Absolute Beginner Step List For December: Tango And Hustle

Happy Holidays dancers!  This month: Tango and Hustle.  We're doing Tango for the first two weeks, and Hustle the next two week.

Merengue Warm-Up

1. outside/inside turn

2. double turns

3. guy's turn
4. cuddle
5. yo-yo from cuddle
6. backwrap
7. lasso from backwrap

Absolute Beginner Tango

1. basic

2. corte

3. forward rock

Hustle

1. basic

2. inside turn

3. pickpocket

Absolute Beginner September Step List: Salsa and Hustle

September is here!  And what a huge class we had this first week!

This post is for the whole month, so keep checking back for updates.

Keep in mind that this list is a guide only.  It shouldn't be used to replace the classes themselves, so take as many lessons as you can so you can improve your skill!

Merengue Step List:

1. The basic turns: outside and inside
2. Cuddle, with a yo-yo ending
3. Backwrap, with a lasso ending

Salsa Step List (Weeks 1&2):

 1. Basic step

2. Side Breaks

3. Basic Turn
4. Ladies' Underarm turn

Hustle Step List (Weeks 3&4):

1. Basic step
2. Basic inside turn

Hartford Ballroom Pre-Silver Steps Of The Month For August 2014: Hustle

This month was a tough one for the Pre-Silver class!  Lots of interesting new turns and combinations.

For those of you not familiar with Hartford Ballroom's levels, the Pre-Silver class is the most advanced class we offer.  Even though it says "Pre-Silver", we do include Silver Level Steps in this class.

Here's a list of steps that we covered:

Pre-Silver Steps For August 2014: Hustle
Tangle To Ladies' Syncopated Tap Steps 

Nate's Crazy Pickpocket (involves a right hand shake) 

Ampersand Into Sliding Door 

Parallel Sweetheart With Ladies' Free Spin 

Butterfly Into Diva Walk 

Triple Right Side Pass  

Half-wrap To Cuddle From Closed Position Basic (Involves Ladies' Left Arm Reflex) 

The Crazy Advanced Combination (Involves Sweetheart With Inside Turn, Cool Hand Slide Back To Sweetheart, Ampersand, To Cuddle)