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    Question What are the "beginner moves" again?

    • Arm Jive Swizzle,
    • Cattapult,
    • Ceroc Spin,
    • Comb,
    • First Move,
    • In and Out,
    • Man Spin,
    • Shoulder Drop,
    • Yo-Yo

    I'm sure I've missed a couple

    (Is the 'side to side' still a beginner move?)

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Yes, the side-to-side.
    Also
    First move pushspin
    Armjive and armijive pushspin
    Step across
    Shoulderslide
    Octopus
    Basket
    Slo Comb
    and Backpass

    Hope that helps

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    There's a list of beginner's moves in the table at:
    http://www.afterfive.co.uk/guide/latest/html/moves.html

    And you can see how they vary over time

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Is it really spelt "Slo Comb" ? Any other interestingly spelt dance moves ?

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe
    Is it really spelt "Slo Comb" ? Any other interestingly spelt dance moves ?
    Yes it is really spelt like that - don't ask me why, I don't know

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    There's an orange Ceroc booklet you normally see as you're paying in. It's got a list of what I presume to be the official list of 19 beginners' moves.

    Let's see how many I can remember...

    First move
    First move push spin
    yo-yo
    yo-yo push spin
    arm-jive push spin
    arm-jive swizzle
    octopus
    basket
    side-to-side shoulders
    side-to-side shoulders (let go)
    in and out
    man spin
    step across
    shoulder slide
    back pass
    shoulder drop
    ceroc spin
    catapult
    comb
    slow comb

    Hope that's right...

    Hmm... That's 20! I've been taught all of these at beginners' class, plus the hatchback once, but I know it's not on the list in the booklet.

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi
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    side-to-side shoulders (let go)
    in and out
    man spin
    step across
    shoulder slide
    back pass
    shoulder drop
    ceroc spin
    catapult
    comb
    slow comb

    Hope that's right...

    Hmm... That's 20! I've been taught all of these at beginners' class, plus the hatchback once, but I know it's not on the list in the booklet.
    sorry, you spelt Slo Comb wrong.

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi
    yo-yo push spin.
    I'll trade you this one for the armjive
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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe
    sorry, you spelt Slo Comb wrong.
    That's not all, apparently I should have said "pushpin", not "push spin"!
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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tiggerbabe
    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi
    yo-yo push spin
    I'll trade you this one for the armjive
    So I see... A shame, as I much prefer the push-spin variation to a plain yo-yo.

    Also, "side to side shoulders (let go)" shouldn't be on my list (which brings the number to 19, like I said.) I'm not so surprised at this one as I seem to have got totally confused in my lead of the variations of this move, and I can't be the only one.
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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe
    sorry, you spelt Slo Comb wrong.
    Could someone explain the point of calling a move the 'slo comb'? As opposed to slow comb, that is. Reminds me of a certain Mrs Slocombe from Are You Being Served? (is that right?)......don't think she would be up for a 'slo comb' though

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe
    Any other interestingly spelt dance moves ?
    Yea - every one of them

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    I see no mention of either a "Lady Spin", or and "American Spin" mentioned - or are they called something else in the Ceroc world

    I was also taught as a beginner, that the octopus is a collection of two other basic moves - the "Girl Breakthrough", and the "Man Breakthrough".


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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    Quote Originally Posted by Gojive
    I see no mention of either a "Lady Spin", or and "American Spin" mentioned - or are they called something else in the Ceroc world
    Ceroc teaches the "Ceroc Spin" (a two-handed American spin) to beginners instead. The one-handed versions are intermediate level in Ceroc.

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    Re: What are the "beginner moves" again?

    A Google for Ceroc™ Beginners Moves came up with this page:

    http://www.cerockidderminster.co.uk/...ners_moves.tpl

    It contains a handy description of each. Bless the lovely Debbie.

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