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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

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

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

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