First Quarter Syllabus 2008:
Beginning Rumba
| 1) | Box Step, Box Step with Slow Underarm Turn | |
| 2) | Crossbody Lead | |
| 3) | Outside Partner | |
| 4) | Open Break, Underarm Turn | |
| 5) | Crossover Break | |
| 6) | Crossover and Side Rocks | |
| 7) | Open Rumba Walks | |
| 8) | Shoulder Check | |
| 9) | Fifth Position Breaks | |
| 10) | Cradle Circle |
Intermediate Waltz
| 1) | Grapevine | |
| 2) | Promenade Chasse | |
| 3) | Fallaway and Rock | |
| 4) | Twinkle and Weave | |
| 5) | Open Left Box | |
| 6) | Open Right Turn | |
| 7) | Open Right Turn with Underarm Turn | |
| 8) | Twinkle Connection |
Intermediate East Coast Swing
| 1) | Opposition Break and Roll Out | |
| 2) | Whirlpool | |
| 3) | Wrist Spin and Alternating Turn | |
| 4) | Face Loops and Tuck Spin | |
| 5) | Tuck In, Alternating Hammerlock | |
| 6) | Two Hand Catch and Spin | |
| 7) | Rotating Basic | |
| 8) | Side to Side and Running Pass |
Second Quarter Syllabus 2008:
Beginning Argentine Tango| 1) | Basic | |
| 2) | Weight Changes in Place, Side Step, Rock Step, | |
| 3) | Walking | |
| 4) | Forward Ochos | |
| 5) | Back Ochos | |
| 6) | Windmill to the Right | |
| 7) | Windmill to the Left | |
| 8) | Cross System Basic | |
| 9) | Walking Variation | |
| 10) | Walking with Turn |
Intermediate Rumba
| 1) | Review 1st Quarter (Beginning) Steps | |
| 2) | Quick Underarm Turn and Loop | |
| 3) | Open Circular Walks | |
| 4) | Spot Turn Combination | |
| 5) | Alternating Underarm Turns | |
| 6) | Open Swivel Walks | |
| 7) | Shadow Variation | |
| 8) | Swivel Combination |
Advanced Waltz
| 1) | Check and Develope | |
| 2) | Chair and Slip Pivot | |
| 3) | Fallaway and Weave | |
| 4) | Progressive Open Twinkle | |
| 5) | Oversway | |
| 6) | Flip Flops | |
| 7) | Hairpin - Reverse | |
| 8) | Hairpin from Promenade Position |
Third Quarter Syllabus 2008:
Beginning Salsa
| 1) | Basic Step | |
| 2) | Back Breaks and Side Breaks | |
| 3) | Crossbody Lead | |
| 4) | Lady's Right Turn | |
| 5) | Man's Right Turn | |
| 6) | Catch the back or Two-Way Underarm Turn | |
| 7) | Crossbody Lead with Inside Turn | |
| 8) | Back Spot Turn | |
| 9) | Crossbody Lead - Open Break to Shoulder Turn | |
| 10) | Back Pass |
Beginning West Coast Swing
| 1) | Foot Positions, Triple Rhythm Break & Anchor | |
| 2) | Left Side Pass | |
| 3) | Underarm Turn | |
| 4) | Continuous Right Side Pass | |
| 5) | Singular Right Side Pass | |
| 6) | Hand Change Starter Step | |
| 7) | Underarm with Hand Change | |
| 8) | Turning Basic | |
| 9) | Slingshot Rollout | |
| 10) | Rotational Starter Step |
Intermediate/variations Rumba
| 1) | Roll Out, Circle Wrap | |
| 2) | Butterfly (variation - Cha Cha) | |
| 3) | Spiral Swivel | |
| 4) | Check and Circular Walk (variation - Bolero) | |
| 6) | Romantic Sways (variation - Bolero) | |
| 7) | Swivel Combination | |
| 8) | Side Breaks (variation - Mambo) | |
| 9) | Crossbody Lead with Inside Turn (variation - Mambo) |
Fourth Quarter Syllabus 2008
Beginning Bolero
| 1) | Basic Movement | |
| 2) | Open Break and Underarm Turn | |
| 3) | Underarm Pass | |
| 4) | Left Side Pass | |
| 5) | Crossover Breaks | |
| 6) | Check and Circular Walks | |
| 7) | Romantic Sways | |
| 8) | Check Underarm Pass | |
| 9) | Spot Turn Combination |
Intermediate
West Coast Swing| 1) | Release Whip | |
| 2) | Lock Whip | |
| 3) | Whip with Inside Roll | |
| 4) | Whip with Outside Roll | |
| 5) | Underarm Catch | |
| 6) | Two Hand Contra Body Tuck | |
| 7) | Two Hand Cross Strut Tuck | |
| 8) | Continuous Tuck | |
| 9) | Tuck with Free Spin |
Intermediate Salsa
| 1) | Underarm Turns | |
| 2) | Underarm Turns Left | |
| 3) | She goes, he goes, she goes | |
| 4) | Back Pass | |
| 5) | The Spiral | |
| 6) | Back Roll | |
| 7) | Drop Hand Catch | |
| 8) | Lady's Left to Man's Right Turn | |
| 9) | Social Step |
First Quarter Syllabus 2007:
Beginning American Tango
| 1) | Basic straight / circular | |
| 2) | Promenade turning left / right | |
| 3) | Corte single / double | |
| 4) | Fan | |
| 5) | Reverse turn / with outside swivel | |
| 6) | Open fan with underarm turn | |
| 7) | Check promenade | |
| 8) | Right side fans | |
| 9) | Twist turn turning left / right | |
| 10) | Running steps |
Beginning Cha Cha
| 1) | Side basic / progressive basic | |
| 2) | Outside partner | |
| 3) | Crossover break | |
| 4) | Crossbody lead | |
| 5) | Open break underarm turn | |
| 6) | Chase turn | |
| 7) | Shoulder check | |
| 8) | Shadow positions | |
| 9) | Butterfly | |
| 10) | Alternating underarm turns |
Intermediate Foxtrot
| 1) | Grapevine – basic version | |
| 2) | Promenade twist | |
| 3) | Promenade pivot | |
| 4) | Running steps basic rhythm / box rhythm | |
| 5) | Promenade twinkles | |
| 6) | Open left box | |
| 7) | Open right turn | |
| 8) | Grapevine – intermediate version | |
| 9) | Weave from promenade | |
| 10) | Chair and slip pivot |
Second Quarter Syllabus 2007:
Intermediate American Tango
| 1) | Twist turn to the right | |
| 2) | Running steps | |
| 3) | Rock steps | |
| 4) | Contra Rocks | |
| 5) | Promenade pivots | |
| 6) | Continuous left rock turn | |
| 7) | Oversway | |
| 8) | Quick right turn | |
| 9) | Oversway and ronde | |
| 10) | Fallaway fan |
Beginning Samba
| 1) | Basic, forward and back, side to side | |
| 2) | Fifth Position, box | |
| 3) | Extended box | |
| 4) | Samba walks | |
| 5) | Forward and back spiral | |
| 6) | Reverse samba walks | |
| 7) | Promenade and counterpromenade bota fogas | |
| 8) | Opening out left and right | |
| 9) | Rolling box | |
| 10) | Volta to left and right |
Intermediate Cha-Cha
| 1) | Crossover pullback | |
| 2) | 3 Cha cha chas | |
| 3) | Crossbody flick to side break | |
| 4) | Crossbody flick combination | |
| 5) | Back spot turn with quick underarm turn | |
| 6) | Pullback grapevine | |
| 7) | Crossbody, surprise, quick turn | |
| 8) | Pullback combination | |
| 9) | Open turn, wrap and syncopation | |
| 10) | Crossover twist and fan |
Third Quarter Syllabus 2007:
Beginning Night Club Two Step
| 1) | Two Step Basic; Outside Underarm Turn | |
| 2) | Opening out Left and Right; Flip-Flop in Place | |
| 3) | Shadow Position | |
| 4) | Shoulder Check; Cradles | |
| 5) | Traveling Crosses Left and Right | |
| 6) | Inside Underarm Turn; & with Lady's Spin | |
| 7) | Through the Window | |
| 8) | Opposition and Travel to the Right | |
| 9) | Push Spin | |
| 10) | Criss Cross and Underarm Turn |
Intermediate Samba
| 1) | Open Break | |
| 2) | Advanced Left Turn | |
| 3) | Contra Bota Foga | |
| 4) | Side Samba Walks and Voltas | |
| 5) | Bota Foga Combination | |
| 6) | Roll In and Out | |
| 7) | Promenade Runs | |
| 8) | Rolling off the Arm | |
| 9) | Advanced Left Turn and Kicks | |
| 10) | Fallaway and Spin |
Advanced Cha-Cha
| 1) | Pullback Combination (review) | |
| 2) | Open Turn, Wrap and Syncopation (review) | |
| 3) | Crossover Twist and Fan | |
| 4) | Forward and Back Syncopation | |
| 5) | Across the Back | |
| 6) | Syncopated Crossover Variation | |
| 7) | Advanced Crossbody Lead | |
| 8) | Alternating Two Hand Catch Break | |
| 9) | Pullback Ronde | |
| 10) | Advanced Three Cha Chas |
Fourth Quarter Syllabus 2007:
Beginning Waltz
| 1) | Basic Box, Progressive | |
| 2) | Balance Steps | |
| 3) | Quarter Turn Box - Left and Right | |
| 4) | Box with Underarm Turn | |
| 5) | Face to Face - Back to Back | |
| 6) | Simple Twinkle, Turning Twinkle | |
| 7) | Progressive Twinkles | |
| 8) | Two Way Underarm Turn | |
| 9) | 3/8 Turn Combination | |
| 10) | Turn Combination with Underarm Turns |
Beginning
East Coast Swing| 1) | Basic, Basic Turning Right, Turning Left | |
| 2) | Throwout, Underarm Turn | |
| 3) | Tuck Ins (handshake, right to left, double hand) | |
| 4) | Alternating Underarm Turns | |
| 5) | Shoulder Check | |
| 6) | Cradle, | |
| 7) | Cradle to Hammerlock | |
| 8) | Sugarpush Throwout | |
| 9) | Double Face Loops | |
| 10) | Opposition Break and Roll Out |
Intermediate Nightclub Two Step
| 1) | Criss Cross and Underarm Turn | |
| 2) | Double Underarm Turn and Waist Slide | |
| 3) | Lady's Fan | |
| 4) | Man's Spinning Hook Turn | |
| 5) | Ballroom Pivot | |
| 6) | Around the World | |
| 7) | Opposition Break, Inside Turn,Crossbody Lead | |
| 8) | Progressive Flip Flops and Quick Time Break | |
| 9) | Man's Wrap | |
| 10) | Lady's Hammerlock and Man's Spin |
These were the
steps scheduled to be taught in previous classes.
Some may not have been covered given limitations of
time.