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Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For January 2016: Argentine Tango

2/1/2016

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  • Crusada (Argentine Tango basic)
  • Forward ochos, starting either from rock step or from end of crusada
    • optional parada and pasada
  • Side step with foot change to back ochos
  • Forward ochos to back ochos, end by changing to forward ochos
  • Back ochos to skaters
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Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For January 2016: Hustle

2/1/2016

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  • Compression basic (holding two hands)
  • New York style basic (she goes out then in)
  • Inside turn
  • Cuddle with inside turn ending
  • Cuddle with yo-yo ending
  • Grapevine to the right
  • Pickpocket
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Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For January 2016: Rumba/Bolero

2/1/2016

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Rumba:
  • Sliding Door Variation
  • Backwrap to Pattycake

Bolero:
  • Natural top with Rudolph ronde
  • Hip rock
  • Right side pass
  • Triple Fans to ronde and copa ending
  • Natural top to same foot lunge
  • Opening out right and left, with spiral turn ending
  • Half moon with ladies turn (quick-and-quick-and-slow)
  • Back-to-back to aida and fencing line, ending with right hand loop (turn to back-to-back is syncopated)
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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For January 2016: Samba

2/1/2016

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  • International Combination
    • Promenade with staying in place on 4, bota fogo for 4, volta first with one foot then with the other, spot turn voltas going one way and then going the other way
  • Open break to cuddle with roll-out and roll-in
  • Counterpromenade with windmill
  • Bota fogo with leader's foot fake
  • Open break to back spot turn
  • Shadow bota fogos
    • open break with J-hook and leader's foot fake
    • 5 bota fogos, starting with left foot
    • Volta with right foot, then volta with left foot
    • 3 bota fogos with ladies turning on 4th one
    • bota fogos, ending leader's foot fake and closing up
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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 2 (Ballroom Basics) For January 2016: Hustle

2/1/2016

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  • Compression Basic (holding two hands)
  • New York Style Basic (ladies going out and coming back in)
  • Inside turn
  • Pickpocket
  • Cuddle with Inside Turn Ending
  • Cuddle with Yo-Yo Ending
  • Grapevine going to the right
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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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Absolute Beginner For January 2015: East Coast Swing (Berkshire Hall and Hartford Ballroom)

1/20/2015

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  • Basic (technically basic "single step")
  • underarm turn
  • pickpocket
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Ballroom Basics For January 2014: West Coast Swing (Berkshire Hall And Hartford Ballroom)

1/6/2015

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  • Sugar Push (basic step)
  • Right Side Pass
  • Left Side Pass
  • Combination:: 2 sugar pushes, left side pass, 2 sugar pushes, right side pass
  • Basket 
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Absolute Beginner For January 2014: Merengue (Berkshire Hall And Hartford Ballroom)

1/6/2015

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  • outside turn
  • inside turn
  • cuddle
  • cuddle with yo-yo
  • backwrap
  • Pickpocket
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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 January 2014: Salsa

1/5/2015

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  • Tangle/untangle
  • Canopy
  • Shoulder Check
  • "Out of The Way"
  • Lasso
  • Turnstile
  • Routine #1: out of the way, shoulder check, canopy, lasso
  • Shine steps (side breaks, side and cross, shoe shine, in-out step, hook, bachata, braid/drunken sailor)
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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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