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Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For February 2016: Hustle

3/24/2016

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Parallel sweetheart
- with sombrero ending
- with cool hand slide ending
old-fashioned/standard basic (continually turns right)
old-fashioned basic to double turn into cuddle
right hand cuddle

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Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For February 2016: Foxtrot

3/24/2016

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Basic
Hesitation
Promenade
Promenade with turn
side rocks
box step

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Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For February 2016: Samba

3/24/2016

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Argentine Crosses with and outside turn ending
Promenade Runs from bota fogo
Shadow Bota Fogos and Voltas
Easy Grapevine from promenade position to spot turn voltas
Forward Rocks to follower's spiral turn, continued with walks, bota fogo in place, ending with the Maypole

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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For February 2016: Argentine Tango

3/24/2016

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Crusada
Forward Ochos
- from a crusada
- from a rock step
- Ending with a Parada and foot flick
- Leader's Footwork:
  - stay in place
  - step side to side
  - Left foot back together, side together
Back Ochos from side step:
- with lady's boleo
- to parada and passada
Walk to lady's back ochos (aka "harlem tango rhythm")
- 1, 2, 3+, 4, 5, 6, 7+, 8

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Level 3 (Intermediate) For February 2016: Hustle

3/24/2016

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Parallel Sweetheart (creates a L shape) with multiple endings:
- simple right hand exit
- sombrero
- cool hand slide and loop
- sliding door
Cuddle with 2 endings:
- underarm turn ending
- yo-yo ending
Right hand cuddle (aka "right hand loop)
Cuddle that goes from right side to left side and back again
Backwrap with 2 endings:
- ladies' underarm turn exit
- leader's go under the arm
Closed position basic

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Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For February 2016: Foxtrot

3/24/2016

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Basic
Trouble step (aka "hesitation")
promenade
underarm turn from promenade
side rocks
box step

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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For February 2016: Swing And Foxtrot

3/24/2016

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Swing:

basic (single step)
underarm turn
back walk
hand change behind the back

Foxtrot:

basic
hesitation (aka "trouble step" or "corner step")
promenade

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Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For January 2016: Argentine Tango

2/1/2016

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Crusada (Argentine Tango basic)
Forward ochos, starting either from rock step or from end of crusada
- optional parada and pasada
Side step with foot change to back ochos
Forward ochos to back ochos, end by changing to forward ochos
Back ochos to skaters

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Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For January 2016: Hustle

2/1/2016

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Compression basic (holding two hands)
New York style basic (she goes out then in)
Inside turn
Cuddle with inside turn ending
Cuddle with yo-yo ending
Grapevine to the right
Pickpocket

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Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For January 2016: Rumba/Bolero

2/1/2016

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Rumba:

Sliding Door Variation
Backwrap to Pattycake

Bolero:

Natural top with Rudolph ronde
Hip rock
Right side pass
Triple Fans to ronde and copa ending
Natural top to same foot lunge
Opening out right and left, with spiral turn ending
Half moon with ladies turn (quick-and-quick-and-slow)
Back-to-back to aida and fencing line, ending with right hand loop (turn to back-to-back is syncopated)

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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For January 2016: Samba

2/1/2016

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International Combination
- Promenade with staying in place on 4, bota fogo for 4, volta first with one foot then with the other, spot turn voltas going one way and then going the other way
Open break to cuddle with roll-out and roll-in
Counterpromenade with windmill
Bota fogo with leader's foot fake
Open break to back spot turn
Shadow bota fogos
- open break with J-hook and leader's foot fake
- 5 bota fogos, starting with left foot
- Volta with right foot, then volta with left foot
- 3 bota fogos with ladies turning on 4th one
- bota fogos, ending leader's foot fake and closing up

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Level 3 (Intermediate) For January 2016: Argentine Tango

2/1/2016

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Milonga:

Baldosa Box (6 steps)
Side-together (repeat 5 and 6)
Add a twist (repeat 3-4-5-6)
Rock steps, aka "traspie" (can happen on any step)

Vals:

Walking and side steps (all happening on 1 of 1-2-3)
Rhythm Change (1-2, 1, 1-2, 1)

Argentine Tango:

Forward Ochos
Back Ochos
Rock to forward ochos
Side step with leader's foot change to back ochos
Parada ("Stop") and Pasada ("Go")

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Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For January 2016: Hustle

2/1/2016

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Compression Basic (holding two hands)
New York Style Basic (ladies going out and coming back in)
Inside turn
Pickpocket
Cuddle with Inside Turn Ending
Cuddle with Yo-Yo Ending
Grapevine going to the right

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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For January 2016: Salsa and Chacha

2/1/2016

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Salsa:

basic
side breaks
ladies' underarm turn
solo turns

Cha Cha:

basic
basic with starter step

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Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For December 2015: Samba

1/3/2016

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Routine: forward and back, side crosses, promenade, box step
counterpromenade
windmill (from counterpromenade)
international combination (promenade, bota fogo, voltas, spot turn voltas)

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Berkshire Hall Beginners (Level 2) For December 2015: Argentine Tango

1/3/2016

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Please note, there are 3 types of tango: Milonga, Argentine Tango, and Vals. This month we mainly focused on Milonga, although I introduced something that was technically Argentine Tango.

Milonga:

Baldosa Box (6 steps)
Walking into, and out of Baldosa Box
Side together (repeat 5 and 6 as many times as you would like)
Traspie (rock steps, changes the rhythm to quick-quick-slow, can be done on any of the first 5 steps of the Baldosa Box)

Argentine Tango:

Forward ochos
Leader's rock to forward ochos
Bonus: Leader's parada (means "stop", where the leader "stops the ochos with his foot), to follower's pasada (means "go", where the follower initiates the next move by stepping over the leader's foot)

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Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For December 2015: Cha Cha

1/3/2016

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Sweetheart Twinkles
- open break, leader's foot fake, back break (no cha-cha-cha), 5 twinkles (4+1, 2+3, etc.), back break (with cha-cha-cha), inside turn ending while leader foot fakes.
Cuban break combination with shoulder check ending
- 2 crossovers, 2 Cuban breaks (2+3+4+1), 2 short Cuban breaks (2+3, 4+1), 1 Cuban break for follower only, shoulder check for the followers (technically check from the arm)
Bota Fogos and Cuban break combination from an outside break
- 2 outside turns, 2 bota fogos, Cuban break (2+3+4+1), 2 bota fogos (in other direction), Cuban break (in other direction), outside break
Crossover, grapevine into back break
- "run-run-run"
4 Natural Tops (aka "back spot turns")
- Original
- With an outside turn
- with follower's swivels
- with follower's grapevine

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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For December 2015: Rumba/Bolero

1/3/2016

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Rumba:

Box step with Cuban walk
Shadow crossovers (uses right handshake), turn and loop to shadow back break
Crossover with inside turn endings:
- Right hand loop (inside turn with leader's right hand)
  - Optional: you can include Cuban walks in the right hand loop, between the loop and the final turn
- She goes/he goes (inside turn with leader's left hand)
Half moon (one shadow crossover+one cross body lead), turn and loop to shadow back break (optional)
Half moon to arm hook, aida (rock-and-turn), fencing line (across-and-side), end with she goes/he goes
Open break to Copa*
Open break to triple fans, grapevine and ronde with a copa ending*

*these moves do not require that you end with a fifth-position ending. It's cleaner if you simply do a box step and slowly get back together

Bolero:

Shadow crossovers (uses right handshake), turn and loop to shadow back break
Crossover with inside turn endings:
- Right hand loop (inside turn with leader's right hand)
  - Optional: you can include Cuban walks in the right hand loop, between the loop and the final turn
- She goes/he goes (inside turn with leader's left hand)
Half moon (one shadow crossover+one cross body lead), turn and loop to shadow back break (optional)
Half moon to arm hook, aida (rock-and-turn), fencing line (across-and-side), end with she goes/he goes
Open break to Copa
Open break to triple fans, grapevine and ronde with a copa ending

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Level 3 (Intermediate) For December 2015: Samba

1/3/2016

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Basic forward and back
Basic side crosses
Side crosses with followers' underarm turn (outside turn)
Box step
Promenade
Routine: forward and back, side crosses, promenade, box step
Counterpromenade
Bota fogo with promenade and counterpromenade (goes back and forth)

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Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For December 2015: Argentine Tango

1/3/2016

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Keep in mind that there are 3 times of Argentine Tango: milonga, Argentine, and vals. For the month of December we focused primarily on Milonga, which is the easiest of the 3. Towards the end, we introduced something that belongs more in Argentine Tango.

Milonga:

Basic, aka "Baldosa Box" (6 steps)
Traspie ("quick-quick-slow"), can be done on any of the first 5 steps of the Baldosa Box
Side together (repeat "5-6" as many times as you'd like)

Argentine Tango:

Forward Ochos
Leader's out-of-the-way rock step to forward ochos
Forward Ochos to parada (means "stop", as in leader blocks the follower's foot and stops the ocho), to pasada (means "go", as in follower steps over the leader's foot and continues)

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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For December 2015: Tango And Hustle

1/3/2016

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Tango (Note- this is American Tango):

Basic
Corte
Promenade

Hustle:

Basic
Inside Turn
Pickpocket

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Berkshire Hall Level 3 (Intermediate) For November 2015: Rumba And Bolero

11/23/2015

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Rumba:

box step
crossover
open break
open break to backwrap and walkaround
Paseo

Bolero:

basic (make sure it rotates)
crossover
open break
open break to backwrap and walkaround
open break to copa
open break to triple fans and ronde with copa ending

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Berkshire Hall Level 2 (Basics) For November 2015: Samba

11/23/2015

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Basic forward and back
Basic side cross
Side cross with an underarm turn
Box step
promenade
Bota fogo
Bota fogo with leader's foot fake

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Level 5 (Pre-Silver and Silver) For November 2015: Slow Waltz

11/23/2015

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*Note: all of these steps can be done either with feet coming together (Bronze styling), or with feet brushing past (Silver continuity styling). Keep in mind that hover and impetus patterns always involve feet brushing.*

Left turn
Right turn with impetus
Hover and impetus
4-way underarm turn
Waterfall

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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For November 2015: Cha Cha

11/23/2015

Cross body lead to crossover, back breaks, and outside breaks
Cross body lead with right handshake to shadow crossover, shadow back breaks, and outside breaks
Cross body lead with ladies' turn
Shadow crossover (with right handshake), underarm turn with double hands crossed, men's loop into shadow back breaks
Crossover with Cuban breaks
Shoulder check from crossover
Paseo
Turkish Towel
Big Box step from outside breaks
Half moon

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Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For February 2016: Hustle

Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For February 2016: Foxtrot

Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For February 2016: Samba

Level 4 (Full Bronze) For February 2016: Argentine Tango

Level 3 (Intermediate) For February 2016: Hustle

Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For February 2016: Foxtrot

Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For February 2016: Swing And Foxtrot

Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For January 2016: Argentine Tango

Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For January 2016: Hustle

Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For January 2016: Rumba/Bolero

Level 4 (Full Bronze) For January 2016: Samba

Level 3 (Intermediate) For January 2016: Argentine Tango

Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For January 2016: Hustle

Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For January 2016: Salsa and Chacha

Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For December 2015: Samba

Berkshire Hall Beginners (Level 2) For December 2015: Argentine Tango

Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For December 2015: Cha Cha

Level 4 (Full Bronze) For December 2015: Rumba/Bolero

Level 3 (Intermediate) For December 2015: Samba

Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For December 2015: Argentine Tango

Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For December 2015: Tango And Hustle

Berkshire Hall Level 3 (Intermediate) For November 2015: Rumba And Bolero

Berkshire Hall Level 2 (Basics) For November 2015: Samba

Level 5 (Pre-Silver and Silver) For November 2015: Slow Waltz

Level 4 (Full Bronze) For November 2015: Cha Cha

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