Category: Rumba

Dances Covered:

Level 1: Unavailable
Level 2: Foxtrot
Level 3: Rumba
Level 4: Cha Cha
Level 5: West Coast Swing

Level 2: Foxtrot

Basic
Promenade
Promenade with underarm turn
Hesitation (aka "trouble step")
Side rocks
side rocks with underarm turn
box step

Level 3: Rumba

Crossover with underarm turn
Crossover with apart turn
3 crossovers, 3 apart turns
Cross body lead
Cross body lead to open break
Cross body lead to crossover
Open break to peekaboo (Optional: start from a cross body lead)
shadow crossovers and shadow back breaks (Optional: start from a cross body lead)
Underarm turn with Cuban walk
Backwrap with walk

Level 4: Cha Cha

Solo Steps: single and double taps, chase turn, double cross, guapacha, cuban breaks
Triple cha-cha
crossover and back break combination
alternating underarm turn
Paseo
cross body lead with ladies' turn
Shadow crossovers and shadow back breaks
Cuban breaks
Routine: 1) triple cha-cha, 2) alternating underarm turn, 3) cross body lead with ladies turn, 4) 3 shadow crossovers, 5) turn and loop to 3 shadow back breaks, 6) she turns/he turns/she turns
Turkish Towel

Level 5: West Coast Swing

Note: steps marked with an * were taught by Nate Evans

pop step with body roll*
right side pass with sailor step*
whip with man's foot drag*
extended whip (3-and-4-and-3-and-4)*
backwards whip with tick tock ending and half a sombrero*
Sugar push with styling*
Whip with inside turn and men's pickpocket to handshake, followed by twinkle, and ending with a tic toc to half a sombrero
Backwrap to double turn
Backwrap to Basket

Berkshire Hall Step List For March 2015

3/31/2015

Dances Covered:
Beginner (Level 2): Rumba
Intermediate (Level 3): Salsa

Step Lists For March 2015

3/31/2015

Dances Covered:
Level 1: Rumba and Waltz
Level 2: Rumba
Level 3: Cha Cha
Level 4: West Coast Swing
Level 5: Slow Waltz

Dances Covered:

Level 1: rumba, merengue and waltz
Level 2: Salsa
Level 3: Foxtrot
Level 4: East Coast Swing
Level 5: Bolero

Level 1: Rumba and Waltz

Rumba

Box Step
Side-Together-Side
Underarm Turn

Waltz

Basic box step
Basic traveling step

Merengue

inside and outside turn
alternating underarm turn (she goes, he goes, she goes)

looping over the head ("combing the hair")

Level 2: Salsa

basic step
full solo turn
ladies underarm turn
alternating underarm turn (half version), ending with a loop
Cross body lead
Alternating Underarm Turn (full version), ending with loop and cross body lead
side breaks

Level 3: Foxtrot

Basic Routine: 3 basics, 3 promenade (with a turn on 2), 3 side rocks, hesitation to finish
Box step with 1/4 turn
Forward and back basic
1/4 turn basic
Twinkle
Parallel Twinkle
Chasse
Grapevine From 1/4 Turn Basic

Level 4: East Coast Swing

Basic Charleston
Toe-Heel Swivel
Inside Turn With Chasse (the skippy one)
Overturn With Swivels
Double Inside Turn (changes rhythm slightly)
Charleston Crossover
Kicks While Turning Right

Level 5: Bolero

Note: The steps are titled by the name Michele uses, which are apparently the original names that you can find in any dance textbook. I've added a short description as well, in order to help trigger your memory.

"Three-Threes": This is the Gold Level step where the ladies do a bunch of turns in front of the leaders. She first does a half turn to the right, a full turn to the left, followed by a final right turn
"Cross Body Lead With Syncopated Turn": this is the one where you do a half moon, but with the ladies turning. The ladies rhythm while turning is quick-and-quick-and-slow.
"Back-To-Back Line": This is the one where the leaders and followers quickly step back following the followers' underarm turn. This is followed by a fencing line and a double turn for the ladies
"Opening Out": compared to the rest, this was an easy one! It consisted of multiple back breaks for the followers, finishing with a spiral turn.
Open Hip Twist
Romantic Sway
The "Pizza Slide": the bit that usually followed the back-to-back line
Hip Rock (aka "Jim's step")

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Step List For April 2015

Dances Covered:

Level 2: Foxtrot

Level 3: Rumba

Level 4: Cha Cha

Level 5: West Coast Swing

Berkshire Hall Step List For March 2015

Step Lists For March 2015

Step List For November 2014

Dances Covered:

Level 1: Rumba and Waltz

Level 2: Salsa

Level 3: Foxtrot

Level 4: East Coast Swing

Level 5: Bolero

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Step List For April 2015

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​Level 2: Foxtrot

Level 3: Rumba

​Level 4: Cha Cha

​Level 5: West Coast Swing

Berkshire Hall Step List For March 2015

Step Lists For March 2015

Step List For November 2014

​Dances Covered:

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​Level 2: Salsa

Level 3: Foxtrot

Level 4: East Coast Swing

Level 5: Bolero

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