November Pre-Silver Step List: Bolero

Hello November!  Time to take Bolero to the next level!

This is the most difficult level of all, so be warned that you'll be expected to do full turns in this class.  Plus, you should be comfortable with all the steps from last month.  If you need to know what was covered in the previous level, click here.

Remember, this is a guide only.  It can't replace the actual lesson themselves, so come to class as often as possible.  And don't forget that there are always private lesson!

Pre-Silver Bolero

Note: The steps are titled by the name Michele uses, which are apparently the original names that you can find in any dance textbook.  I've added a short description as well, in order to help trigger your memory.

1. "Three-Threes": This is the Gold Level step where the ladies do a bunch of turns in front of the leaders.  She first does a half turn to the right, a full turn to the left, followed by a final right turn

2. "Cross Body Lead With Syncopated Turn": this is the one where you do a half moon, but with the ladies turning.  The ladies rhythm while turning is quick-and-quick-and-slow.

3. "Back-To-Back Line": This is the one where the leaders and followers quickly step back following the followers' underarm turn.  This is followed by a fencing line and a double turn for the ladies

4. "Opening Out": compared to the rest, this was an easy one!  It consisted of multiple back breaks for the followers, finishing with a spiral turn.
5. Open Hip Twist
6. Romantic Sway
7. The "Pizza Slide": the bit that usually followed the back-to-back line

8. Hip Rock (aka "Jim's step")

 

October: Full Bronze Bolero Step List

It's October!  And it's time for some Bolero!

Keep in mind that this step is a guide only!  It cannot replace the lessons themselves so be sure to attend as many classes as you can!

Bolero:

1. Shadow crossovers and shadow back breaks with loop

2. Copa

3. Triple ronde into copa
4. She goes/He goes ending
5. Right hand loop ending
6. 1 crossover, apart turn, 1 back break, underarm turn, 1 outside break, right hand loop ending
7. Half moon (crossover with the right hand, bring her across), arm hook, rock and fencing line, she goes/he goes ending
8. Rudolph Ronde (starts with open break and back spot turn, ends with copa)

Intermediate Level Step List For September

It's September!  And we have new steps!  

For the intermediate level this month, we are teaching Bolero.

This post is for the whole month, so check back each week for updates.

The step list below is meant as a guide only.  It is not meant to replace the lessons, so be sure to come to as many group classes as you can in order to improve your skill!  Also, please do not duplicate this post anywhere else online.

Intermediate Bolero Step List:

1. Basic (make sure it rotates to the left, and make sure there's CBM)

2. Crossover, with underarm turn ending
3. Crossover Alternative Ending #1: Right hand loop (a.k.a. "The Dove Commercial")

4. Crossover Alternative Ending #2: She goes/He goes
5. Back break with underarm turn ending

6. Open break  with underarm turn ending

7. Open break into backwrap
8. Copa
9. Shadow Crossover and Shadow Back Break

Hartford Ballroom Basics Steps Of The Month For August 2014: Bolero

Ah, August!  Where have you gone?
In case you aren't familiar with our curriculum, our Basics level class follows our Absolute Beginner level class (if you were to look at it numerically, Basics is level 2).  Each month we teach one dance style that will then move on to the next level (level 3) the following month.  In this class we cover the moves that we consider to be the basic movements for that dance style.

For this month, I taught Bolero.  Below you'll find a list of the steps I covered.

Basics Level August 2014: Bolero
Basic step
Crossover With Ladies' Underarm Turn
Crossover With Apart Turn
Crossover Into Back Breaks
Shadow Crossover
Shadow Crossover Into Shadow Back Breaks

Have a great day everyone!
-Lisa Spiro