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Thursday class

Mambo 1

1 F & B basic
2 Cross body lead
3 Open break, Underarm turn,
4 Cross over break, walk around
5 Shoulder check
6 Continue underarm turn
7 Crossover swivel, pull back
8 Cross body lead with inside turn

Mambo 2

1 Basic step
2 Cross body lead
3 Open Break, Underarm turn, Crossover break, Walk around.
4 Rueda basic
5 promenade swivel & close
6 Cross body lead
7 Underarm turn & traveling cross

Waltz 1 

Closed change
Natural turn
Closed change
Reverse turn
Whisk
Chasse from PP
Outside Natural turn
Spin turn
123
123 234

123
123 234
123
12&3
123
123 234

 

 

 

 

Waltz 2

1 Natural turn
2 Spin turn
3 Chasse to right
4 Outside change
5 Back whisk
6 Chasse from PP
7 Quick open reverse
8 Reverse turn 456

Waltz  3

1 Natural turn
2 Spin turn
3 Reverse turn
4 Whisk
5 Chasse from PP
6 Outside natural turn
7 Back whisk
8 Weave from PP

Waltz 4

1 Closed change
2 Natural turn
3 Spin turn
4 Chasse to right
5 Outside change
6 Open natural turn
7 Tipple chasse to right
8 Spin turn
9 Turning lock to left

Waltz 5 (advanced class)

1 Whisk
2 Weave from PP
3 Promenade natural turn
4 Natural turn & Back whisk
5 Chasse to wing
6 Open telemark
7 Open natural turn
8 Outside spin

Tango 1

1 Two walks link SSQQ
2 Closed promenade SQQS
3 Two walks rock step SS QQS QQS SQQS
4 Reverse turn QQS QQS
5 Link QQ
6 Natural pivot turn with rock step SQQS QQS QQS
7 Reverse turn QQS QQS
8 Outside Swivel SQQ
9 Four step QQQQ

Tango 2

1 Two walks link SSQQ
2 Closed promenade SQQS
3 Two walks rock step SSQQSQQS
4 Reverse turn QQSQQS
5 Four step QQQQ
6 Closed promenade SQQS
7 Two Walks rock step SSQQSQQS
8 Progressive link S
9 Promenade link SQQS

Cha Cha

Basic step
New York
Spot turn
Half basic to Fan
Hockey stick
Half basic
Underarm turn

Cha Cha 2

1 Basic step x2
2 New York x3
3 Spot turn
4 Shoulder to shoulder x3
5 underarm turn
6 Three Cha Cha ( Forward & Backward )
7 1/2 Basic to underarm turn
8 Three Cha Cha to side
9 Underarm turn to left
10 Underarm turn to right

Rumba 1

Half basic
Underarm turn

Rumba 2

1 Basic step
2 Fan
3 Hockey stick
4 Natural top
5 Closed hip twist with spiral
6 Fan
7 Rope spin

Rumba 3

1 Basic
2 Fan
3 Hockey stick
4 Natural top
5 Opening out
6 Aida
7 Spot turn

Samba

Basic step
Whisk
Samba walk and side samba walk
Shadow bota fogos
Traveling voltas
Stationary samba walk
Lock step

W. C. Swing 1

1 Sugar push x2
2 Under arm turn to left side pass x2
3 Half whip to throwaway
4 Under arm turn to tuck in from left side
5 Under arm turn
6 Basic whip
7 Whip with inside turn

W. C. Swing 2

1 Sugar push
2 Underarm turn & Left side pass
3 Underarm turn & Right side pass
4 Underarm turn & Tuck in from left side
5 Half whip throw out

W.C. Swing 3 (intermediate class)

1 Sugar push
2 Lock Whip, Side break and spin
 

Paso Doble

1 Forward & Back basic
2 Promenade
3 Promenade close & Chasse to right
4 Grand circle
5 Fallaway whisk

Quickstep 1

1 Quarter turn
2 Chasse to left
3 Forward lock
4 Natural turn with hesitation
5 Chasse to right
6 Back lock
7 Running finish
8 Natural turn
9 Spin turn
10 Chasse to left
11 Quick open reverse

Quickstep 2

1 Quarter turn SQQS
2 Chasse SQQS
3 Forward lock SQQS
4 Tipple chasse SQQS
5 Running right turn SSS SQQ

Sunday class

Waltz 1

Preparation step
1/2 Natural turn
Spin turn
Open telemark
Open natural turn
Running finish
Closed wing
Chasse to the right
Running finish
Repeat

Waltz 2

Preparation step 123
Natural turn 123

Spin turn 123 456

Reverse turn 123 456

Closed change 123

1/2 Nature turn 123
 
Spin turn 123

Turning lock 1&23

Nature turn and Hesitation 123 234
(Repeat)

 

Waltz 3

1 Natural turn  123

2 Spin turn  123
3 Reverse 456
4 Double reverse spin 1&23
5 Open telemark  123
6 Open natural turn  123
7 Outside spin  123
8 Turning lock to right 1&23
9 Wing 123

Waltz 4

1 Natural turn
2 Spin turn
3 Fallaway reverse slip pivot
4 Double reverse spin
5 Contra check
6 Standing spin
7 Hover cross
8 Outside change
9 Open natural turn
10 Running finish
11 Natural spin turn
12 Turning lock

Waltz 5 (beginner's class)

1 Closed change 123
2 Natural turn 123 234
3 Closed change 123
4 Reverse turn 123 234
5 Closed change 123
6 Natural turn with hesitation 123 234
7 Chasse to right 12&3
8 Back lock 12&3
9 Back whisk 123

Waltz 6 (advanced class)

1 Natural turn with pivot 123&
2 Syncopated Spin turn 1&23
3 Turning lock to L (pp) 1&23
4 Open natural turn 123
5 Back whisk 123
6 Wing 123
7 Open telemark 123
8 Curved natural turn 123
9 Tipple chasse to R 12&3

Waltz 7 (beginner class)

1 Closed change
2 1/2 Natural turn
3 Spin turn
4 Double spin turn
5 Reverse corte
6 Back whisk

Waltz 8 (beginner class)

1 Reverse turn
2 Closed change

Foxtrot 1  

Preparation step SS
Feather step SQQ

Bounce fallaway S&QQ

Temple turn SQ&QS

Feather finish SQQ

Fallaway slip pivot QQQQ

Side Lunge SSS

Foxtrot 2 (advanced class)

1 Feather step
2 Bounce Fallaway feather finish
3 Curve feather
4 Outside spin
5 Bounce fallaway and weave
6 Side lange
7 Throwaway oversway
8 Same feet lange

Foxtrot 3 (Beginner class)

1 Preparation step SS
2 Feather step SQQ
3 Reverse turn SQQ
4 Feather finish SQQ
5 Three step SQQ

Foxtrot 4 (intermediate class)

1 Feather step
2 Open telemark
3 Open natural turn
4 Outside swivel
5 Weave from pp
6 Top spin
7 Three step
8 Natural twist turn ending as closed impetus.

Foxtrot 5 (advanced class)

1 Feather step
2 Fallaway slip pivot
3 Three step
4 Twist turn
5 Natural weave
6 Hover telemark
7 Curved feather
8 Hair pin
9 Open impetus

Foxtrot 6 (intermediate class)

1 Feather step SS SQQ
2 Bounced fallaway QQQQ
3 Tipple chasse to left QQ Q&Q
4 Feather finish SQQ
5 Top spin QQQQ
6 Hover telemark SQQ

Tango 1

Two walks & link  SSQQ

Promenade link   SQQ
Open reverse turn open finish  QQS QQS
Outside swivels  SQQ
Chase  SQQQQ
Chasse to right & Progressive link  Q&Q QQ
Closed promenade
Two walks and rock step
(Repeat)

Tango  2 (beginner's class)

1 Two walks & link
2 Closed promenade
3 Two walks rock step
4 Reverse turn
5 Five step
6 Promenade link
7 reverse turn lady outside ending.
8 Outside swivel
9 Nature promenade spin rock step ending

Tango 3 (Advanced class)

1 Fallaway four step QQQQ
2 Closed permonade to reverse turn SQQS QQS QQS
3 Outside swivle SQQ
4 Chase SQQQQ Q&Q QQ
5 Forward lock SQQ&
6 Double reverse turn QQQQ
7 Change of direction QQSS

Tango 4 (beginner's class)

1 Two walks link SSQQ
2 Closed promenade SQQS
3 Two walks rock step SS QQS QQS
4 Reverse turn (Open ending) QQS QQS
5 Outside swivel & Promenade link SQQ
6 Two walks reverse turn & Rock step SS QQSS QQS QQS
7 Four step QQQQ
8 natural pevit turn SQQS
9 rock step QQS QQS

Tango 5 (intermediate class)

1 Two walks, Reverse turn, Rock step
2 Five step
3 Closed promenade, Reverse turn
4 Followay four step
5 Promenade link
6 outside swivel
7 Promenade link

Tango 6 (advanced class)

1 Two walks link
2 Forward lock
3 Fallaway reverse slip pivot
4 Basic reverse turn
5 Outside swivel

Tango 7 (beginner class)

1 Two walks link
2 Closed promenade
3 Two walks rock step
4 Reverse turn
5 Four step
6 Promenade link
7 Two walks and reverse turn lady's in line
 

Tango 8 (advanced class)

1 Two walks & Four step change
2 Outside swivel
3 promenade link
4 Brush tap
5 Basic reverse turn
6 Oversway to PP
7 Natural pivot turn
8 Double back lock
9 Back corte

Tango 9 (beginner class)

1 Two walks link
2 Closed promenade
3 Two walks rock step
4 reverse turn
5 two walks four step
6 promenade link

Tango 10 (advanced class)

1 Two walks link
2 Fallaway promenade
3 Fallaway whisk
4 Rock step
5 Outside swivel with promenade link
6 Change direction
7 Fallaway slip pivot
8 Double lock

Tango 11 (intermediate class)

1 Five step QQQQS
2 Fallaway promenade SQQSQQ
3 Chasse SQQQQ Q&Q QQ
4 Closed promenade SQQS
5 Link QQ
6 Natural pivot turn SQQSQQSQQS

Tango 12 (advanced class)

1 Fallaway 4 step
2 Forward lock
3 Outside swivel
4 Promenade link
5 Natural pivot turn

Quickstep

1 Quarter turn  SQQS

2 Progressive chasse  SQQS
3 Forward lock  SQQS
4 Natural turn SQQ
5 Back lock SQQS
6 Running finish  SQQ
7 Forward lock SQQS
8 Quick open reverse  SSQQ
9 Progressive chasse SQQS

Quickstep 2

1 Natural turn
2 V-6
3 Natural turn with hesitation
4 Chasse to right
5 Quick run x4
6 Natural turn
7 Back lock
8 Tipple chasse to right
9 forward lock

Quickstep 3 (beginner's class)

1 Quarter turn SSQQS
2 Progressive chasse SQQS
3 Forward lock SQQS
4 Natural turn SQQ
5 Back lock SQQS
6 Running finish SQQ

Quickstep 4 (advanced class)

1 Natural turn SS SQQ
2 Spin turn SSS
3 4 Quick run SQQQQS
4 Natural turn SQQ
5 Open impetus SSS
6 In & Out run SQQ SQQ
7 Natural turn SQQ
8 Tipple Chasse to R & L SQQS QQS
9 Back lock SQQS
10 Running finish SQQ
11 Quick open reverse turn SSQQ
12 Fishtail SSS QQQQS

Quickstep 5 (advanced class)

1 Nature turn with pivot
2 Running right turn
3 Quick open reverse
4 Fish tail
5 Nature turn with hesitation
6 Rumba cross

Quickstep 6 (beginner class)

1 Preparation step SS
2 Quarter turn SQQS
3 Chasse to left SQQS
4 Forward lock SQQS
5 Natural turn with hesitation SQQ SSS
6 Chasse to right SQQS
7 Back Lock SQQS
8 Running finish SQQS
9 Natural turn SQQS
10 Back lock SQQS
11 Running finish to PP SQQ
12 Open natural turn SQQ
13 Running finish SQQ

Foxtrot 7 (intermediate class)

1 Feather step
2 Bounce fallaway
3 Feather finish
4 Hover telemark
5 Curved feather

Viennese Waltz (beginner's class)

1 Reverse turn
2 Closed change
3 Natural turn

Cha Cha 1

Basic Step x3 234&1 234&1 234&1
Underarm turn  234&1

Three Cha Cha to side 2&3 4&1

New York 234&1

Underarm Turn 234&1

Timing step x2 2&3 4&1 2&3 4&1

Three Cha Cha 234&1 2&3 4&1

Nature top 234&1

Closed hip twist 234&1
Fan
234&1
Underarm turn 234&1
(Repeat)

Cha Cha 2

Half basic to fan
Hockey stick
Continues Cuban break
New York
Spot turn
Timing step
Half basic
Under arm turn
Running shoulder to shoulder
Ladies double spin to double hand hold
Whisk
Ladies under arm turn
Repeat

Cha Cha 3

1 Half basic

2 Natural top
3 Closed hip twist
4 Lady's kick
5 Chasse and timing step
6 Basic cross body lead with lady's spiral
7 Timing step x2
8 Basic Step
9 Follow my leader

Cha Cha 4 (intermediate class)

1 1/2 basic, cross body lead with lady's underarm turn. 234&1 234&1
2 New York, cross body lead with lady's underarm turn. 234&1 234&1
3 Cuban break 2&3&4&1 2&3&4&1
4 New York 234&1
5 Spot turn 234&1
6 Timing step x2 234&1 234&1
7 Natural top 234&1 234&1
8 Closed hip twist 234&1
9 Aida 234&1
10 Side break 234&1
11 Spot turn 234&1

Cha Cha 5 (beginner class)

1 Basic step
2 New York
3 Spot
4 Three Cha Cha
5 Underarm turn
6 Half basic to Fan
7 Hockey stick
8 Natural top
9 Closed hip twist

Cha Cha 6 (intermediate class)

1 Basic
2 Fan
3 Sweetheart
4 Fan
5 Underarm
6 Three cha cha
7 Timing step
8 Underarm turn

Cha Cha 7 (intermediate class)

1 Curl
2 Aida
3 Side break
4 Timing step
5 New York
6 New York with lady's spin
7 Basic with lady's spiral turn

Cha Cha 8 (beginner class)

1 Basic step 234&1 234&1
2 Fan 234&1 234&1
3 Hockey stick 234&1 234&1
4 Underarm turn 234&1 234&1
5 Sweet heart 234&1 x 6
6 Underarm turn 234&1 234&1

Cha Cha 9 (advanced class)

1 New York
2 Roundy
3 Timing step
4 Tack in with lady's spin
5 Lady's underarm turn

Rumba 1Open hip twist to fan
Rope spin
Sliding door x2
Advanced hip twist
Lady's swivel forward
Lady's swivel backward
Swivel x2 to fan

Rumba 2 (intermediate class)

1 1/2 basic to fan
2 Hockey stick
3 Under arm turn with shake hand hold
4 Sliding door
5 Advanced hip twists
6 1/2 Basic
7 Three Alemana

Rumba 3 (advanced class)

1 1/2 basic to fan
2 Swivel x2, to fan
3 Over turn to Shadow position
4 Hip swivel to fan
5 Fancying
6 Underarm turn to left & right

Rumba 4 (intermediate class)

1 Basic
2 Underarm turn
3 1/2 basic & Rope spin
4 Continue hip twist
5 Fan
6 Underarm turn

Samba 1

Whisk x4 1-8
Promenade run x2 1-8
Closed rock x2 1-8
Reverse turn-back rock-spin-promenade 1-8
Whisk to Shadow position 1-8
Volta to the left 1-4
Volta spot turn 5-8
Repeat

Samba 2

1 Basic x2
2 Whisk x2
3 Samba walk & side samba walk x2
4 Shadow bota fogos x2
5 Voltas
6 Side basic x2
7 Whisk x2
8 Reverse turn x2

Samba 3 (beginner class)

1 Basic
2 Samba walk and side samba
3 Traveling Volta
4 Side Basic
5 Rolling of the arm
6 Reverse turn

Samba 4 (advanced class)

1 Whisk x2, Samba walk & side Samba walk. 1-8
2 Spot turn 1&2
3 Shake hand hold promenade run x2 3-8 1&2
4 Spot turn 3&4
5 Stationary Samba walk 5-8
6 Volta SS QQQQ
7 Whisk x2 1-4
8 Promenade run 5-8

Samba 5 (beginner class)

1 Basic
2 Whisk
3 Samba walk & side samba walk
4 Shadow botafogo.
5 Traveling Volta
6 Stationary samba walk
7 Lock step

Samba 6 (intermediate class)

1 Whisk
2 Rolling of the arm
3 Reverse turn

Samba 7 (advanced class)

1 Reverse turn with lady's spin
2 hand rock
3 Reverse turn
4 Whisk
5 Promenade run
6 Spin
7 Samba walk & Side samba walk
8 Shadow botafogo
9 Chasse to zigzag

Samba 8 (advanced class)

1 Whisk
2 Promenade run
3 Pivot
4 Roundy whisk
5 Closed rock
6 Side basic

Samba 9 (advanced class)

1 1/2 Reverse turn
2 Ladie's spin
3 Hands rock x 4
4 1/2 Reverse turn
5 Back rock x 3
6 Ladie's spin
7 Promenade run
8 Lock step x 4
9 Side samba walk
10 Shadow botafogo
11 Triple rock step
 

Jive 1

Basic step x2
Change place x3
Stop and go x2
Change place
Whip
Walks and through out
Change place (shake hand hold)
American spin x2
Rolling of the arm
Repeat

Jive 2 (intermediate class)

1 Change place to R
2 Change place to L
3 American spin
4 Whip Throwaway, change place and under arm turn.
5 Change place to L
6 Step crosses

Jive 3 (intermediate class)

1 Basic step
2 Overturn change place
3 Chicken walk
4 Change place
5 Rolling off arm
6 American spin
7 Basic
8 Change place
9 Flick ball change with change place

Jive 5 (beginner class)

1 Basic step
2 Change place L and R
3 American spin x2
4 Whip

Jive 6 (intermediate class)

1 Basic step
2 Change place to L
3 Stop and Go X 2
4 Change place to R
5 Rolling off the arm
6 Toe heel swivel

Jive 7 (beginner class)

1 Basic step x 2
2 Through away
3 Whip
4 American spin x 2
5 Change place
6 Walks
7 Hip rock
8 Change place

Mambo 1

F and B basic
Side break
Cross body lead
Open break to shoulder check
Under arm turn
Cross over break
Cross body lead (ladies underarm turn)
Mambo Twist
Repeat

Mambo 2 (intermediate class)

1 Cross body lead
2 Open break underarm turn
3 Cross over break and walk around
4 Cross body lead with inside turn
5 Promenade swivel and closed
6 Cross body lead with lady's cross swivel
7 Traveling cross

Mambo 3 (Intermediate class)

1 Permonade swivle and close
2 Side break x2
3 Underarm turn and traveling cross
4 Forward and backward basic
5 Back spot turn

Salsa (beginner class)

1 Basic
2 Underarm turn
3 Cross body lead
4 Shoulder check
5 She go you go
6 Social step

Paso Doble (advanced class)

1 Promenade closed, chasse to right
2 Promenade
3 Grand circle, chasse to right
4 Fall away whisk
5 Chasse cape, Spanish tap

W. C. Swing 1

Under arm turn
Left side pass
Basic whip
Half whip throw out
Under ram turn with man loop
Left side pass
Check whip
Whip with ladies round
Repeat

West Coast Swing 2 (intermediate class)

1 Sugar push
2 Basic whip
3 Whip with inside turn.
4 Half whip through away
5 Underarm turn with men's loop, through away
6 Underarm turn, Tuck in from right side pass

W. C. Swing 3

1 Sugar push x2
2 Under arm turn to left side pass x2
3 Half whip to throwaway
4 Under arm turn to tuck in from left side
5 Under arm turn
6 Basic whip
7 Whip with inside turn

W.C. Swing 4 (intermediate class)

1 Under arm turn & Left side pass
2 Hammer lock & belly wrap
3 Sugar push
4 Double loop

 

    

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