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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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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 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

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

9/14/2015

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  • 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
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Absolute Beginner For June 2015: Cha Cha

6/9/2015

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For June 22nd and 29th:
  • Basic
  • Full turn
  • Ladies' turn
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Pre-Silver For May 2015: Cha Cha

5/8/2015

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  • 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
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Full Bronze For April 2015: Cha Cha

4/11/2015

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  • 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
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Basic For March 2015: Rumba

3/12/2015

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  • 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
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Intermediate For March 2015: Cha Cha

3/2/2015

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  • 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
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Basics For February 2015: Cha Cha

2/17/2015

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  • Basic with side cha-cha or progressive cha-cha
  • Full solo turn
  • Ladies' underarm turn
  • Alternating underarm turn
  • Cross body lead
  • Crossover
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Absolute Beginner For February 2015: Cha Cha

2/17/2015

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  • Basic step (let the cha-cha-cha move either sideways or forward and back)
  • Full turn
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Berkshire Hall Intermediate Class For February 2015: Cha Cha

2/5/2015

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  • 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

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Absolute Beginner For October 2014: Cha Cha

12/30/2014

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  • Basic Step
  • Full Turn
  • Ladies' underarm turn

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