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Berkshire Hall Step Lists For September 2017

10/6/2017

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Dances Covered:

Beginner: Cha Cha
Intermediate: Slow Waltz

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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 September 2015

9/30/2015

Dances Covered

Level 1: Foxtrot
Level 2: Cha Cha
Level 3: Slow Waltz
Level 4: East Coast Swing
Level 5: Salsa

Level 1: Foxtrot

Foxtrot

basic
hesitation (also called "trouble step")
promenade
routine: 2 basics, 3 promenades, 1 hesitation

Level 2: Cha Cha

Basic (with the cha-cha-cha going either to the side, or forward and back)
Full turn
Crossover with underarm turn
Back breaks with underarm turn
Butterfly
Double crossover

Level 3: Slow Waltz

Routine 1 (a review): 4 travel, 4 box
Routine 2 (a review): 6 zigzag, 1 box, box with underarm turn
Chasse with a box beginning and ending
Chasse with twinkle beginning and ending (where the guy goes under)
Balance Step
Hesitation

Level 4: East Coast Swing

Charleston crossovers
Over-the-head and twist choreography
Windmill
Lindy rhythm
Double inside turn with Lindy rhythm
Chasse (from an inside turn)

Level 5: Salsa

4 different shoulder checks:
Right handshake (the original)
Hands crossed, right on top (right hand loop)
Hands crossed, left on top (Titanic)
Both hands uncrossed (cuddle to backwrap)
Copa
Turkish Towel
"The Illusionist"
Lady's backwrap with hand flicks
Opposition with stop-and-go

Berkshire Hall Step List For September 2015

9/30/2015

Dances Covered

Beginner (Level 2): Cha Cha
Intermediate (Level 3): Slow Waltz

Beginner: Cha Cha

Basic (cha-cha-cha either progressive or side)
Full turn
Half turn (chase turn)
Crossover with underarm turn
Back breaks with underarm turn
Outside breaks with underarm turn
Open break with underarm turn
Butterfly
Double crossover

Intermediate: Slow Waltz

Left turn
Twinkle, Twinkle with 1/4 turn (aka "turning twinkle")
Basic routine: Twinkle, Turning Twinkle, left turn
Zigzag with develope
2-way underarm turn (review)
Chasse, with either box step beginning or ending, or twinkle beginning or ending
Grapevine with apart turn

Step List For September 2014

9/30/2014

Level 1: Hustle, Salsa, and Merengue

Hustle

Basic step
Basic inside turn

Salsa

Basic step
Side Breaks
Basic Turn
Ladies' Underarm turn

Merengue

The basic turns: outside and inside
Cuddle, with a yo-yo ending
Backwrap, with a lasso ending

Level 2: East Coast Swing

Note: All steps were done both in single step and in triple step swing.

Basic
Underarm turn
Hand change behind the back
Open break to pickpocket
Open Break to cuddle

Level 3: Bolero

Basic (make sure it rotates to the left, and make sure there's CBM)
Crossover, with underarm turn ending
Crossover Alternative Ending #1: Right hand loop (a.k.a. "The Dove Commercial")
Crossover Alternative Ending #2: She goes/He goes
Back break with underarm turn ending
Open break with underarm turn ending
Open break into backwrap
Copa
Shadow Crossover and Shadow Back Break

Level 4: Samba

International Combination: promenade, bota fogo, voltas, spot turn voltas
Counterpromenade
Windmill from counterpromenade
Bota fogo promenade/counterpromenade
Bota fogo promenade/counterpromenade with leader's foot fake
Open Break with underarm turn
Roll Off The Arm (from open break into cuddle)
Maypole
Bota Fogo in place

Level 5: American Tango

closed promenade with ronde to 1 or 3 fans
right foot lunge from corte
rock to corte from promenade or open promenade (an ending to a song if you like)
closed promenade, challenge line, oversway, ronde, slip pivot

Hartford Ballroom Blog

Berkshire Hall Step Lists For September 2017

Dances Covered:

Tango Tuesday Step List For September 2017

7 pm: Basics

8 pm: Tango Flow

Step List For September 2107

Dances Covered

Step List For September 2015

Dances Covered

Level 1: Foxtrot

Level 2: Cha Cha

Level 3: Slow Waltz

Level 4: East Coast Swing

Level 5: Salsa

Berkshire Hall Step List For September 2015

Dances Covered

Beginner: Cha Cha

Intermediate: Slow Waltz

Step List For September 2014

Level 1: Hustle, Salsa, and Merengue

Level 2: East Coast Swing

Level 3: Bolero

Level 4: Samba

Level 5: American Tango

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Hartford Ballroom Blog

Berkshire Hall Step Lists For September 2017

Dances Covered:

Tango Tuesday Step List For September 2017

7 pm: Basics

8 pm: Tango Flow

Step List For September 2107

Dances Covered

Step List For September 2015

​Dances Covered

Level 1: Foxtrot

Level 2: Cha Cha

Level 3: Slow Waltz

​Level 4: East Coast Swing

Level 5: Salsa

Berkshire Hall Step List For September 2015

​Dances Covered

Beginner: Cha Cha

Intermediate: Slow Waltz

Step List For September 2014

​Level 1: Hustle, Salsa, and Merengue

​Level 2: East Coast Swing

​Level 3: Bolero

Level 4: Samba

Level 5: American Tango

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Dances Covered

Level 4: East Coast Swing

Dances Covered

Level 1: Hustle, Salsa, and Merengue

Level 2: East Coast Swing

Level 3: Bolero

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