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Berkshire Hall Step Lists For May 2015

5/31/2015

 

Dances Covered:

Beginner (Level 2): Hustle
Intermediate (Level 3): Foxtrot

​Beginner: Hustle

  • Hustle basic (a.k.a. the compression basic)
  • inside turn
  • pickpocket
  • cuddle
  • cuddle with yo-yo
  • introduction to New York Style basic

​Intermediate: Foxtrot

  • Quarter turn basic
  • grapevine from quarter turn basic
  • butterfly
  • grapevine with apart turn

Step Lists For May 2015

5/31/2015

 

Dances Covered

Level 1: Swing and Foxtrot
Level 2: Hustle
Level 3: Foxtrot
Level 4: Rumba
Level 5: Cha Cha

​Level 1: Swing and Foxtrot

East Coast Swing
  • basic step
  • underarm turn
  • pickpocket
Foxtrot
  • Basic
  • Promenade
  • Hesitation

​Level 2: Hustle

  • Compression basic (stays in place)
  • New York Style basic (guy does a tap step)
  • inside turn
  • pickpocket
  • cuddle
  • cuddle with yo-yo and free spin

Level 3: Foxtrot

  • Basic Routine: 3 basics, 3 promenade (with a turn on the second one), 3 side rocks, hesitation, 2 basics, box step
  • Twinkle
  • Parallel Twinkle
  • Chasse with box step beginning and ending
  • Chasse with twinkle beginning and ending
  • Quarter turn basic

​Level 4: Rumba

  • Open break to backwrap and walkaround to pattycake and shadow back break ending
  • Open break to peekaboo with inside turn ending
  • Cross body lead into wraparound
  • Paseo
  • Shadow crossovers and shadow back breaks

​Level 5: Cha Cha

  • Triple cha-chas with ronde
  • Natural Spin Turn (aka "Back Spot Turn")
  • Open break, threading the needle, to Turkish Towel, to cross body lead with ladies turn, to half moon, ending with arm wrap (aka "arm hook")
  • Hammerlock combination
  • Shadow crossovers, loop into shadow back breaks
  • Choreography: kick-ball-change, sailor steps, end with a spiral turn
  • Crossover swivels
  • Swivels from closed position

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