Category: Waltz

Level 5 (Pre-Silver and Silver) For November 2015: Slow Waltz

11/23/2015

*Note: all of these steps can be done either with feet coming together (Bronze styling), or with feet brushing past (Silver continuity styling). Keep in mind that hover and impetus patterns always involve feet brushing.*

Left turn
Right turn with impetus
Hover and impetus
4-way underarm turn
Waterfall

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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For November 2015: Waltz and Rumber

11/18/2015

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Waltz:

basic traveling step (aka "progressive step")
box step
side hesitation

Rumba:

box step
chasse ("side-together-side")
underarm turn

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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For October 2015: Slow Waltz

10/4/2015

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box step (both to the left and to the right)
left 3/8 turn
right 3/8 turn
left turn, travel step, right turn, travel step
double twinkle (aka "triple twinkle")
zigzag to shadow twinkles

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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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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 August 2015: Slow Waltz

8/12/2015

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Progressive basic (travelling basic)
Box step
Ladies' underarm turn from the box step
Zigzag
Twinkle, turning twinkle

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Berkshire Hall Beginner For August 2015: Slow Waltz

8/12/2015

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Travelling basic
Box step (turn a 1/4 turn each measure)
Box step with ladies' underarm turn
Zigzag
Twinkle
Parallel twinkle

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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) for 2015: Waltz

3/12/2015

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basic box step
basic traveling step

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Pre-Silver For March 2015: Waltz

3/2/2015

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Left turn (Bronze styling)
Advanced Right Turn with Bronze styling (involves a twinkle start, open right turn, impetus/heel turn, and twinkle close)
Butterfly with men's turn
Waltz Combination: twinkle start, leader's turn, chasse with inside turn, grapevine with apart turn, grapevine to cuddle, chasse with inside turn, twinkle finish
Whisk (the crazy new one with the ladies leg flick)

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