Classes are Tuesday and Thursday nights in the Bierman Gymnasium
Beginner: 6:45-7:45 - Intermediate: 8:00-9:00 - Advanced: 9:15-9:45

Jive

  1. Basic
  2. Fallaway Throwaway
  3. Link (first half of basic)
  4. Whip
  5. Change of Places: right-to-left
  6. Change of Places: left-to-right
  7. American Spin
  8. Basic
  9. Walks

Samba

  1. Basic Movement - fwd/back - Rhythm Bounce
  2. Side Basic
  3. Outside Basic
  4. Whisks
  5. Samba Walks in Promenade (PP)
  6. Back basic
  7. Traveling Bota Fogos
  8. Bota Fogos to Promenade (PP)
  9. Bota Fogos to Counter Promenade (CPP)
  10. Reverse Turns - basic

Foxtrot

Begin with preparatory step, then:

  1. Feather step
  2. Reverse turn and feather finish
  3. Reverse turn (1/2)
  4. Back Check
  5. Basic Weave
  6. Three step
  7. Natural turn
  8. Change of direction (takes 2 measures of time)
  9. Feather step
  10. Reverse turn and feather finish
  11. Three step
  12. Natural weave
  13. Change of direction (last step begins next step)

Tango

  1. Walks
  2. Progressive Link
  3. Closed Promenade
  4. Walks
  5. Open reverse turn
  6. Progressive link
  7. Natural twist turn
  8. Closed promenade
  9. Back corte
  10. Walks with tango finish
  11. Walks (begins short side here!)
  12. Progressive side step
  13. Rocks on right foot and left foot
  14. Back corte
  15. Tango Ending (create a big circle)
  16. Progressive link
  17. Natural Promenade Turn
  18. Rock turn
  19. Back Corte
  20. Walks with tango finish

Waltz

  1. Natural Turn
  2. Closed Changes
  3. Reverse Turn
  4. Whisk into promenade position (pp)
  5. Chasse from pp
  6. Natural Turn (half)
  7. Hesitation Change
  8. Double Reverse Spin
  9. Progressive Chasse to right
  10. Outside Change + half natural turn
  11. Natural Spin Turn
  12. Reverse Turn
  13. Basic Weave + outside change
  14. Natural Turn

Quickstep

  1. 1/2 Natural Turn
  2. Natural pivot turn
  3. Natural turn with hesitation
  4. Double reverse spin
  5. Progressive chasse to right
  6. Backward lock step
  7. Running finish
  8. Natural spin turn
  9. Progressive chasse
  10. Quarter turn to left
  11. Progressive chasse
  12. Forward lock step

Cha Cha

  1. Basic
  2. Closed Hip Twist
  3. Fan
  4. Hockey Stick
  5. Three Cha Cha Chas
  6. Back Spot Turn
  7. Natural Opening Out Movement
  8. Fan
  9. Alemana
  10. New Yorker
  11. Spot Turn - right & left
  12. Hand-to-Hand
  13. Time Steps or Basic in Place
  14. Side Step

Rumba

  1. Basic
  2. Closed Hip Twist
  3. Fan
  4. Hockey Stick
  5. Progressive Walks
  6. Back Spot Turn
  7. Natural Opening Out Movement
  8. Fan
  9. Alemana
  10. New Yorker
  11. Spot Turn - right & left
  12. Hand-to-Hand
  13. Side Steps
  14. Alemana

Paso Doble

  1. Sur Place
  2. Basic Movement
  3. Appel
  4. Chasse to Left
  5. Progressive Link
  6. Chasse to Right
  7. Separation
  8. Fallaway Ending to Separation
  9. Sixteen

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