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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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Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For September 2015: Salsa

9/15/2015

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  • 4 different shoulder checks:
  1. Right handshake (the original)
  2. Hands crossed, right on top (right hand loop)
  3. Hands crossed, left on top (Titanic)
  4. Both hands uncrossed (cuddle to backwrap)
  • Copa
  • Turkish Towel
  • "The Illusionist"
  • Lady's backwrap with hand flicks
  • Opposition with stop-and-go
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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For August 2015: Salsa

8/12/2015

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  • Routine 1: Alternating underarm turn, with loop and cross body lead, to shoulder check, canopy, and loop with cross body lead
  • Turkish Towel
  • Lasso
  • Backwrap with hand flicks


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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 June 2015: Salsa

6/9/2015

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  • Basic
  • Ladies underarm turn
  • Alternating underarm turn
  • Rainbow
  • Hand clap
  • Out of the way
  • Routine: out of the way, alternating underarm turn, rainbow, hand clap
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Absolute Beginner For June 2015: Salsa

6/9/2015

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For June 8th and 15th:
  • Basic
  • Turn
  • Ladies' underarm turn
  • Side breaks
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Berkshire Hall Intermediate For March 2015: Salsa

4/2/2015

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  • underarm turn with handshake (review from last month)
  • canopy (review from last month)
  • Cross body lead
  • shoulder check
  • Cross body lead with underarm turn
  • Titanic (shoulder check with hands crossed, left hand on top)
  • Shoulder check to cuddle and backwrap
  • Cross body lead to tangle
  • Guy's out of the way
  • combo: tangle, out of the way, cuddle and bakwrap
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Pre-Silver For February 2015: Salsa

2/10/2015

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  • Shoulder check with hands crossed
  • Shoulder check into cuddle and backwrap with 3 endings: (pass on left side, pass on right side, pass on right side with an extra turn)
  • Out of the way
  • Out of the way with hand flick
  • Out of the way into Turkish Towel
  • cross body lead with tangle, to out of the way into shoulder check with cuddle and backwrap
  • Hand switch combination
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Berkshire Hall Beginner Class For February 2015: Salsa

2/5/2015

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  • basic step
  • underarm turn (guys can do a side break during the turn for additional styling)
  • solo full turns
  • side breaks
  • cross body lead
  • underarm turn with a right handshake
  • Combination: underarm turn with right handshake, cross body lead, loop over man's head
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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 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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Basics For November 2014: Salsa

12/30/2014

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  •  basic step
  • full solo turn
  •  ladies underarm turn
  • alternating underarm turn (half version), ending with a loop 
  • Cross body lead
  •  Alternating Underarm Turn (full version), ending with loop and cross body lead
  • side breaks


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Absolute Beginner For September 2014: Salsa

12/30/2014

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  • Basic step
  • Side Breaks
  • Basic Turn
  • Ladies' Underarm turn
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