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American Smooth

American Rhythm

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Waltz  view syllabus

Cha Cha  view syllabus

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Cha Cha  view syllabus

Tango  view syllabus

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Syllabus - American Style Smooth

 

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

Tango
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

Foxtrot
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
 

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Syllabus - American Style Rhythm

 

Cha-Cha
Bronze:
1. Basic Cha-Cha
2. Cross Over Breaks
3. Outside Breaks
4. Back Breaks
5. Open Break
6. Progressive Basic
7. The Chase
8. Underarm Turn
9. Cross Body Lead
10. Kick Swivel 
Silver:
11. Underarm Turn with Spin
12. Back Spot Turn
13. Forward Spot Turn
14. Three Cha-Chas
15. Side by Side Triples
16. Stop and Go
17. Sweetheart
18. Fallaway Swivel
19. Promenade Swivels
20. Back Spot with Underarm Turns

Rumba
Bronze:
1. Rumba Box Step
2. Underarm Turn
3. Rumba Rocks
4. Progressive Walks
5. Outside Breaks
6. Back Breaks
7. Open Break/Underarm Turn
8. Cross Body Lead
9. Open Walk
10. Back Spot Turn 
Silver:
11. Back to Back
12. Side Pass
13. Forward Spot Turn
14. Side by Side Progressive Walks
15. Side by Side Rocks
16. Back Spot with Underarm Turn R.
17. Back Spot with Underarm Turn L.
18. Wrap Around
19. Back Spot to Spiral Turn
20. Free Turns with Breaks

Samba
Bronze:
1. Samba Basic
2. Whisks
3. Samba Walks
4. Simple Twinkle
5. Samba Box Step
6. Chasse R. and L.
7. Open Break Underarm Turn
8. Back Spot Turn
9. Progressive Twinkle
10. Opening Out 
Silver:
11. Kick Release
12. Twinkles to P.P. and C.P.P.
13. Back Samba Walks
14. Solo Turns
15. Synchopated Twinkle
16. Criss Cross
17. Shadow Twinkles
18. Rolling Off the Arm
19. Maypole L. and R.
20. Closed Swivels

Mambo
Bronze:
1. Mambo Basic
2. Passing Basic
3. Cross Over Breaks
4. Open Break with Underarm Turn
5. Back Spot Turn
6. Mambo Breaks
7. Kick Swivels
8. Stop and Go
9. Cross Body Lead
10. Fallaway Swivel 
Silver:
11. Forward Spot Turn
12. Back Spot with Underarm Turn R.
13. Back Spot with Underarm Turn L.
14. Side by Side
15. Open Hip Twist
16. Spin Whip
17. Advanced Hip Twist
18. Spins
19. Time Steps
20. Chase Turn to Cross Turn

Merengue
Bronze:
1. Chasse to Left
2. Forward Walk
3. Promenade Walk
4. Left Rock Turn
5. Separation
6. Back Breaks
7. Open Break Underarm Turn R.
8. Open Break Underarm Turn L.
9. Chasse to Left and Right
10. Open Rocks 
Silver:
11. Back Spot Turn
12. Synchopated Chasse
13. The Freeze
14. Forward Spot Turn
15. Back Spot with Underarm Turn L.
16. Back Spot with Underarm Turn R.
17. Promenade Swivels
18. Wrap Around
19. Pendulum and Grapevine
20. Flick Breaks

Swing
Bronze:
1. Swing Basic
2. Throaway
3. Closing Link
4. Underarm to Left
5. Underarm to Right
6. Four Kicks
7. Change of Hands
8. Whip Throwaway
9. Windmill
10. Stop and Go 
Silver:
11. Kick Ball Change
12. Underarm Turn with Hand Change
13. Hesitation
14. Back Shuffle
15. Whip and Underarm Turn L.
16. Whip and Underarm Turn R.
17. American Spin
18. Rolling Off the Arm
19. Spin Whip
20. Toe Heel Swivels

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Syllabus - International Style Standard

 

Waltz
Bronze:
1. Closed Changes
2. Natural Turn
3. Reverse Turn
4. Natural Spin Turn
5. Whisk
6. Chasse from P.P.
7. Closed Impetus
8. Hesitation Change
9. Outside Change
10. Reverse Corte
11. Back Whisk
12. Basic Weave
13. Double Reverse Spin
14. Reverse Pivot
15. Backward Lock
16. Progressive Chasse to R
Silver:
17. Weave from P.P.
18. Closed Telemark
19. Open Telemark and Cross Hesitation
20. Open Telemark and Wing
21. Open Impetus and Cross Hesitation
22. Open Impetus and Wing
23. Outside Spin
24. Turning Lock
Gold:
25. Left Whisk
26. Contra Check
27. Closed Wing
28. Turning Lock to R
29. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
30. Hover Corte

Tango
Bronze:
1. Walk
2. Progressive Side Step
3. Progressive Link
4. Closed Promenade
5. Rock Turn
6. Open Reverse Turn, Partner Outside, with Open or Closed Finish
7. Back Corte
8. Open Reverse Turn, Partner in line, with Closed Finish
9. Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn
10. Open Promenade
11. L.F. and R.F. Rocks
12. Natural Twist Turn
13. Natural Promenade Turn
Silver:
14. Promenade Link
15. Four Step
16. Back Open Promenade
17. Outside Swivels
18. Fallaway Promenade
19. Four Step Change
20. Brush Tap
Gold:
21. Fallaway Four Step
22. Oversway
23. Basic Reverse Turn
24. The Chase
25. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
26. Five Step
27. Contra Check

Foxtrot
Bronze:
1. Feather
2. Three Step
3. Natural Turn
4. Reverse Turn (incorporating Feather Finish)
5. Closed Impetus
6. Natural Weave
7. Change of Direction
8. Basic Weave
Silver:
9. Closed Telemark
10. Open Telemark and Feather Ending
11. Top Spin
12. Hover Feather
13. Hover Telemark
14. Hover Cross
15. Open Telemark, Natural Turn, Outside Swivel and Feather Ending
16. Open Impetus
17. Weave from P.P.
18. Reverse Weave
Gold:
19. Natural Twist Turn
20. Curved Feather to Back Feather
21. Natural Zig-Zag from P.P.
22. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
23. Natural Hover Telemark
24. Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending
     

Quickstep
Bronze:
1. Quarter Turn to R
2. Natural Turn
3. Natural Turn with Hesitation
4. Natural Pivot Turn
5. Natural Spin Turn
6. Progressive Chasse
7. Chasse Reverse Turn
8. Forward Lock
9. Closed Impetus
10. Backward Lock
11. Reverse Pivot
12. Progressive Chasse to R
13. Tipple Chasse to R
14. Running Finish
15. Natural Turn and Backward Lock
16. Double Reverse Spin
Silver:
17. Quick Open Reverse
18. Fishtail
19. Runing Right Turn
20. Four Quick Run
21. V6
22. Closed Telemark
Gold:
23. Cross Swivel
24. Six Quick Run
25. Rumba Cross
26. Tipsy to R. and L.
27. Hover Corte

Viennese Waltz 
Bronze:
1. Natural Turn
2. Reverse Turn
3. Closed Changes Forward
Silver:
4. Closed Changes Backward
Gold:
5. Reverse Fleckerl
6. Natural Fleckerl
7. Contra Check
 

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Syllabus - International Style 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: