FP couple Turn (T) stps are QT (¼T) see *Rule of Turns*, & T in direction

of Drive ft unless specified otherwise*

CP> Fwd-LT>c +CP>c = Fwd-L ¼ LTrn-Fc coh.

CP> = CP dance line. CP< = CP RLOD

> = dance line, < = < dance line

+ = end/blend. +> = end dance line. +<= end Rev dance line.

+/w> = end diag wall dance line. +\w< = diag wall rlod.

+\c< = diag coh rlod.

V

V position. SCP or 45º Pos.

V-scp. V SCP Pos.

valse. Waltz. Concert Wz.

valse a trios temps. a. Wz of 3-steps.

b. A 3/4 time dance. CP< wgt-R: Bk-L RT, sd-R ¬R-

turn, cls-L; Fwd-R ¬RT, sd-L RT +CP<;.

vars. Varsouvi-anna, '-enne, '-anne, etc..

Varsouvianna/e, Varsouvienna/e (vars). a. Dance fm Warsaw, Poland (1850).

b. Music for the dance.

c. Couple's dance position.

d. Varsouvia means Warsaw. Varsovian/Varsouvienne = a person fm

Warsaw.

e. The music "Put Your Little Foot".

Varsouvianna Position. Pair fc same direction, her L-shoulder in front of

his R-shoulder, extended arms at shoulder level. Her L-arm in front, his

R-arm behind her back, R-hands joined & L-hands joined at her shoulder/eye

level. The extended arm position is tiring. Exert special effort to

support R-arm, avoid resting it on her R-shoulder. (Girl must support

her extended arms weight, do not hang on his extended hands.)

varsuv. Varsouvianne.

Vienese waltz. Fast tempo, 50 to 60 (less than 70) meas per min Wz. The

fast tempo requires modified footwork. CP< wgt-R: Bk-L (Fwd-R) ¼RT fc>c,

rise on Lball (sd-L) RT>, fall on L-flat (cls-R); Fwd-R (Bk-L) RT>w, sd-L

(rise on L-ball) RT fc<, cls-R (fall on L-flat);. The 1-step Lball T in

plc & fall on L-flat permits dancer to turn & progress on a short radius &

dance around ptr on a fixed point. The 1-step Lball ½RT provides a

fixed point rest bet each 3-step ½T burst of speed around ptr. Timing is:

Stp, tch, - ; Turn, 2, 3;.

Vienese waltz balance. Fwd-L, touch-R, - ; Bk-R, touch-L, - ; or

sd-L, touch, - ; sd-R, touch, -;.

vine. Grapevine. a. 2- or more step fig. A vine fig consist of 3-steps

unless stated otherwise. The number of steps are specified in cue sheets

or spoken after the cue word: Vine-2, -3, or -4. Bfly>w wgt-R, Vine-4:

sd-L (sd-R) T fc<, Bk-R (Bk-L) T fc ptr, sd-L (sd-R) T fc>, thru-R (-L) T

fc ptr;.

When balanced on ball of ft the body tends to turn fm torque generated

by beh & thru steps. Torque aids blend fm step to step & provides smooth

body flow.

b. Social foxtrot. CP>w wgt-R: sd-L RT +Scar<, - , Bk-R LT +CP>w, - ;

sd-L, cls-R, sd-LT Bjo>, - ; Fwd-R +CP>w, - , sd-L, cls-R;.

vine four; pivot two;. 2-measure fig, slurred by dancing vine-4 in SCP>

or CP>w. A step-4 should put man +CP< wgt-R.

Start Piv-2 fm +CP< wgt-R & stp Bk-L RT.

vine twirl. Vine (girl twirl). See twirl & twirl vine. A single cue word

twirl is better. The VINE cue word of VINE TWIRL starts girl's recall &

react for a vine bef hearing the cue twirl. She starts sd-R LT adj to

vine, instead of sd-RT to twirl. Late cue delivery causes her to start a

vine (LT rotation) & a chg for a delayed twirl (RT rotation).

Virginia reel. American contra-line dance.

virgule (/). Slant punctuation mark "/". a. And/or connector.

b. Denotes one or more: dancer/s.

c. Symbol for split note/beat. 1, 2/3, 4.

d. Separate his & her simultaneous parts: Spin/manu.

d. Per as in beats/minute.

f. Diagonal bet > or < & wall & center.

vis-a-vis. Ballroom studio term = "fc to fc".

vocal. Record containing singing voice/s.

volte. French galliard 1556 or Italy 1530. 3/4 time 4-step 2-measure fig.

Volte Pos, identical footwork both fc< wgt-L: Bk-R LT fc>wall, sd-LT fc>,

Fwd-R; Fwd-LT fc>c, rise on L-ball LT & rumple or caper her with R-leg

(small leap fm-L), lower L-flat (land L) fc<;.

volte position. V Pos both wgt-R, L-hand below her R-breast, R-hand on her

back. Her L-hand on his back, R-hand @ his L-shoulder.

vuelta. Curve, turn, rotate, revolve.

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