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Tango Tuesday Step List For September 2017

10/6/2017

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7 pm: Basics

Media Vueltas with man's skateboard

8 pm: Tango Flow

Hiro with step across follower's line

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Step List For September 2107

10/3/2017

Dances Covered

Level 1: Salsa and Cha Cha
Level 2: Cha Cha
Level 3: Slow Waltz
Level 4: Bolero
Level 5: Argentine Tango

Step List For August 2017

9/1/2017

Dances Covered

Level 1: Bachata and Merengue
Level 2: Slow Waltz
Level 3: Bolero
Level 4: Argentine Tango
Level 5: West Coast Swing

Berkshire Hall Step List For July 2017

8/15/2017

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Dances Covered:

Beginner: Bolero
Intermediate: Argentine Tango

Beginner Bolero

Basic
Crossover
Back breaks
Open break
- to underarm turn
- to back wrap
- to copa

Intermediate Argentine Tango

Crusada
Cross system crusada
forward ochos
back ochos
ocho cortado
Parada and Pasada

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Step List For July 2017

8/15/2017

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Dances Covered:

Level 1: Rumba and Waltz
Level 2: Bolero
Level 3: Argentine Tango
Level 4: West Coast Swing
Level 5: Viennese Waltz

Level 1: Rumba and Waltz

Waltz:

box
progressive/travelling step
underarm turn

Rumba:

box step
chasse
underarm turn

Level 2: Bolero

Basic
Crossover
Back Break
Open Break
- to underarm turn
- to backwrap
- to copa

Level 3: Argentine Tango

Milonga:

Baldosa Box
Traspie (rock step)
- best done on either step 3 and/or 4
Repeat 5+6
Repeat 3,4,5,+6

Argentine Tango

Crusada
Calisita (keeping follower in one spot while leader circles around)
Forward Ochos
Back Ochos
Parada and Pasada

Level 4: West Coast Swing

Styling
- music break ("freeze")
Right Side Pass with hand change behind back
Tick tock
- with ladies' free spin
- with right handshake
  - shoulder check
  - underarm turn (with optional man's loop at the end)
Twinkle

Level 5: Viennese Waltz

Cross body lead with turn into chasse
- optional backwards chasse
Cross body lead with turn into explosion and braid, ending with a runaround

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Berkshire Hall Step List For June 2017

8/15/2017

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Dances Covered:

Beginner: Argentine Tango
Intermediate: West Coast Swing

Beginner Argentine Tango

Milonga:

Baldosa Box
Repeat 5+6
Repeat 3,4,5,+6
Traspie (rock step)

Argentine Tango:

Crusada
Forward Ocho

West Coast Swing

New Styling
- tap step
- kick 'n point
- sailor step
Backwrap
Left side pass with a tuck turn
Whip

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Step List For June 2017

8/15/2017

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Dances Covered:

Level 1: Tango and Hustle
Level 2: Argentine Tango
Level 3: West Coast Swing
Level 4: Viennese Waltz
Level 5: Bachata and Salsa

Level 1: Tango and Hustle

Hustle:

basic
inside turn

Tango:

basic
corte
promenade

Level 2: Argentine Tango

Milonga

Baldosa Box
Traspie ("rock-and-rock")
repeat steps 5+6
repeat steps 3,4,5,+6
rhythm play

Argentine Tango

Crusada with an 8-count
Crusada with only a 5-count
forward ocho
back ocho with crusada ending
calisita
parada and pasada

Level 3: West Coast Swing

Steps:

back wrap (aka "hammerlock")
left side pass with a tuck turn
whip

Styling:

tap step
sailor step
kick 'n point

Level 4: Viennese Waltz

Left turn (involves a cross)
Right turn
Cross body lead with inside turn
- end with open break
- end with open break, ladies turn, then leaders turn
Back spot turn (taught by Nate only)

Level 5: Salsa and Bachata

Unfortunately, the step list for this class is missing. If we find the list, we will update this post

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Tango Tuesday Step List For April 2016

4/29/2016

Drop-In Beginner

Milonga

midstep+1/2 right

Tango

rock to ochos
rock switch to back ochos to crusada

Tango Flow

Linear Boleos
Drifty Back Crosses

Tango Tuesday Step List For March 2016

3/31/2016

Drop-In Beginner

Pasada
Milonga- 1/2 Right Turns
Crusada

Tango Flow

EZ Sandwich to Sneaky BoKo
Back Bolero
The Drifty Back Cross

Step Lists For March 2016

3/31/2016

Dances Covered:
Level 1: Tango and Hustle
Level 2: Salsa and Bachata
Level 3: Foxtrot
Level 4: Hustle
Level 5: Argentine Tango

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