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International Latin: Cha Cha | Rumba | Jive | Samba | Paso Doble
American Smooth: Tango | Waltz | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz

International Latin

Cha cha

    Bronze:

  1. Basic Movement
  2. Fan
  3. Alemana
  4. Hockey Stick
  5. Three Cha Cha Chas
  6. Natural Top
  7. Natural Opening Out Movement
  8. Closed Hip Twist
  9. Hand to Hand
  10. Spot Turns
  11. Time Steps
  12. New York

    Silver:

  13. Shoulder to Shoulder
  14. Reverse Top
  15. Opening Out from Reverse Step
  16. Aida
  17. Spiral
  18. Open Hip Twist

    Gold:

  19. Rope Spinning
  20. Advanced Hip Twists
  21. Cross Basic
  22. Cuban Breaks
  23. Turkish Towel
  24. Sweetheart
  25. Follow My Leader

Rumba

    Bronze:

  1. Basic Movement
  2. Fan
  3. Alemana
  4. Hockey Stick
  5. Progressive Walks Forward and Backward
  6. Natural Top
  7. Natural Opening Out Movement
  8. Side Step
  9. Closed Hip Twist
  10. Cucarachas
  11. Hand to Hand
  12. Spot Turns

    Silver:

  13. Reverse Top
  14. Opening Out from Reverse Top
  15. Aida
  16. Spiral
  17. Open Hip Twist

    Gold:

  18. Alternative Basic Movement
  19. Kiki Walks
  20. Sliding Doors
  21. Fencing
  22. Rope Spinning
  23. Three Threes
  24. Advanced Hip Twists

Jive

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    Bronze:

  1. Fallaway Rock
  2. Fallaway Throwaway
  3. Link Rock and Link
  4. Change of Places R. to L.
  5. Change of Places L. to R.
  6. Change of Hands Behind Back
  7. American Spin
  8. The Walks
  9. The Whip

    Silver:

  10. Whip Throwaway
  11. Stop and Go
  12. Windmill
  13. Spanish Arms
  14. Rolling Off the Arm

    Gold:

  15. Simple Spin
  16. Chicken Walks
  17. Curly Whip
  18. Toe Hip Swivels
  19. Flicks into Break

Samba

    Bronze:

  1. Basic Movements (Natural, Reverse and Alternative)
  2. Progressive Basic Movement
  3. Outside Basic Movement
  4. Whisks to R. and L.
  5. Samba Walks in P.P.
  6. Travelling Bota Fogos
  7. Bota Fogos to P.P. and C.P.P.
  8. Reverse Turn
  9. Corta Jaca

    Silver:

  10. Closed Rocks
  11. Side Samba Walks
  12. Volta Movements. Criss-Cross, Maypole, Solo Spot Volta
  13. Shadow Bota Fogos
  14. Argentine Crosses

    Gold:

  15. Stationary Samba Walks
  16. Open Rocks
  17. Back Rocks
  18. Plait
  19. Foot Changes
  20. Contra Bota Fogos
  21. Rolling Off the Arms
  22. Natural Roll
  23. Volta Movements (Closed Volta, Travelling and Circular Voltas in R Shadow Position, Roundabout)

Paso Doble

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    Bronze:

  1. Sur Place
  2. Basic Movement
  3. Appel
  4. Chasses to R. and L.
  5. Promenade Link
  6. Deplacement
  7. Separation
  8. Fallaway Ending to Separation
  9. The Huit (Cape)
  10. Sixteen

    Silver:

  11. Promenades
  12. Grand Circle (Advanced Ending to Promenades)
  13. Open Telemark
  14. Ecart (Fallaway Link)
  15. La Passe

    Gold:

  16. Fallaway Reverse
  17. Synchopated Separation
  18. Banderillas
  19. The Twists
  20. Coup de Pique
  21. Left Foot Variation
  22. Fregolina (Incorporating the Farol)
  23. The Chasse Cape
  24. Travelling Spins from P.P.
  25. Travelling Spins from C.P.P.


American Smooth

Tango

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    Bronze:

  1. Basic and Outside Basic
  2. Promenade Basic
  3. Promenade to Fan
  4. Progressive Rocks
  5. Continuous Basic
  6. Corte
  7. Turning Rocks
  8. Outside Swivels
  9. Turning Corte
  10. Promenade Turns

    Silver:

  11. Corte and Walk Around
  12. Rock and Ronde
  13. Left Turn and Fans
  14. Promenade Turn to Corte
  15. Continuous Ronde
  16. Back Turning Rocks
  17. Quick Change
  18. Turning Rock to Same Foot Lunge
  19. Double Ronde
  20. Oversway

Waltz

    Bronze:

  1. Forward Change Steps
  2. Left Box Turn
  3. Right Box Turn
  4. Simple Twinkle
  5. Hesitations
  6. Hesitation Combinations
  7. Promenade Hesitation
  8. Promenade Turn
  9. Twinkle and Walk Around
  10. Left Turn Cross

    Silver:

  11. Progressive Basic
  12. Open Left Box Turn
  13. Advanced Twinkle
  14. Progressive Twinkle
  15. Left Side Rock and Spin
  16. Open Right Turn
  17. Twinkle and Twist
  18. Twinkle and Fallaway
  19. Twinkle and Pivots
  20. Fallaway and Rock

Foxtrot

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    Bronze:

  1. Forward Basic
  2. Quarter Turns
  3. Left Rock Turn
  4. Swing Step
  5. Promenade Walk
  6. Left Turn Box
  7. Right Turn Box
  8. Simple Twinkle
  9. Right Rock Turn
  10. Promenade Turn

    Silver:

  11. Progressive Basic
  12. Open Left Box Turn
  13. Advanced Twinkle
  14. Open Left Rock Turn
  15. Open Swing Step
  16. Open Right Turn
  17. Twinkle and Twist
  18. Grapevine
  19. Twinkle and Pivots
  20. Fallaway and Rocks

Viennese Waltz

    Bronze:

  1. Left Turn
  2. Right Turn
  3. Hesitations
  4. Progressive Hesitations
  5. Fifth Position Breaks
  6. Progressive Fifth Position Breaks
  7. Cross Body Lead to Left Underarm Turn
  8. Underarm Turn to the Right
  9. Left Underarm Turn to In and Out Hesitation

    Silver:

  10. Left Turn with Lady's Underarm Turn
  11. Canter Turns
  12. Back to Back Box
  13. Promenade Hesitation and Run
  14. Turning Hesitation to Back Lock
  15. Progressive 5th Position Breaks with Hand Change
  16. Shadow Turns to Right
  17. Fan Kicks
  18. Ronde to Throwaway
  19. Underarm Spin to Throwaway




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