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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 3 (Intermediate) For January 2016: Argentine Tango

2/1/2016

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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")
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Level 3 (Intermediate) For December 2015: Samba

1/3/2016

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

11/23/2015

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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
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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

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  • 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
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Level 3 (Intermediate) For August 2015: East Coast Swing

8/12/2015

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  • 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)
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Level 3 (Intermediate) For July 2015: Salsa

7/9/2015

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  • 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
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Level 3 (Intermediate) For June 2015: Hustle

6/9/2015

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

6/9/2015

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  • 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
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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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Intermediate For April 2015: Rumba

4/11/2015

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  • 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
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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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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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Intermediate for January 2014: Waltz

1/5/2015

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  • Left turn
  • Right turn
  • Chasse with twinkle beginning and ending
  • Twinkle, Twinkle With A Quarter Turn
  • Grapevine with apart turn
  • Twinkle with promenade chasse
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Intermediate For December 2014: Salsa

12/30/2014

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  • 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

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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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Intermediate For October 2014: East Coast Swing

12/30/2014

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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)
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Intermediate For September 2014: Bolero

12/30/2014

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  • 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 

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Intermediate Level For August 2014: Samba

12/30/2014

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  • 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)

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