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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 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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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For September 2015: Foxtrot

9/14/2015

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  • basic
  • hesitation (also called "trouble step")
  • promenade
  • routine: 2 basics,  3 promenades, 1 hesitation
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Level 5 (Pre-Silver) for July 2015: Foxtrot

7/9/2015

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  • Fallaway twinkle
  • Double spin
  • Hover and impetus
  • Open right turn (with impetus)- taught in both Bronze styling and Silver continuity styling
  • Twinkle with Silver continuity styling
  • Open left turn with silver continuity styling
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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For June 2015: Foxtrot

6/9/2015

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  • Quarter turn basic
  • Grapevine (from quarter turn basic)
  • Twinkle- ends diagonal wall
  • Turning twinkle (also known as "1/4 turn twinkle")- ends diagonal center
  • Triple twinkle (we sometimes also call it "the double twinkle")
  • Left turn (also known as "Left 3/8 turn")
  • Basic pattern: twinkle, turning twinkle, left turn
  • Chasse with a twinkle beginning and ending
  • Promenade pivot: 3/4 quarter or full
  • Zigzag with develope, inside turn to left turn
  • Routine: quarter turn basic, grapevine, twinkle, turning twinkle, left turn, twinkle to chasse
  • Zigzag to shadow twinkles
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Intermediate For May 2015: Foxtrot

5/8/2015

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  • Basic Routine: 3 basics, 3 promenade (with a turn on the second one), 3 side rocks, hesitation, 2 basics, box step
  • Twinkle
  • Parallel Twinkle
  • Chasse with box step beginning and ending
  • Chasse with twinkle beginning and ending
  • Quarter turn basic
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Berkshire Hall Intermediate For May 2015: Foxtrot

5/8/2015

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  • Quarter turn basic
  • grapevine from quarter turn basic
  • butterfly
  • grapevine with apart turn
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Absolute Beginner For May 2015: Foxtrot

5/7/2015

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  • Basic
  • Promenade
  • Hesitation
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Basics For April 2015: Foxtrot

4/11/2015

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  • Basic
  • Promenade
  • Promenade with underarm turn
  • Hesitation (aka "trouble step")
  • Side rocks
  • side rocks with underarm turn
  • box step
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Berkshire Hall Beginner For April 2015: Foxtrot

4/11/2015

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  • Basic
  • Hesitation
  • Promenade
  • Promenade with underarm turn
  • Box Step
  • Twinkle
  • Parallel Twinkle
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Absolute Beginner For January 2014: Foxtrot (Berkshire Hall And Hartford Ballroom)

1/6/2015

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  • Basic
  • Hesitation
  • Promenade
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Pre-Silver For January 2014: Foxtrot

1/5/2015

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Note: all steps been done both with Full Bronze Technique, and with Silver Continuity Styling
  • Left turn
  • Right impetus turn
  • Promenade Full Pivot
  • Waltz Variation
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Full Bronze For December 2014: Foxtrot

12/30/2014

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  • 1/4 turn Basic
  • Grapevine From 1/4 Turn Basic
  • Left Turn
  • Twinkle, Twinkle With 1/4 Turn
  • Zigzag, Zigzag With Develope
  • Chasse With Twinkle Beginning and Ending

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Intermediate For November 2014: Foxtrot

12/30/2014

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  • Basic Routine: 3 basics, 3 promenade (with a turn on 2), 3 side rocks, hesitation to finish
  • Box step with 1/4 turn
  • Forward and back basic
  • 1/4 turn basic
  • Twinkle
  • Parallel Twinkle
  • Chasse
  • Grapevine From 1/4 Turn Basic

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Basics For October 2014: Foxtrot

12/30/2014

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  • Basic step
  • Hesitation (a.k.a. corner or trouble step)
  • Promenade
  • Promenade with underarm turn
  • Side Rocks
  • Routine #1: 3 basics (steer to the wall), 3 promenade with an underarm turn on the second one, hesitation to finish
  • Routine #2: 3 basics (steer to the wall), 3 side rocks, hesitation to finish 
  • Box Step 

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Absolute Beginner For October 2014: Foxtrot

12/30/2014

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  • basic
  • hesitation
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