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--- dances:fieldtown:figures:foot-together-jump [2020/10/11 18:17] – Jeff Bigler
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+=== Foot-Together-Jump ===
+The foot-together-jump is "in place" (not moving in any direction), and is used as an arrival at the end of a stepping sequence or musical phrase.
+The pattern is "squat-jump-land".  This happens slowly.  The squat (not too low so it doesn't look ridiculous) happens through beats 1 & 2.  The jump happens somewhere around beat 3, adjusting the timing so the dancer lands exactly on beat 4.  Hands are brought in front of the dancer's chest.
+In //hankie dances//, the hankies are thrust upwards on beat 4 so that they arrive at their highest point on the "and" (half-beat) after beat 4.
+In //stick dances//, clash on beat for at the same time as the landing.