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N.B. For cue-sheets and music samples of dances written before May 2018 see "All Our Dances"
ROUNDALAB Abbreviations used in our Cue-Sheets
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WHAT'S GOING ON?
July 2018 - Slow-2-Step IV+1+1 to a goodie-oldie by a short-lived group of American girls who called themselves the 4 Non-Blondes
History
Although the song is 25 yrs old, it does not have a wrinkle and sounds totally up-to-date. If you taught "Aux Champs Elysees", this routine can be danced to cues with no teach and vice-versa. The plus figures are the Triple Traveler with a Tunnel Exit. The three parts (A, B, C) all consist of 8 measures that are repeated, which makes this dance useful in the rhythm-learning process.
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YOU WILL NEVER GROW OLD
August 2018 - Waltz III+1 to an oldie by Nat King Cole available as mp3 or 45 rpm vinyl
History
It is amazing that we're apparently the first to write a dance to this tune, which is perfect for anniversaries, retirements etc.. In class, it is great as a first approach to Viennese tempo and offers the opportunity to teach Viennese Turns (they occur 3x in the dance). Almost all the figures are plain phase II, with the exception of "Pivot to SCP" (phase III) and Viennese Turns (phase IV).
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IT'S NOT TOO LATE
September 2018 - Foxtrot IVa to a very good song by T-Bone Burnett, available on a CD album or as mp3 download
History
This is the theme song of the television series "Mr. Mercedes" (after a Stephen King novel) and that's how it came to my attention. The dance is a phase IVa foxtrot so no "+" figure and no unphased figure. It is an easy foxtrot which could be enjoyed by dancers having recently become acquainted with the rhythm.
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THERE'S A RAT IN MY KITCHEN
September 2018 - Cha cha III+2 to a fun song available as mp3 download
History
It's a dance that mixes cha cha figures in regular cha cha timing with the same figures in 4 count. "Nothing very new" I hear you say. Quite. But then, the cue-sheet suggests an option you can choose for FUN. No, I'm not saying, read the cue-sheet.
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TRUE CHA CHA III
(Cha Cha Brasilia)
December 2018 - Cha cha III to a Bert Kaempfert piece of music available on several CDs
History
I just wanted a plain phase III to true cha cha music, not too fast and not too long. This piece of music is perfect, 2:30. An extra rock has been added to a few cha cha easy figures to reflect the repetition of certain notes in the musical phrase. Not hard to dance but needs the dancer's attention.
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ONCE UPON A DREAM
January 2019 - Foxtrot IV to a famous song sung by Demie Cat, available as MP3 download
History
Easy foxtrot IV which would be good for dancers just getting familiar with SQQ timing. The beat of this music is so strong that there is no missing it. The Disney album by Demie Cat (a French singer and songwriter) was released in Asia and the songs were a huge success in Japan and Korea. The music also exist on a ballroom album, with a little different orchestration which is very good too. Jos Dierickx wrote a foxtrot IV to that version, As both pieces of music have the same length and almost the same tempo, both routines can be danced indifferently to the Disney or Ballroom versions of the song.
CUE-SHEET MUSIC SAMPLE (Disney) MUSIC SAMPLE (Ballroom)
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TANGLED UP
January 2019 - Mixed Rhythms IV to a song by Caro Emerald, available as MP3 download
History
I like Caro Emerald. I like her voice, I like her style and her choice of melodies. The routine has an 8-measure Intro and Interlude made of phase III tango figures. Then Part A is phase IV rumba (4 phase IV figures) and Part B is cha cha, phase III +1 (Flirt). There's nothing hard at all in the dance and the changes of rhythm are what make the dance exciting.
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MINNIE'S YOO HOO
May 2019 - Five-Count III+2 to a song by Dimie Cat, available as MP3 download
History
This is Pure Five-Count and the cue-sheet is written to be in conformity with ROUNDALAB's glossary definition of the Five-Count rhythm. Part B should be very pretty to dance as it uses same footwork thruout. The burden is on the lady as she's the one doing the transition to a left foot lead. The dance requires a quick teach.
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MISS YOU
July 2019 - Cha Cha III to a song by The Rolling Stones available as MP3 download
History
This is a straightforward cha cha using 20 figures from the phase III list (out of 25). Good pace, not too fast, not too slow ,for this dance which should be useful at the end of the cha cha class .. or any time for pure relaxed entertainment.
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CRISP & COOL
July 2019 - Cha Cha III to an instrumental piece of music available free as a youtube download
History
This is a very short dance (not even two minutes long), very repetitive (one dances 3 1/2 times the 16 measures of the dance) - pure fun for the phase III beginner who only needs to know 8 phase III figures to master the dance. The teacher only needs to show the crispness and coolness of the kick/point freeze and the rumba Spot Turn.
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