Category: Intermediate

Level 3 (Intermediate) For February 2016: Hustle

3/24/2016

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

Level 3 (Intermediate) For January 2016: Argentine Tango

2/1/2016

Milonga:

Baldosa Box (6 steps)
Side-together (repeat 5 and 6)
Add a twist (repeat 3-4-5-6)
Rock steps, aka "traspie" (can happen on any step)

Vals:

Walking and side steps (all happening on 1 of 1-2-3)
Rhythm Change (1-2, 1, 1-2, 1)

Argentine Tango:

Forward Ochos
Back Ochos
Rock to forward ochos
Side step with leader's foot change to back ochos
Parada ("Stop") and Pasada ("Go")

Level 3 (Intermediate) For December 2015: Samba

1/3/2016

Basic forward and back
Basic side crosses
Side crosses with followers' underarm turn (outside turn)
Box step
Promenade
Routine: forward and back, side crosses, promenade, box step
Counterpromenade
Bota fogo with promenade and counterpromenade (goes back and forth)

Berkshire Hall Level 3 (Intermediate) For November 2015: Rumba And Bolero

11/23/2015

Rumba:

box step
crossover
open break
open break to backwrap and walkaround
Paseo

Bolero:

basic (make sure it rotates)
crossover
open break
open break to backwrap and walkaround
open break to copa
open break to triple fans and ronde with copa ending

Level 3 (Intermediate) For November 2015: Rumba and Bolero

11/23/2015

Rumba:

crossover
back breaks
outside breaks
cross body lead
open break
open break to backwrap and walkaround
underarm turn with Cuban walks

Bolero:

crossover
back breaks
open break
open break to backwrap and walkaround
copa

Level 3 (Intermediate) For September 2015: Slow Waltz

9/15/2015

Routine 1 (a review): 4 travel, 4 box
Routine 2 (a review): 6 zigzag, 1 box, box with underarm turn
Chasse with a box beginning and ending
Chasse with twinkle beginning and ending (where the guy goes under)
Balance Step
Hesitation

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 3 (Intermediate) For July 2015: Salsa

7/9/2015

Cross body lead, cross body lead with leader's loop
canopy (ladies' loop)
alternating underarm turn
shoulder check
out of the way
Routine #1: alternating underarm turn, cross body lead, out of the way
Routine #2: shoulder check, canopy
Routine #3: alternating turns, mens' loop to cross body lead, basic, out of the way, shoulder check, canopy

Level 3 (Intermediate) For June 2015: Hustle

6/9/2015

Outside turn and inside turn
Cuddle with two endings: inside turn ending and yo-yo ending
Guy's underarm turn
Sweetheart with two endings: sombrero and cool hand loop
Right hand cuddle (a.k.a. "right hand loop")
Threading the needle
Backwrap with guy's turn
"The Dip That Is Not A Dip"

Berkshire Hall Level 3 (Intermediate) For June 2015: Hustle

6/9/2015

New York style basic
Threading the needle
Underarm sweetheart
Sweetheart ending #1: sombrero ending
Sweetheart ending #2: cool hand slide
Right hand loop
Tangle
Backwrap with guy's turn
Pock tuck to backwrap to cuddle

Intermediate For May 2015: Foxtrot

5/8/2015

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

Berkshire Hall Intermediate For May 2015: Foxtrot

5/8/2015

Quarter turn basic
grapevine from quarter turn basic
butterfly
grapevine with apart turn

Intermediate For April 2015: Rumba

4/11/2015

Crossover with underarm turn
Crossover with apart turn
3 crossovers, 3 apart turns
Cross body lead
Cross body lead to open break
Cross body lead to crossover
Open break to peekaboo (Optional: start from a cross body lead)
shadow crossovers and shadow back breaks (Optional: start from a cross body lead)
Underarm turn with Cuban walk
Backwrap with 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

Intermediate For February 2015: West Coast Swing

2/5/2015

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

Intermediate for January 2014: Waltz

1/5/2015

Left turn
Right turn
Chasse with twinkle beginning and ending
Twinkle, Twinkle With A Quarter Turn
Grapevine with apart turn
Twinkle with promenade chasse

Intermediate For December 2014: Salsa

12/30/2014

Cross Body Lead
Alternating Underarm Turn
Canopy
Shoulder Check
Routine #1: Alternating Underarm Turn, Shoulder Check, Canopy
Crossover With Underarm Turn
Crossover With Apart Turn
Cross Body Lead Into Crossover
Crossover swivels

Intermediate For November 2014: Foxtrot

12/30/2014

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

Intermediate For October 2014: East Coast Swing

12/30/2014

Note: steps were done both in triple step and single step

Underarm turn
She goes/he goes
Hand change behind the back
Hand change behind the back with ladies underarm turn
Open break to cuddle
Cuddle with yo-yo ending
Single tuck
Double tuck
Over the head
Back walk
Back breaks
Promenade Walk, a.k.a. "Promenade Swivels" (works well if followed by back walk)
Peekaboo
Windmill (new as of Sunday 10/26)

Intermediate For September 2014: Bolero

12/30/2014

Basic (make sure it rotates to the left, and make sure there's CBM)
Crossover, with underarm turn ending
Crossover Alternative Ending #1: Right hand loop (a.k.a. "The Dove Commercial")
Crossover Alternative Ending #2: She goes/He goes
Back break with underarm turn ending
Open break with underarm turn ending
Open break into backwrap
Copa
Shadow Crossover and Shadow Back Break

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)