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Mambo (American Rhythm) (Tempo 47-51 mpm) Bronze 1a. Mambo Basic1b. Progressive Basic2a. Forward and Backward Breaks2b. Side Breaks3. Cross Body Lead4. Right Underarm Turn5. Fifth Position Breaks6. Cross Body Lead Right Side Pass7. Cross Over Breaks and Switch Turn8. Chase Turns9. Right Underarm Turn to Advanced Hip Twist10. Shadow Breaks to Lady’s Spiral Silver 1. Turning…
Elements of Dance at Each Level Within each dance in the Official Syllabi published on this website, each level of dance – Bronze, Silver, Gold – has defined elements and restrictions that are designed to create a proper progression through increasingly complex concepts of dancing. The following list, created by Ava Kaye and Beth Knoll, touches on…
Rumba (American Rhythm) (Tempo 30-36 mpm) Bronze 1. Box2. Right Underarm Turn3. Side Breaks4. Progressive Rocks5. Fifth Position Breaks6. Cross Body Lead7. Cross Body Lead to Cuban Walks Back8. Cross Body Lead to Outside Breaks9. Open Break with Right Underarm Turn to Cross Over Breaks10. Forward and Back Spot Turns Silver 1. Open Box2. Snap Cross3….
Bolero (American Rhythm) (Tempo 24-26 mpm) Bronze 1. Bolero Basic2. Cross Body Lead3. Open Break4. Right Underarm Turn5. Fifth Position Breaks6. Outside Breaks7. Cross Over Break and Switch Turn8. Left Side Pass9. Right Side Pass10. Back Spot Turn Silver 1. Passing Changes2. Shadow Wraps3. Left Side Pass with Lady’s Underarm Turn to Left4. Outside Break…
International Paso Doble (Tempo – 56-60 mpm) Bronze 1. Sur Place2. Basic Movement3. Chasse to Right and Left4. Drag5. Deplacement6. Promenade Link7. Promenade8. Ecart9. Separation10. Separation with Lady’s Caping Walks11. Fallaway Ending to Separation12. Huit13. Sixteen14. Promenade and Counter Promenade15. Grand Circle16. Open Telemark Silver 17. La Passe18. Banderillas19. Twist Turn20. Fallaway Reverse Turn21. Coup…
Foxtrot (American Smooth) Bronze (tempo 32 to 34 mpm) 1. Forward basic2. Quarter Turns A and B3. Left Rock Turn4. Swing Step5. Promenade Walk A and B6. Cross Body Lead7. Simple Twinkle8. Twinkle with Promenade Chasse Ending9. Twinkles Forward10. Twinkles Back11. Promenade Turn Silver (tempo 30 mpm) 1. Open Simple Twinkle2. Open Twinkle with Promenade…
