing through to forward extension	walk

Step-Pivot, Ball-Change 

		Step	Hold	Step	Step
35:23	2	across front	·         pivot open ·         arabesque extension	ball-change back

16-Count Combo 

		Step	Hold	Step	Step	Step	Hold	Step	Step
35:33	3	across front	·         pivot open ·         arabesque extension	ball-change back		across front	·         pivot open ·         arabesque extension	ball-change back

(3 cont)	Step	Step	Step	Step	Step	Hold	Hold	Hold
	turn across the floor (leading open)				in place	·         pivot open ·         arabesque extension

8 Count Combo 1 

		Step	Hold	Step	Step	Step	Step-Hold-Step (6&7)	Hold
35:54	4	across front	·         pivot open ·         arabesque extension	ball-change back		Across front	step in, pivot to close, step in place	·         pivot open ·         arabesque extension ·         leg sweep

Leading with the right foot, here’ s the sequence for this combination:  Step right, pivot, ball-change (left-right).  Step the left foot across in preparation for a turn. Step on the right foot and pull the right arm in, pivoting to close on the right foot.  Transfer your weight to your left foot and continue your counterclockwise rotation; the right leg lifts to arabesque and sweeps forward in a continuation of the turn.

Step-Knee-Lift, Step, Step

		Step	Hold	Step	Step
36:06	5	in place	knee-lift	in place	in place

		Step	Step	Step	Hold
36:16	6	walk			·         knee-lift
36:25	7	walk			·         knee lift, extend (parallel variation)

Step-Pivot, Step, Step 

		Step	Hold	Step	Step
36:37	8	in place	·         pivot to close ·         hip pull-drop ·         forward extension	walk backwards

Step-Ball-Change, Hold  

		Step	Step	Step	Hold
36:50	9	forward ·         full shift side	in	in place	[wait]

8-Count Combo 2

		Step	Hold	Step-step-step (3&4)	Step	Step	Step	Step
37:06	10	forward	·         knee-lift, extend (parallel variation)	step back, step in, step in place	side	3-count turn (lead to close)

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