Category: Cha Cha

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

2/1/2016

Salsa:

basic
side breaks
ladies' underarm turn
solo turns

Cha Cha:

basic
basic with starter step

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

1/3/2016

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

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

Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For September 2015: Cha Cha

9/15/2015

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

Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For September 2015: Cha Cha

9/14/2015

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

Absolute Beginner For June 2015: Cha Cha

6/9/2015

For June 22nd and 29th:

Basic
Full turn
Ladies' turn

Pre-Silver For May 2015: Cha Cha

5/8/2015

Triple cha-chas with ronde
Natural Spin Turn (aka "Back Spot Turn")
Open break, threading the needle, to Turkish Towel, to cross body lead with ladies turn, to half moon, ending with arm wrap (aka "arm hook")
Hammerlock combination
Shadow crossovers, loop into shadow back breaks
Choreography: kick-ball-change, sailor steps, end with a spiral turn
Crossover swivels
Swivels from closed position

Full Bronze For April 2015: Cha Cha

4/11/2015

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

Basic For March 2015: Rumba

3/12/2015

Box step
Box step with underarm turn
side-together-side
crossover with underarm turn and fifth position ending
Crossover, underarm turn to back breaks, underarm turn to fifth position ending
Box step underarm turn with Cuban Walk

Intermediate For March 2015: Cha Cha

3/2/2015

Alternating Underarm Turn
Crossovers with underarm turn
Crossovers with apart turn
Double Crossover
Back breaks
Outside breaks
Combination: crossover, turn, back breaks, turn, outside breaks, turn to finish
Cross body lead
Cross body lead to either open break or crossover
Open break
Open break to peekaboo
Open break to sweetheart
Open break to underarm sweetheart

Basics For February 2015: Cha Cha

2/17/2015

Basic with side cha-cha or progressive cha-cha
Full solo turn
Ladies' underarm turn
Alternating underarm turn
Cross body lead
Crossover

Absolute Beginner For February 2015: Cha Cha

2/17/2015

Basic step (let the cha-cha-cha move either sideways or forward and back)
Full turn

Berkshire Hall Intermediate Class For February 2015: Cha Cha

2/5/2015

Basic step (with either side cha-cha-cha or progressive cha-cha-cha)
solo full turn
ladies underarm turn
cross body lead
crossover
crossover and back break combination
shadow crossovers and shadow back breaks
Alternating underarm turn
Double crossover

Absolute Beginner For October 2014: Cha Cha

12/30/2014

Basic Step
Full Turn
Ladies' underarm turn