Showing posts with label Intermediate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Intermediate. Show all posts

Friday, December 5, 2014

Intermediate Step List For November: Foxtrot






Foxtrot Intermediate Step List
1.  Basic Routine: 3 basics, 3 promenade (with a turn on 2), 3 side rocks, hesitation to finish
2. Box step with 1/4 turn
3. Forward and back basic
4. 1/4 turn basic
5. Twinkle
6. Parallel Twinkle
7. Chasse
8. Grapevine From 1/4 Turn Basic

Intermediate Step List For December: Salsa


Happy Holidays!  This month we've got Salsa!  The turns might feel a little tricky at first, but they get easier with practice!

Intermediate Salsa Step List:
1. Cross Body Lead
2. Alternating Underarm Turn
3. Canopy
4. Shoulder Check
5. Routine #1: Alternating Underarm Turn, Shoulder Check, Canopy
6. Crossover With Underarm Turn
7. Crossover With Apart Turn
8. Cross Body Lead Into Crossover
9. Crossover swivels


Sunday, October 26, 2014

October: Intermediate East Coast Swing Step List

Hellooo October!

This month it's East Coast Swing, and Mom's got a lot of fun steps for us to do!  I'll be updating this weekly, so check back frequently!

Keep in mind that this list is a guide only.  It's not meant to replace the lessons themselves, so come to class as often as you can in order to improve your skill!

East Coast Swing:
1. Underarm turn
2. She goes/he goes
3. Hand change behind the back
4. Hand change behind the back with ladies underarm turn
5. Open break to cuddle
6. Cuddle with yo-yo ending
7. Single tuck
8. Double tuck
9. Over the head
10. Back walk
11. Back breaks
12. Promenade Walk, a.k.a. "Promenade Swivels" (works well if followed by back walk)
13. Peekaboo
14. Windmill (new as of Sunday 10/26)

Thursday, September 18, 2014

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


















Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Hartford Ballroom's Intermediate Steps Of The Month For August 2014: Samba

 Seems like I only just taught this in the Basics level!  Where did the month go?

For those of you who are unfamiliar with our studios' levels, our Intermediate classes on Thursdays and Sundays immediately follow our Monday's Basics level.  If you were to look at this numerically, this is Level 3.

Below are the steps that were covered this month.  Enjoy!

Intermediate Level For August 2014: Samba
Basic Movements (forward/back, side crosses, box step, samba walk, volta, bota fogo)
Side Crosses With Outside And Inside Turns
Promenade
Open Break With Underarm Turn
"Samba Twinkle" (bota fogo+box close)