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Berkshire Hall Intermediate (Level 3) For September 2015: Slow Waltz

9/15/2015

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  • Left turn
  • Twinkle, Twinkle with 1/4 turn (aka "turning twinkle")
  • Basic routine: Twinkle, Turning Twinkle, left turn
  • Zigzag with develope
  • 2-way underarm turn (review)
  • Chasse, with either box step beginning or ending, or twinkle beginning or ending
  • Grapevine with apart turn
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Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For September 2015: Cha Cha

9/15/2015

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  • Basic (cha-cha-cha either progressive or side)
  • Full turn
  • Half turn (chase turn)
  • Crossover with underarm turn
  • Back breaks with underarm turn
  • Outside breaks with underarm turn
  • Open break with underarm turn
  • Butterfly
  • Double crossover
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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 September 2015: East Coast Swing

9/15/2015

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  • Charleston crossovers
  • Over-the-head and twist choreography
  • Windmill
  • Lindy rhythm
  • Double inside turn with Lindy rhythm
  • Chasse (from an inside turn)
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Level 3 (Intermediate) For September 2015: Slow Waltz

9/15/2015

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  • Routine 1 (a review): 4 travel, 4 box
  • Routine 2 (a review): 6 zigzag, 1 box, box with underarm turn
  • Chasse with a box beginning and ending
  • Chasse with twinkle beginning and ending (where the guy goes under)
  • Balance Step
  • Hesitation
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Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For September 2015: Cha Cha

9/14/2015

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  • Basic (with the cha-cha-cha going either to the side, or forward and back)
  • Full turn
  • Crossover with underarm turn
  • Back breaks with underarm turn
  • Butterfly
  • Double crossover
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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For September 2015: Foxtrot

9/14/2015

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  • basic
  • hesitation (also called "trouble step")
  • promenade
  • routine: 2 basics,  3 promenades, 1 hesitation
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Pre-Silver For September 2014: American Tango

12/30/2014

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  • closed promenade with ronde to 1 or 3 fans
  • right foot lunge from corte
  • rock to corte from promenade or open promenade (an ending to a song if you like)
  • closed promenade, challenge line, oversway, ronde, slip pivot

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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 For September 2014: Bolero

12/30/2014

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  • Basic (make sure it rotates to the left, and make sure there's CBM)
  • Crossover, with underarm turn ending
  • Crossover Alternative Ending #1: Right hand loop (a.k.a. "The Dove Commercial")
  • Crossover Alternative Ending #2: She goes/He goes
  • Back break with underarm turn ending
  • Open break  with underarm turn ending
  • Open break into backwrap
  • Copa
  • Shadow Crossover and Shadow Back Break 

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Basics For September 2014: East Coast Swing

12/30/2014

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Note: All steps were done both in single step and in triple step swing.
  • Basic
  • Underarm turn
  • Hand change behind the back
  • Open break to pickpocket
  • Open Break to cuddle

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Absolute Beginner For September 2014: Hustle

12/30/2014

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  • Basic step
  • Basic inside turn
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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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Absolute Beginner For September 2014: Merengue

12/30/2014

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  • The basic turns: outside and inside
  • Cuddle, with a yo-yo ending
  • Backwrap, with a lasso ending
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