Category: Samba

Level 5 (Pre-Silver) For February 2016: Samba

3/24/2016

Argentine Crosses with and outside turn ending
Promenade Runs from bota fogo
Shadow Bota Fogos and Voltas
Easy Grapevine from promenade position to spot turn voltas
Forward Rocks to follower's spiral turn, continued with walks, bota fogo in place, ending with the Maypole

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

Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For December 2015: Samba

1/3/2016

Routine: forward and back, side crosses, promenade, box step
counterpromenade
windmill (from counterpromenade)
international combination (promenade, bota fogo, voltas, spot turn voltas)

Level 3 (Intermediate) For December 2015: Samba

1/3/2016

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)

Berkshire Hall Level 2 (Basics) For November 2015: Samba

11/23/2015

Basic forward and back
Basic side cross
Side cross with an underarm turn
Box step
promenade
Bota fogo
Bota fogo with leader's foot fake

Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For November 2015: Samba

11/18/2015

basic forward and back
side crosses
side crosses with ladies turn
promenade
box step
samba line dance

Pre-Silver For October 2014: Samba

12/30/2014

Forward rock, spiral turn into counterpromenade, bota fogo, bota fogo in place, maypole
Bota fogo into "easy" grapevine, ending with spot turn voltas
Bota fogo into "difficult" grapevine
Left turn into bota fogo (with guys going backwards), into ladies swivels

Full Bronze For September 2014: Samba

12/30/2014

International Combination: promenade, bota fogo, voltas, spot turn voltas
Counterpromenade
Windmill from counterpromenade
Bota fogo promenade/counterpromenade
Bota fogo promenade/counterpromenade with leader's foot fake
Open Break with underarm turn
Roll Off The Arm (from open break into cuddle)
Maypole
Bota Fogo in place

Intermediate Level For August 2014: Samba

12/30/2014

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)