Who we are:
We are a group of swing dancers that used to meet once a week to practice aerials,
and in general improve our swing dance technique.
The name came because the practice sessions started on Thursday nights (THURsday aeRIALS).
Is it a class?
No. Although we do end up teaching each other various moves, it is
primarily just a chance to practice moves that we've already
learned. Most of us have taken classes from Rob Wilson
Gee that looks dangerous
It is. Children, we're trained amatuers, don't try this at home. We take great care to be safe and to always practice with spotters. Even so, things can go wrong. We strongly reccomend that before you try this, you take classes from a professional instructor.
When and where is the practice?
That's a really good question. We're looking for a new site.
How do I find out more?
lrc@red4est.com, also you can sign up for the mailing list on
yahoogroups by going to
http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/thurials .
You can also subcribe by sending email to
thurials-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Do you have any instructional material?:
Nope, but we do have some notes online to help us remember what we
learned and figured out:
Constructive comments and feedback on our notes are almost always
appreciated.
I went through notes from classes to collect some pointers about swing dancing.
Stuff I'm working on
/mistakes I make.
Nov 12, 2001 rehersal
backflip
cherry drops
koshi cherry
deathdrop
floorsweeper
oh floor
Russian Kick
Shinbuster
Side Straddle
slinky
stepover
Helicoptor/lindy flip/lamppost
Left Handed and Backwards
Larry's first
set of notes.
Patty's
comments on Larry's notes.
notes from swingphonics
Bill Gin's Birthday Jam 2001
thurialpix
Notes from Patty:
(Larry: I’ve also changed the term lifter to base – because the whole point of aerials is that you use each other’s timing, energy and momentum. This way the guys don’t think they have to muscle the followers about. If I could think of another word for lifts, I would have used it!)
As a note: for convenience the base/leader is assumed to be male and the flyer/follower is female.