October Basics Step List: Foxtrot

It's time to Foxtrot into fall!  This post will be updated weekly, so keep checking back for the latest dance steps.

Remember, this list is a guide only.  It's hard to remember what was covered in class once you've gone back home, so I posted the steps here to help trigger your memory.  But this list cannot replace the benefits of going to the lessons themselves, so come to class as often as you can to improve your skill and practice what you learned.

Foxtrot:

1. Basic step

2. Hesitation (a.k.a. corner or trouble step)

3. Promenade

4. Promenade with underarm turn

5. Side Rocks

6. Routine #1: 3 basics (steer to the wall), 3 promenade with an underarm turn on the second one, hesitation to finish

7. Routine #2: 3 basics (steer to the wall), 3 side rocks, hesitation to finish 
8. Box Step 

October Absolute Beginner Step List: Foxtrot and Cha Cha

Happy October everyone!  This month in our absolute beginner class we're doing Foxtrot for the first half of the month, and cha cha for the second half.  I'll be updating this post each week, so keep checking back for the latest steps!

Keep in mind that this list is a guide only.  It cannot replace the lessons themselves, so come to the classes as often as you can, so you can practice and improve your skill

Merengue:

1. basic turns: outside and inside

2. how to do more than one turn

3. leader's turn

Foxtrot:

1. basic

2. hesitation

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)

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)

October: Pre-silver Samba Step List

It's October and it's time for some Samba!!

Here's the step for this month.  Check back regularly for updates!

Keep in mind that this list is a guide only.  It cannot replace the lessons themselves, so come to class as often as you can so you can practice and improve your skill!

Samba:

1. Forward rock, spiral turn into counterpromenade, bota fogo, bota fogo in place, maypole

2. Bota fogo into "easy" grapevine, ending with spot turn voltas

3. Bota fogo into "difficult" grapevine
4. Left turn into bota fogo (with guys going backwards), into ladies swivels

October Step List For Tango Tuesday

So last Tuesday my Mom wrote down on the whiteboard the steps that were done on Tuesday during Nate's Argentine Tango classes.  It gave me the idea that maybe I should post them on the blog as well!  So here you go, all you tango dancers.  Forgive me if the steps don't make sense: I just copied what Mom wrote down.

Intermediate I

1. Baldosa Box

2. Crab on 3, turn left

3. 5-6, 5-6, 5-6....turning left

4. traspie (rock)

5. traspie on 2 changing weight, continue with 3

6. traspie repeating 2 and 4, continue with 2-3

7. ladies' back ocho--using counter action to turn the last one to a forward ocho

Intermediate II

Crusada to molinete to the right, finish with forward ocho on 5 with counter action, molinete to the left with enrosque on 3 and exit, left foot side on 6 as a cutoff.