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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For July 2015: Merengue 

7/23/2015

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  • basic turns (inside and outside)
  • merengue in closed position (travel forward, side, in circles, etc)
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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For July 2015: Rumba

7/23/2015

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  • box step
  • chasse (aka "side-together-side")
  • box step with underarm turn
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Berkshire Hall Intermediate for July 2015: East Coast Swing

7/9/2015

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  • Basic: single step and triple step
  • underarm turn, hand change behind the back, and backwalk (all in triple step)
  • Charleston
  • tuck turn
  • Double tuck turn (left hand, then right hand)
  • Back breaks
  • Peekaboo
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Berkshire Hall Beginner for July 2015: American Tango

7/9/2015

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  • Basic
  • Corte
  • Promenade
  • Forward rock
  • Open Promenade
  • Open promenade with yo-yo
  • Promenade walks
  • Rock-and-corte
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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 July 2015: Hustle

7/9/2015

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  • Cuddle
  • Right hand cuddle (aka "right hand loop")
  • sweetheart with either sombrero ending or cool and slide ending
  • parallel sweetheart (as opposed to a "sloppy" sweetheart)
  • pocket tuck to backwrap to cuddle
  • grapevine (technically grapevine to the right)
  • backwrap with guy's underarm turn
  • parallel sweetheart with ladies' turn
  • closed position basic
  • dip
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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 2 (Ballroom Basics) for July 2015: East Coast Swing

7/9/2015

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  • Basic: single step and triple step
  • ladies underarm turn
  • hand change behind the back
  • cuddle
  • backwalk
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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) for 2015: Waltz

3/12/2015

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  • basic box step
  • basic traveling step
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