Hartford Ballroom Blog

Berkshire Hall Step List For August 2015

8/31/2015

Dances Covered

Beginner (Level 2): Slow Waltz
Intermediate (Level 3): American Tango

Beginner: Slow Waltz

Travelling basic
Box step (turn a 1/4 turn each measure)
Box step with ladies' underarm turn
Zigzag
Twinkle
Parallel twinkle

Intermediate: American Tango

Open left turn (starts diagonal center)
Rock-and-corte (starts diagonal center)
Turning rocks (starts in line of dance with 2 slows)
Promenade
Promenade with ochos (aka "fans")
Damian and Janice's ocho and skater routine

Dances Covered

Level 1: Hustle, Tango, and Merengue
Level 2: Slow Waltz
Level 3: East Coast Swing
Level 4: Salsa
Level 5: Hustle

Level 1: Hustle, Tango, Merengue

Hustle

Basic
Inside turn
pickpocket

Tango

Basic
Corte
Forward Rocks

Merengue

inside and outside turns
backwrap, with lasso
cuddle, with yo-yo
pickpocket
Routine: backwrap with lasso, pickpocket

Level 2: Slow Waltz

Progressive basic (travelling basic)
Box step
Ladies' underarm turn from the box step
Zigzag
Twinkle, turning twinkle

Level 3: East Coast Swing

Charleston
Tuck turn (left hand only)
Double tuck turn (left hand then right hand shake)
Back breaks (rhythm change)
Tangle
Threading the needle
Routine: Tangle, followed by threading the needle
Hand change behind the back (2 ways)
Over the head (with or without twist choreography)

Level 4: Salsa

Routine 1: Alternating underarm turn, with loop and cross body lead, to shoulder check, canopy, and loop with cross body lead
Turkish Towel
Lasso
Backwrap with hand flicks

Level 5: Hustle

Sweetheart with three different endings (sombrero, cool hand slide, and sliding door)
J-hook to sweetheart
Butterfly to sweetheart
Diva walk
Syncopation in sweetheart
Disco hand and outside turn
Nate's pickpocket (uses right handshake)
Triple right side pass
Ladies' free spin with a left arm reflex

Good morning dancers! Can anyone believe that August is already here?! School supplies are now making their way to store shelves, the last of the summer vacations and get-togethers are happening, but ballroom dancing will always be around!

That's right, we've still got our group lessons and our dance socials! Here's the rundown for this month:

Our Group Lessons:

Level 1: Absolute Beginner
Tango (for August 3rd and August 10th)
Hustle (for August 17th, 24th, 31th)

Level 2: Ballroom Basics
Slow Waltz

Level 3: Intermediate
East Coast Swing

Level 4: Full Bronze
Salsa

Level 5: Pre-Silver
Hustle

Our Locations

Our Dance Socials

Don't forget that our dance socials all take place at the Lisa Matias Dance Center.

2nd Saturday: August 8th (This Saturday!!!!)
3rd Friday: August 21st
4th Friday: August 28th

Other Notable Dance Socials

The First Friday Swing Dance: August 7th
This Swing Dance is hosted by Hartford Community Dance. It always takes place at the West Hartford Town Hall, and this month's band is Eight To The Bar!

Don't forget that this information is available throughout this website! Go to Class Schedule for our class information, and go to Dance Events for our dance event information.

All events and classes are $10 each! We can now accept all forms of payment, but we do prefer cash or check. Ask for Nate or Lisa if you need to pay by credit card.

Have a great month everyone!
-Lisa Spiro

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