Rockin' Robin and The Magic of the Match

I chose "Rockin Robin" as this month's project.  After trying my utmost on the 13th, I was forced to admit that this was just not a good choice for Belle.  It's known as the "magic of the match," and this song is definitely not it for Belle.  I tried one more time today, and I also tried with Dusty.  Although Dusty is much, much rougher around the edges, this song is clearly much more suited to him.

09/11/2012 – I cut “Rockin Robin” down to about 2 minutes and filmed our efforts.

The most notable thing I saw was Belle’s confusion when I wanted her to spin or twirl.  I have to put these two on a verbal so that Belle doesn’t confuse the hand signal with verse or up.

Also, 2 minutes is an incredibly long time to keep moving.

09/13/2012 – Cut “Rockin Robin” to 1:34.  Much better length. 

Forgot to do any backing up with Belle.  Duh.

I had Belle run thru my legs when I brought her back to me after doing big circle around me.  I could have also had her jump through my arms.

Didn’t put much action into either lower corner.

After the roll at the end, I should have had Belle slap me 10.

Work on having Belle start off when I do instead of hesitating and falling behind.

I was tense in the beginning and we were herky jerky.  At about :58, I relaxed and the performance became much smoother.