We covered so many variations that people requested that I send out the list of what we did. The FNW class description said we might get to 14 variations. We ended up with twice that.

1. Fine-tuning the Rotary Waltz.
2. Pursuit.
3. The Chase.
4. L to her R hand Allemande.
5. R to her R hand Allemande. That goes nicely into...
6. Crossed-Hand Waltz.
7. Underarm Turn entrance into Crossed-Hand Waltz.
8. Crossed-Hand Waltz also works in Cross-Step Waltz.
9. Face Loop exit from Crossed-Hand Waltz.
10. Wedding Cake from Crossed-Hand Waltz.
11. Face Loop exit from Wedding Cake
12. The above variations can all be done as polka variations.
13. Face-to-Face, Back-to-back in polka.
14. The same in waltz swings the inside hands forward & back, with modified waltz footwork.
From hand swings, he Free-Spins her forward on count 1.
15. She can just waltz-walk forward at his side without turning.
16. Or she can do a single waltz turn, solo.
17. Double Free Spin, and how to do it.
18. Forward and Backing Runs.
19. Free Spin on count 4, while backing. Re-entry into waltz.
20. The Forward and Backing Runs also work in Cross-Step Waltz.
21. Walk-Around Wrap in rotary waltz.
22. Rotating Cradle. Women body-lead him by on 1. Lean into it.
23. Double Unwind From Cradle. Her same footwork as Double Free Spin.
24. Exit by just pulling into waltz position.
25. Exit from Double Unwind into swinging inside hands forward and back. Then Double Free Spin.
26. In Cross-Step Waltz, begin on the unwind on 456, phase-shifting by one measure.
27. Salsa Quadruple Unwrap from Cradle, in Rotary Waltz. She Goes (on 123), She Goes, He Goes, She Goes. He keeps his L hand raised and circles his R under it for her second unwind. Salsa hand styling.
28. Salsa Quintuple Unwrap from Cradle, in Cross-Step Waltz. She Goes (on 456), She Goes, He Goes, She Goes, Free Spin.
29. Surprise Swingout in Rotary Waltz.

And a reminder not to lead too-busy variations. Enjoy the basic waltz in between an occasional variation.

On-the-Fly Waltz Variations, Part 3, will be November 20.