Category: September

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

9/15/2015

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

Berkshire Hall Beginner (Level 2) For September 2015: Cha Cha

9/15/2015

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

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

9/15/2015

4 different shoulder checks:

Right handshake (the original)
Hands crossed, right on top (right hand loop)
Hands crossed, left on top (Titanic)
Both hands uncrossed (cuddle to backwrap)

Copa
Turkish Towel
"The Illusionist"
Lady's backwrap with hand flicks
Opposition with stop-and-go

Level 4 (Full Bronze) For September 2015: East Coast Swing

9/15/2015

Charleston crossovers
Over-the-head and twist choreography
Windmill
Lindy rhythm
Double inside turn with Lindy rhythm
Chasse (from an inside turn)

Level 3 (Intermediate) For September 2015: Slow Waltz

9/15/2015

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

Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For September 2015: Cha Cha

9/14/2015

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

Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For September 2015: Foxtrot

9/14/2015

basic
hesitation (also called "trouble step")
promenade
routine: 2 basics, 3 promenades, 1 hesitation

Pre-Silver For September 2014: American Tango

12/30/2014

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

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 For September 2014: Bolero

12/30/2014

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

Basics For September 2014: East Coast Swing

12/30/2014

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

Absolute Beginner For September 2014: Hustle

12/30/2014

Basic step
Basic inside turn

Absolute Beginner For September 2014: Salsa

12/30/2014

Basic step
Side Breaks
Basic Turn
Ladies' Underarm turn

Absolute Beginner For September 2014: Merengue

12/30/2014

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