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29 Cards in this Set
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the partners bow to each other, to the audience, opposite dancers, or to the neighbors with feet together. |
SALUDO |
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Weight on one foot, hit the floor with the ball or heel of the other foot (the free foot) after which the foot is lifted from the floor to any direction. |
BRUSH |
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Like the motion on the handle of the clock moving to the left, when facing the center of an imaginary circle. Right shoulder is toward the center when moving forward. |
CLOCKWISE |
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The reverse direction of clockwise, the hands of the clock moving to the right, when facing center of an imaginary circle when moving forward. |
COUNTER CLOCKWISE |
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To displace quickly one foot with the other, thus completely taking off the weight of the body form the displace foot. |
CUT |
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Two people walk toward each other, pass by the right shoulder step sideward to the right and return to position walking backward, passing left shoulder. |
DO-SI-DO or DOS-A-DOS |
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To pull one foot along the floor close to other which has the weight of the body. The weight may or may not be transferred |
DRAW |
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The foot not supporting the weight of the body. |
FREE FOOT |
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The hand not doing anything. |
FREE HAND |
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A spring from one foot landing on the same foot in the place or in- any direction. The other foot may be raised in any direction (in front, in rear, sideward or across). |
HOP |
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The FOOT near one's partner when they stand side by side. |
INSIDE FOOT |
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The HAND near one's partner when they stand side by side. |
INSIDE HAND |
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Spring from one or two feet and land on both feet. |
JUMP |
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A spring on the supporting foot and land on the both feet. |
LEAP |
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The FOOT away from one's partner when they stand side by side. |
OUTSIDE FOOT |
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The HAND away from one's partner when they stand side by side. |
OUTSIDE HAND |
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Girl at the right side holds R arm of partner with her L hand, free hands down at the sides. |
ABRASETE |
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Both arms are at one side, either sideward right or left. This maybe done at the shoulder, chest, waist level. |
ARMS IN LATERAL POSITION |
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Arms are side horizontal, elbows bent at right angles, forearms parallel to head, palms forward or facing inward, fists loosely closed. |
ARMS IN REVERSET POSITION |
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To turn palms of hands up and down alternately, hands at waist level in front, elbows close to waist |
BILAO |
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Partners are facing each other or standing side by side, girl at the right of boy. They join ther L hands together and their R hands together; either Rover L or Lover R hands. |
CROSSED ARMS |
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To place one forearm in front and the other at the back of the waist. This is a Visayan term. |
HAYON HAYON |
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Moving the hand from the wrist either in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. This is an Ilocano: term. |
KUMINTANG |
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to stamp in front or at the side with R (L) foot and tap with same foot close to the L/R foot, weight of the body on L/R foot. |
PANADYAK |
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to touch the floor lightly with the toes of one foot, weight of the body to others foot. |
POINT |
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to swing arm downward-upward passing in front of the body as if scooping, the trunk is bent forward- following the movement of the arm doing the "salok". |
SAROK |
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to glide foot smoothly along the floor. |
SLIDE |
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to bring down the foot forcibly and noisily on the floor (like doing a heavy step). |
STAMP |
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to advance or recede by raising or moving one foot to another resting place. |
STEP |