Category: August

Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For August 2015: Hustle

8/12/2015

For August 17th, 24th, and 31st

Basic
Inside turn
pickpocket

Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For August 2015: Tango

8/12/2015

For August 3rd and August 10th

Basic
Corte
Forward Rocks

Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For August 2015: Merengue

8/12/2015

inside and outside turns
backwrap, with lasso
cuddle, with yo-yo
pickpocket
Routine: backwrap with lasso, pickpocket

Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For August 2015: Slow Waltz

8/12/2015

Progressive basic (travelling basic)
Box step
Ladies' underarm turn from the box step
Zigzag
Twinkle, turning twinkle

Level 3 (Intermediate) For August 2015: East Coast Swing

8/12/2015

Charleston
Tuck turn (left hand only)
Double tuck turn (left hand then right hand shake)
Back breaks (rhythm change)
Tangle
Threading the needle
Routine: Tangle, followed by threading the needle
Hand change behind the back (2 ways)
Over the head (with or without twist choreography)

Level 4 (Full Bronze) For August 2015: Salsa

8/12/2015

Routine 1: Alternating underarm turn, with loop and cross body lead, to shoulder check, canopy, and loop with cross body lead
Turkish Towel
Lasso
Backwrap with hand flicks

Level 5 (Pre-Silver/Silver) For August 2015: Huslte

8/12/2015

Sweetheart with three different endings (sombrero, cool hand slide, and sliding door)
J-hook to sweetheart
Butterfly to sweetheart
Diva walk
Syncopation in sweetheart
Disco hand and outside turn
Nate's pickpocket (uses right handshake)
Triple right side pass
Ladies' free spin with a left arm reflex
Right handshake with underarm turn to wrapping behind follower's back

Berkshire Hall Beginner For August 2015: Slow Waltz

8/12/2015

Travelling basic
Box step (turn a 1/4 turn each measure)
Box step with ladies' underarm turn
Zigzag
Twinkle
Parallel twinkle

Berkshire Hall Intermediate For August 2015: Tango

8/12/2015

Open left turn (starts diagonal center)
Rock-and-corte (starts diagonal center)
Turning rocks (starts in line of dance with 2 slows)
Promenade
Promenade with ochos (aka "fans")
Damian and Janice's ocho and skater routine

Pre-Silver Steps For August 2014: Hustle

12/30/2014

Tangle To Ladies' Syncopated Tap Steps
Nate's Crazy Pickpocket (involves a right hand shake)
Ampersand Into Sliding Door
Parallel Sweetheart With Ladies' Free Spin
Butterfly Into Diva Walk
Triple Right Side Pass
Half-wrap To Cuddle From Closed Position Basic (Involves Ladies' Left Arm Reflex)
The Crazy Advanced Combination (Involves Sweetheart With Inside Turn, Cool Hand Slide Back To Sweetheart, Ampersand, To Cuddle)

Full Bronze Level August 2014: American Tango

12/30/2014

Open Left Turn
Right Side Fans
Turning Rocks
Rock-And-Corte
Promenade With 3/4 Pivot
Closed Promenade With Challenge Line, Oversway, And Spanish Drag

Intermediate Level For August 2014: Samba

12/30/2014

Basic Movements (forward/back, side crosses, box step, samba walk, volta, bota fogo)
Side Crosses With Outside And Inside Turns
Promenade
Open Break With Underarm Turn
"Samba Twinkle" (bota fogo+box close)

Basics Level August 2014: Bolero

12/30/2014

Basic step
Crossover With Ladies' Underarm Turn
Crossover With Apart Turn
Crossover Into Back Breaks
Shadow Crossover
Shadow Crossover Into Shadow Back Breaks

Absolute Beginner For August 2014: East Coast Swing

12/30/2014

Basic step (single step)
Ladies' Underarm Turn
Hand Change Behind The Back

Absolute Beginner For August 2014: Tango

12/30/2014

Basic step
Corte
Forward Rock (bonus step)

Absolute Beginner For August 2014: Merengue

12/30/2014

cuddle (inside turn)
basic outside and inside turns
backwrap (outside turn)
hand change behind the back
tangle