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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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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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Pre-Silver For February 2015: Salsa

2/10/2015

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  • Shoulder check with hands crossed
  • Shoulder check into cuddle and backwrap with 3 endings: (pass on left side, pass on right side, pass on right side with an extra turn)
  • Out of the way
  • Out of the way with hand flick
  • Out of the way into Turkish Towel
  • cross body lead with tangle, to out of the way into shoulder check with cuddle and backwrap
  • Hand switch combination
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Full Bronze For February 2015: Waltz

2/5/2015

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  • Left turn (3/8 turn)
  • Right turn (3/8 turn)
  • Twinkle
  • Turning Twinkle (Twinkle with 1/4 turn)
  • Parallel Twinkle
  • Butterfly ("dribble the ball")
  • 2-Way Underarm Turn
  • Double Twinkle
  • Shadow Twinkles
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Intermediate For February 2015: West Coast Swing

2/5/2015

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  • Sugar Push
  • Sugar Push with loop
  • Right Side Pass
  • Right Side Pass With Hand Change
  • Left Side Pass
  • Left Side Pass with tuck turn
  • Whip
  • Basket
  • Left Side Pass with tuck turn into back wrap (also known as hammerlock)
  • Tick tock into cuddle
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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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Berkshire Hall Beginner Class For February 2015: Salsa

2/5/2015

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  • basic step
  • underarm turn (guys can do a side break during the turn for additional styling)
  • solo full turns
  • side breaks
  • cross body lead
  • underarm turn with a right handshake
  • Combination: underarm turn with right handshake, cross body lead, loop over man's head
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