Category: January

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

2/1/2016

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

Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For January 2016: Hustle

2/1/2016

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

Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For January 2016: Rumba/Bolero

2/1/2016

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)

Level 4 (Full Bronze) For January 2016: Samba

2/1/2016

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

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 2 (Ballroom Basics) For January 2016: Hustle

2/1/2016

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

Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For January 2016: Salsa and Chacha

2/1/2016

Salsa:

basic
side breaks
ladies' underarm turn
solo turns

Cha Cha:

basic
basic with starter step

Absolute Beginner For January 2015: East Coast Swing (Berkshire Hall and Hartford Ballroom)

1/20/2015

Basic (technically basic "single step")
underarm turn
pickpocket

Ballroom Basics For January 2014: West Coast Swing (Berkshire Hall And Hartford Ballroom)

1/6/2015

Sugar Push (basic step)
Right Side Pass
Left Side Pass
Combination:: 2 sugar pushes, left side pass, 2 sugar pushes, right side pass
Basket

Absolute Beginner For January 2014: Merengue (Berkshire Hall And Hartford Ballroom)

1/6/2015

outside turn
inside turn
cuddle
cuddle with yo-yo
backwrap
Pickpocket

Absolute Beginner For January 2014: Foxtrot (Berkshire Hall And Hartford Ballroom)

1/6/2015

Basic
Hesitation
Promenade

Pre-Silver For January 2014: Foxtrot

1/5/2015

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

Full Bronze For January 2014: Salsa

1/5/2015

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)

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