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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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Sun, Oct 04, 2015

10/4/2015

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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:

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

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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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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For August 2015: Hustle

8/12/2015

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For August 17th, 24th, and 31st

Basic
Inside turn
pickpocket

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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For August 2015: Tango

8/12/2015

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For August 3rd and August 10th

Basic
Corte
Forward Rocks

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Level 1 (Absolute Beginner) For August 2015: Merengue

8/12/2015

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inside and outside turns
backwrap, with lasso
cuddle, with yo-yo
pickpocket
Routine: backwrap with lasso, pickpocket

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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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Level 3 (Intermediate) For August 2015: East Coast Swing

8/12/2015

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Charleston
Tuck turn (left hand only)
Double tuck turn (left hand then right hand shake)
Back breaks (rhythm change)
Tangle
Threading the needle
Routine: Tangle, followed by threading the needle
Hand change behind the back (2 ways)
Over the head (with or without twist choreography)

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Level 4 (Full Bronze) For August 2015: Salsa

8/12/2015

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Routine 1: Alternating underarm turn, with loop and cross body lead, to shoulder check, canopy, and loop with cross body lead
Turkish Towel
Lasso
Backwrap with hand flicks

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Level 5 (Pre-Silver/Silver) For August 2015: Huslte

8/12/2015

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Sweetheart with three different endings (sombrero, cool hand slide, and sliding door)
J-hook to sweetheart
Butterfly to sweetheart
Diva walk
Syncopation in sweetheart
Disco hand and outside turn
Nate's pickpocket (uses right handshake)
Triple right side pass
Ladies' free spin with a left arm reflex
Right handshake with underarm turn to wrapping behind follower's back

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