Leap Day & Dance Class

Happy Leap Day!
And, it's my 50th post! ...is that considered a lot?
Anyway, we had no school today, yet we still had dance class. Weird, huh? Well, I missed last weeks' dance class because I had a fever and I was sick. I'm still sick, but I went to dance class, anyway. Well, we learn a new move called the pretzel. I hold hands with the guy, and we lift up our arms, drop our left hands, while the guy spins around. Then we grab each others' right hand, like we're shaking, then I spin around. Then we hold both hands and do a 'row' (bring our arms out wide, step to the right, bring our feet together and pull our arms together, use my right foot to step backwards, then put all my weight on my left foot [rock-step]. All the while, turning)
After that, we lift up our arms, and let go of eachothers' right hand. I move my right arm over his head, bring it down to his waist where his hand is waiting for me to grab it. I grab it, all the while still holding my left arm in the air. I lift up my right arm and bring down my left, forcing him to spin. When he's done spinning, I'm forced to spin, then we get right back to where we first started.
Now, I tap my right foot, then tap my left foot. I bring my right foot back, rocking on it, then switching my weight onto my left foot, all together known as a '1,2 rock-step'. The boy does the same thing, only starting with his left foot. Also, we hold eachothers' hands. The boys are curled up, like he's 'asking for money' as our instructor would say. I placed my hands slightly cupped downward, almost like a birds' tallons.
I drop my left hand, before turning around in his held up cupped hand. I then do a 'rock-step' Then he spins me back in, we do a 'rock-step'. We lift up our right arm, go under eachothers' arm, then step foward with my right foot, before twisting my left foot around so we're both facing eachother. We do yet another 'rock-step', before doing three 'rows'.
Then we do the pretzel. So, that's how we do the Basic Dance.

For other 'free-style' dances, we have the 'Kick-Hop'n Slide'. Well, I forget the real name, and since those are the first 2 moves, I'm sticking with that...
We all spread out around in the gym, getting at least an arms-length away from people. We start off with taking our right leg, and slightly kicking it in front of us. We hold bring it in, still bent and in the air, and hop. We then place our right foot down and slide. Thus called, the 'Kick-hop'n slide'
We do the same thing to our left leg. then we do it again to our right, and once more to our left.
We place our right foot in front of us, and lean into it as we do the 'get down-get up'. When we lean down, some of the guys do the 'Bronze Monkey', or 'Brass Monkey', or whatever the hell it's called. We come back up, and lean back on our left heel. We do this whole thing twice, then start walking foward. We start with our right foot, the one in front of us. We take four steps foward, finishing on our left foot. We take up our right foot and tap the heel on the floor, then the toe. We slide our leg a little more than 90 degrees to the right, then bring our left leg together to touch our right. We take a step back with our right, then our left, bring them together, then hop twice, with our feet still next to eachother.

Now, the 'Square Dance'. A lot of kids call it the 'Hill-Billy dance', because of it's quick music and gay moves. But, if you're looking to create a lot of sweat, this is the song for you. Find a song that sounds like the notes are eight notes. So, fairly fast. We take our right foot and tap the toe twice in front of us, hop up, then take the left foot and tap the toes in front twice. Hop us and switch back to the right foot, tap once with your right toes, the switch again to the left and tap once with your left toes. Take both legs and spread them at least 2 (1/2) feet apart, like you just did the last part of a jumping jack. Then bring your feet back together so they're touching. Take your right leg and tap a foot to your right with your toes, then bring your leg back so it's touching your other leg. Only this time, when you bring your legs together, clap. Do this with your left leg, then your right leg, then lastly, your left leg again. Keep your left foot planted fermly on the floor, and take your right foot and put it 1 foot out in front of your left foot, shifting your weight onto your right foot as if you were doing a 'rock-step'. Lean back on your left foot, then take up your right foot and place it one foot behind your left foot, then do another 'rock-step'.
Take your right foot and place it 2 feet out in front of your left foot, then bring your left foot in front of your right. Turn your foot 90 degrees so you're facing what would have just been your right side. Take your left foot and cross over your right leg. Bring your right leg and untwist so you're normally standing facing the wall. Take your right foot back, then your left, bring them together, the jump foward. As you jump foward, clap. Then Repeat. Until the song is over. Try dancing like that for 5 minutes...not easy...

Well, yeah, and on Neopets, I created a new neopet on a side account. A red uni. She's real tom-boyish. Wants to become a ninja :P

~DarkWingedWolf13