1-8 Release the looped end of the rope. Figure 8s (left-right-left). Swing the rope on the right side of the body. 1-8 Overhead rotations to the left. Lower the right arm and grasp the rope with the left hand (in an overgrip), near the right hand. Slide the left hand to hold near the looped end of the rope. Raise arms overhead to the ending pose. B Ball The video is the official version of the routine. This written text is merely an additional teaching tool. Some skills, such as complex dance steps or movements of the free arm, are not described in the written text and should follow the video. Music: Another One Bites The Dust Starting position: Sitting. Hold the ball with two on the right hip. Counts 1-4 Hold 5-8 Touch the ball to the right hip, then the left hip. 1-8 Holding the ball with two hands, counter-clockwise frontal circle. 1-8 With arms extended in twist the ball four times (left hand on top–right-left-right). 1-4 Roll the ball in the arms, bending the elbows to trap the ball by the chest (forearms parallel). 5-8 Roll the ball out the arms and catch with two hands. 1-4 Touch the ball to the right shoulder. Extend the arms forward. 5-8 Touch the ball to the left shoulder. Extend the arms forward. 1-4 Toss the ball with two hands. Keeping the elbows lifted and the arms parallel, bend the elbows to trap the ball in the arms by the chest. 5-8 Extend the arms to roll the ball out and catch with two hands. 1-16 Repeat the previous 16 counts. Raise the ball overhead to the ending pose.
1-8 Release the looped end of the rope. Figure 8s (left-right-left). Swing the rope on the right side of the body. 1-8 Overhead rotations to the left. Lower the right arm and grasp the rope with the left hand (in an overgrip), near the right hand. Slide the left hand to hold near the looped end of the rope. Raise arms overhead to the ending pose. B Ball The video is the official version of the routine. This written text is merely an additional teaching tool. Some skills, such as complex dance steps or movements of the free arm, are not described in the written text and should follow the video. Music: Another One Bites The Dust Starting position: Sitting. Hold the ball with two on the right hip. Counts 1-4 Hold 5-8 Touch the ball to the right hip, then the left hip. 1-8 Holding the ball with two hands, counter-clockwise frontal circle. 1-8 With arms extended in twist the ball four times (left hand on top–right-left-right). 1-4 Roll the ball in the arms, bending the elbows to trap the ball by the chest (forearms parallel). 5-8 Roll the ball out the arms and catch with two hands. 1-4 Touch the ball to the right shoulder. Extend the arms forward. 5-8 Touch the ball to the left shoulder. Extend the arms forward. 1-4 Toss the ball with two hands. Keeping the elbows lifted and the arms parallel, bend the elbows to trap the ball in the arms by the chest. 5-8 Extend the arms to roll the ball out and catch with two hands. 1-16 Repeat the previous 16 counts. Raise the ball overhead to the ending pose.
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