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

3/24/2016

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

1/3/2016

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  • Routine: forward and back, side crosses, promenade, box step
  • counterpromenade
  • windmill (from counterpromenade)
  • international combination (promenade, bota fogo, voltas, spot turn voltas)
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Level 3 (Intermediate) For December 2015: Samba

1/3/2016

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

11/23/2015

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  • 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
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Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For November 2015: Samba

11/18/2015

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  • basic forward and back
  • side crosses
  • side crosses with ladies turn
  • promenade
  • box step
  • samba line dance
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Pre-Silver For October 2014: Samba

12/30/2014

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  • 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

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Full Bronze For September 2014: Samba

12/30/2014

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  • 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

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Intermediate Level For August 2014: Samba

12/30/2014

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  • 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)

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