PNW FIRST DANCE AT Championship !!

[brogan22orange]

PNW FIRST DANCE==> Teaching. I plan to attend Worlds. I would gladly teach anyone who wants to join. Here link to youtube Teaching Video 2015... https://youtu.be/NyYzo1un6Tw So you can practice ahead of time.
St. Louis is so huge that there may not be proper space for much dancing...but last year during breaks and such, even outside, wherever we had fun doing the Dance. You can find plenty of my little flyers around with the QR code link.

I plan to showcase it at some point at the RoboProm. It will probably be crowded but look for me out in some hall...I would gladly teach anyone. Otherwise look for me around in the pits or even handing out safety glasses...hmmm probably need safety glasses for that one Drum Section of the Dance.??

For more about the dance itself and backstory....get over to the FIRST DANCE CREATION group on Facebook. Or ask me.
Remember YIKES don't foollow me....I created the Dance but am still working on the moves ?? !?

I may point out some details on the moves here in next post. It really is best to find me or some other who knows it so you can get the basics down.Like try SOTA, SHOCKWAVE, LIONS or NRG. They are Great!
Then you can add details, tweak for example =the POINTS at the end so you have the correct fingers and arm steps down, and turn and yell " Uh HUH!". Plus it would be nice to get in synch for the final big JUMP and YELL !
Last Year I know a couple Kansas Teams learned it, they are fantastic Dancers..Wow. They had this carry around kid mounted boom box....can't wait.

More details in added comment on this thread.
See you on a Field Dancing, Brogan from Seattle

[brogan22orange]

Here is the QR code for link to youtube Teaching Video.

PNW FIRST DANCE= CUES
CUE.......... COMMENT
drum beats.... come down to Field
DRIVERS BEHIND THE LINE
1 HEAD ..... Right Left Center Front
2 TWIST..... Right
2.1 RAISE ROOF..... R L
2.2 CIRCLE..... Right
2.3 JUMPS..... 4 Hand Pumps
TWIST..... Left
RAISE ROOF
CIRCLE..... Left
JUMPS..... Same 4 Hand Pumps
3 DRIVERs/BOTs..... Left side drives
3.5 BOTs/DRIVERs..... Right side drives
4 PUSH..... LEFT side Pushes
.......... 2 Slow, 4 Fast"
5 WAVE..... Starts from Left
5.5 WAVE..... Bounce back from Right
6 CLOCK ^..... from Left Up Up Up
7 WASH CAR..... Right back to Left
8 CLOCK ^..... Same Clock
SHHHH!..... And Jump Up
9 SWIRL..... S 1,2,3,4
SWIRL..... Repeats
10 DRUMS..... Left, Right, Center Center is + WILD
11 REACH & PULL..... Right, Left
12 CLOCK _..... R is up, Clock Down from top only, smaller
13 REACH&PULL..... Same R,L also point finger toe
14 CLOCK _..... Clock Down again
15 STARS _..... Sprinkle Sky DOWN
16 ARM WAVE..... Right to Left Over Hill Look at Ring
17 STARS ^..... Sprinkle Sky UP
18 POINTS..... Right, Look back,
......... Left, "Uh Huh " Arm steps down, say Uh Huh back to group.......
POINTS..... Right with Clap Clap
...... Left with Clap Clap..... We’re almost done.
19 BOOGIE..... Individual moves get ready,
20 UP UP..... RIGHT LEFT fast Big X hands UP
DOWN DOWN..... RIGHT LEFT fast hands on Knees
JUMP UP..... Hands cover Ears AND Big YELL
Repeat as needed!

Tech note= attachment is pdf of cue list.

[brogan22orange]

**Here is my letter in Honor of Blair. *******

Blair : Since I included you in our PNW FIRST DANCE….I thought I’d tell you a little bit of the backstory. Also wanted to tell you it has been a honor working with you over the years which is why I just had to use your voice, The Voice of FIRST for our dance.

My basic vision is just to have a real FIRST dance for the the kids, mentors, volunteers, et al. Having noticed all the dancing during competitions and realizing many are quite old…YMCA being from 1978 is older than a lot of the kids’s mothers…..I figured time was ripe for something new.
I set up the FaceBook FIRST DANCE CREATION group several yrs ago.
Links here==> https://m.facebook.com/groups/167892606597201?view=permalink&id=735247573195032
http://youtu.be/kBAayhc4nDI. Teaching video side view
http://youtu.be/Z6hjnSXsNsE. Teaching video from behind .full captions.

I kept putting it off, a little stuck on the 4000+ FIRST song list. BUT I always felt the Dance should somewhat mimic a Match. Other elements should be: repeats, some break moves, a full wave, not much foot travel so audience can do while sitting/stuck out there. Wanted Match sound effects, auto mode, bonus section and some kind of driver/bot actions.
So last fall I actually hired a pro choreographer. We worked on it until almost too late for reveal this season…but this really did seem to be The Year. Having done a dozen or so Flash Mobs in Seattle I knew how to teach and spread it. With the PNW District model we had some sessions in March. Our big reveal at Portland Championship is a story I need to get onto video..it was a lot of magic energy that worked out just fantastic. http://youtu.be/Z8C--du84Jk

Bringing to St. Louis was a lot of fun. I saw Kansas team doing it at front entry. Some Swamp team in Florida is doing it. And a London team has promised me a video. So yes I hope it will continue to spread around, become one of the many energy breaks/dances we have at events. Please mention it to any FIRST staff. I would be glad to fly back and teach it at some point…you’ll see I even have a slow motion version on YouTube. And yes I did teach it to several normally sitting Judges! So anyone can do it. Thanks Blair and Dance On, Brogan 10/15/14