Improver/mixed levels:
At this level you will do dances using all the introductory and transitional beginner steps, and will learn and practice additional rhythms and turns in both directions with either foot in straight and syncopated timing.
- anchor step
- boogie walk
- chasse turn ¼ and ½
- cross unwind full and ½
- cross, side, sailor
- kick-ball-point R & L
- kick-ball-side rock-recover
- English cross
- figure eight full turn and variations R & L
- heel grind stationary and turning
- heel jacks
- hitch-ball-slide
- reverse touch, unwind ½
- rolling vine
- ronde
- sugar foot
- swivet
- turning triple full and ½
- twist turn
- vaudeville
Improver level dancers should be able to execute a step, turn, a chase turn, a hinge turn, a mambo 1/2 turn, a triple 1/2 turn, and a triple full turn easily and smoothly in both directions.
At this level, dances will use various rhythms and tempos such as samba, tango, swing, two-step, waltz, rolling 8, West Coast and East Coast swing, rumba, etc., reflecting different timing and styling. Dances at this level could be up to 64 counts and may be phrased into multiple parts.
Challenge / Intermediate / Advanced
At these levels, you will learn/do some of the more advanced steps, turns, and rhythms, straight and syncopated, and with either foot. These include hinge turns, spiral turns, 1/2 and full monterey turns, turning sailors and coasters (with and without a cross), Charleston hops, multiple turning triples, reverse turns, rolling turns, bota fogos, voltas, pencil turns, dancing on angles, fall-aways in either direction, wizards, scoots, Shorty George, etc.
