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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

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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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Step List For April 2015

4/30/2015

 

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

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

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Step List For February 2015

2/28/2015

 
Dances Covered:
Level 1: Cha Cha
Level 2: Cha Cha 
Level 3: West Coast Swing
Level 4: Waltz
Level 5: Salsa

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Step Lists For January 2015 (Berkshire Hall And Hartford Ballroom)

1/31/2015

 
This Month's Dances:
Level 1: East Coast Swing and Foxtrot
Level 2: West Coast Swing
Level 3: Slow Waltz
Level 4: Salsa
​Level 5: Foxtrot

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