FWIW, the Cha Cha step we were taught was like the social dance step around 3:35-3:45 in that last video you linked to -- side to side, with a turn out at each end. Only as a single simple routine. And with bigger steps (ie, covering more space). I do accept that you end up in essentially the same point throughout (unlike, eg, Tango/Waltz/Foxtrot where you're pretty constantly making progress around the floor along the line of dance). (But I don't know a different term for "feet move, upper body stays in place" versus "whole body moves to new point on floor during the steps" -- eg, to cover "change of place" style steps, etc.)
Many of the moves in your ECS-danced-to-Rock'n'Roll do look familiar. So it sounds like there's a fair amount of commonality. The social form of "Rock'n'Roll" (which as I say is taught separately here from, eg, East Coast Swing) doesn't have any flips, etc, in it at least at beginner level. Just turns, changes of place, and other "feet on the floor" moves.
Having looked at those videos, plus the Wikipedia page you linked to, I suspect I may have confused the foot with which the lead did the back step (and invented some extra weight changes to make it possible to move that foot!). It seems more likely that the rock back was on the left foot (for the lead). Apologies for any confusion. It's been some years since I took those beginner classes, and I've done a bunch of other dance styles since then, so keeping them all clear in my head is sometimes tricky :-)
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Re: Hustle
Date: 8/25/13 04:33 am (UTC)From:Many of the moves in your ECS-danced-to-Rock'n'Roll do look familiar. So it sounds like there's a fair amount of commonality. The social form of "Rock'n'Roll" (which as I say is taught separately here from, eg, East Coast Swing) doesn't have any flips, etc, in it at least at beginner level. Just turns, changes of place, and other "feet on the floor" moves.
Having looked at those videos, plus the Wikipedia page you linked to, I suspect I may have confused the foot with which the lead did the back step (and invented some extra weight changes to make it possible to move that foot!). It seems more likely that the rock back was on the left foot (for the lead). Apologies for any confusion. It's been some years since I took those beginner classes, and I've done a bunch of other dance styles since then, so keeping them all clear in my head is sometimes tricky :-)
Ewen