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Beginner

Tango: Group 3

1. Progressive Link                                 QQ
2. Natural Promenade Turn                    SQQS
3. Rock Turn                                           QQS QQS

Foxtrot

Long Side of Room:

1. Feather Step                                        SQQ
2. Reverse Turn                                      SQQ SQQ
3. Three Step                                          SQQ
4. Natural Turn                                       SQQ SSS
5. Feather Step                                        SQQ

Short Side

1. Three Step                                          SQQ
2. Underturned Natural Turn (at corner) SQQ SSS

Heel Turn Checklist (to be practiced at a wall or counter top)

1. Step three of a heel turn is Toe-Heel
2. Keep the heel of the closing foot on the floor all the way in to the close
3. Turn with the feet apart and close at the end of the turn. Do not turn with the feet together.
4. The turn starts on the ball of the back foot, but is mostly on the heel of the back foot.
5. Raise the hip of the closing foot in order to close the foot.

Rumba/Cha Cha: Full Bronze Routine (See website)

Jive: Bronze Routine through Stop and Go and Hip Bump

Silver

Waltz

1. 1-3 Natural Turn
2. Open Impetus
3. Weave from PP, end in PP
4. Chasse from PP

The follower has 2 ½ brushes.

The leader leads her to PP by “leaving” her. He moves ahead of her, resulting in her turning to PP.

Practice rolling to and from PP, and sliding to and from outside partner.

Viennese Waltz                                               # of Bars

1. Natural Turn                                             7
2. Back Change Step                                     1
3. Reverse Turn, starting with 4-6                7
4. Forward Change Step                               1

Above all, stay down.

Paso Doble

Begin facing wall. Hold eight beats.

1. Chasse to R (four counts down, four counts up)                   8
2. Promenade and Counter Promenade                                       8
3. Grand Circle, end facing Wall                                     8
4. Open Telemark, beginning with Appel turning 3/8 to L        4
5. Spanish Lines                                                                          8
6. Flamenco Tap (1&2&34)                                                       4
7. Promenade Close; Chasse to R                                               2; 2

Restart.

Use Promenade and Counter Promenade Shapes liberally.

Use whatever emotion is available to you at any particular time in competition to dance emotionally and expressively.

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