Marcus and Karen Hilton, Simply Beautiful Ballroom

With this video you will be able to study many of the Basic figures of each dance in Group form. This will enable you to create a simplicity of an action and movement, and beautiful style and shape through the use of your feet and legs. Then develop your dancing - simply and beautifully - to a high competitive level with the use of the Advanced groups shown by Marcus and Karen Hilton. WALTZ Group 1 Basic ideas: Natural pivot turn to heel pull - Chasse to Right - Outside change to PP - Chasse from PP - Open impetus Group 2 Developed to Advanced style: Running spin turn - Open impetus - Fallaway whisk - Syncopated natural pivots to heel pull - Reverse pivots - Chasse to R - Check to natural pivot - Running feather to Natural pivot - Syncopated natural pivots - Rudolph fallaway - Open telemark Group 3 Basic ideas: Open impetus - Chasse in PP - Quick weave - Left whisk - Untwist - Back whisk - Chasse from PP Group 4 Developed to Advanced style: Quick open natural telemark - Double natural spin from PP - Quick weave - Left whisk - Standing spin to R - Chasse from PP TANGO Group 1 Basic ideas: Open promenade - Slow outside swivel to PP - Promenade link - Fallaway reverse - Left whisk - Untwist - Closed promenade Group 2 Developed to Advanced style: Teleswivel - Forward swivel to outside swivel - Two quick swivels - Turn to L side position - Two left side walks - Telespin - Fallaway - Ronde to oversway - Slow drag to PP - In and Out to closed finish Group 3 Basic ideas: The chase - Chasse - Step point to PP - Promenade link - Basic reverse turn - Contra check to PP - Whisk - Close point to PP Group 4 Developed to Advanced style: Fallaway whisk - Chase action - Repeat - Outside swivel - Same foot lunge point - Type of telespin to side cross - Contra check - Back check to side cross - Contra check - Lunge to Oversway to PP SLOW FOXTROT Group 1 Basic ideas: Feather - Reverse turn - Curved three step - Hover corte - Extended weave Group 2 Developed to Advanced style: Feather - Reverse turn - Tumble turn - Checked feather - Extended weave - Syncopated curved three step - Hover corte to same foot lunge point - Telespin action to heel turn - Three step Group 3 Basic ideas: Feather finish - Change of direction - Three step - Natural weave - Checked feather - Outside swivel - Weave from PP - Hover to PP - Hover cross from PP - Open telemark Group 4 Developed to Advanced style: Curved feather - Change of direction - Three step - Curved feather - Left side reverse turn to check - L side swivel - Syncopated curved feather - Outside swivel - Promenade pivot - Feather finish to Tumble turn - Back swivel to continuous hover cross QUICKSTEP Group 1 Basic ideas: Running right turn - Quick chasse to R - Outside change - Fish tail Group 2 Developed to Advanced style: Running right turn - Step hops - Quick chasse - Back check - Open impetus - Fish tail from PP - Step hops - Quick chasse - Outside change - Running cross chasse Group 3 Basic ideas: Open impetus - Curved feather - Outside change to PP - Curved feather - V6 Group 4 Developed to Advanced style: Natural pivot turn - Curved feather - Backward run to Back check - Travelling contra check - Two step hops - L side run - Telespin to side cross - Contra check - Stomp to foot splits - Opposition points - Pendulum points Presented by Geoffrey Hearn. Running time approx 65 min. Ref: HS016 Price £29.95