Fred & Ginger Waltz Pattern?

Question

Has anyone heard of a social Waltz pattern or move termed "Fred & Ginger"? We stopped by a new YMCA Ballroom class to just see what was being taught now days and heard the instructor call out that move. I assume it's a closed studio term but never heard of it. Any ideas?

From the way this lady was teaching it seemed like she had training from one of the studio chains and was teaching patterns from one of their syllabus. I am familiar with the ISTD as well as the newer DVIDA patterns.
But, as suggested, it may just be something made up.

Answer 1

It's a step that they made up, or decided to use this name for some other existing step. Anyway, it's not a standard term.

After I though about it, I remembered that once upon a time my partner taught me a step that he called Rudolf. (Not syllabus, but open choreography) I asked him where did the name come from. He said he isn't sure but his guess was it's the name of the professional dancer who came up with this combination and their students named it with his name.

My guess is they watched one of the movies with Fred and Ginger, saw an unusual step that they liked, picked it up and called it "Fred and Ginger".

Answer 2

Having spent some time in Fred Astaire studios, I can tell you that some of the proprietary patterns are named after a comittee have imbibed a bit too much alcohol. It isn't a part of standard nomenclature. The ISTD and IDTA recognized nomenclature are mostly available on your search engine, if you're interested.