First Left Next Right – Teaching

Basic Part 1
First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right

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Choreography for Patter Teaching with Singing Call Options:

Teaching Tips:

First Couple Go Left/Right, Next Couple Go Left/Right
A.) As a couple with ends as a pivots, wheel the given direction to look at the wall behind you.
B.) Take hands quickly after completing the action to establish formations.
C.) Don’t go too far, only a two wall change, not three.

More teaching suggestions:
— Since this usually follows Double Pass Thru, emphasize the need for current partners to take hands and establish the couple before they start to turn.

Quick quote: “First two Left, Next two Right, stay together and make facing lines”

Teaching Standard Applications:

Heads Star Thru, Double Pass Thru,
First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right,
Forward and Back, Two Ladies Chain,
Circle Left, Ladies In, Men Sashay
Patter: Allemande Left, Promenade
Singer: Corner Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Pass Thru and Separate Around One to a Line
Forward and Back, Star Thru,
Double Pass Thru, First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right,
Forward and Back,
Patter: Two Ladies Chain and Rollaway, Circle Left, Left Allemande, Promenade
Singer: Two Ladies Chain into a Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Pass Thru, Separate Around One to a Line,
Forward and Back, Star Thru,
Double Pass Thru, First Couple Go Left,
Next Couple Go Right, Forward and Back,
Each Four Circle Left 3/4,
Patter: Allemande Left, Promenade
Singer: Swing Corner, Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Into Promenade with Corner:

Four Ladies Chain three-quarters,
New Head Ladies Chain across,
Sides Pass Thru and Separate Around One to a Line,
Forward and Back, Star Thru,
Double Pass Thru, First Couple Go Left,
Next Couple Follow to the Left,
Promenade to Gent’s home.