Medal Standards of Social Dancing

BRONZE STANDARDBasic to Intermediate Level

Medal Standards of Social Dancing

FOXTROT

1 Forward & Back Basic (Zig Zag) 2 Promenade/Promenade U. Turn 3 Left Rock Turn 4 Right Rock Turn

5 Left Turning Box

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6 The Twinkle 7 Triple Twinkle 8 Twinkle & Twist 9 Spirals 10 Grapevine

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11 Back Grapevine 12 Back To Back 13 Promenade Pivot 14 Bean Bags

15 Shadow Twinkles

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WALTZ

1 Left Turning Box 2 Box & Underarm Turn 3 Left Turn Hesitation 4 Quarter Turns

5 Twinkle

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6 Spirals 7 Triple Twinkle 8 Twinkle & Twist 9 Back To Back 10 Bean Bags

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11 Right & Left Boxes 12 Chair To Arch Turn 13 Shadow Twinkles 14 Wing To Left Turning Rocks

15 Run To Spin

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EAST COAST SWING

1 The Triple Basic 2 Tuck, Arch & Loop Turns 3 Back Pass 4 The Cuddle

5 She Goes He Goes

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6 Back Walks To Kicks 7 Sugar Push 8 Lindy Check 9 Lindy Turn 10 Continuous Tuck

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11 Sliding Doors 12 American Spin 13 Throw Out To Swivels 14 Toe-Heel Swivels

15 Kick Ball Change

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WEST COAST SWING

1 Open Basic 2 Left Side Pass 3 Loop Side Pass 4 Two Arm Tuck & Arch Turn

5 Man's Back Pass

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6 Extended Loop Pass 7 She Goes He Goes 8 Spinning Side Pass 9 Tuck & Tease 10 The Whip

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11 Whip & Loop Turn 12 Whip & Arch Turn 13 Basket Weave 14 Continuous Whip

15 Whip Arm Wrap & Pendulum

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RETRO SWING

1 Basic Step 2 Tuck To Arch & Loop Turns 3 Back Pass 4 The Cuddle

5 She Goes He Goes

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6 Lindy Check 7 Fifth Position Breaks 8 Lindy Turn 9 Jockey 10 Charleston Kicks

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11 Closed Charleston 12 Continuous Closed Charleston 13 Promenade & Counter Promenade Kicks 14 Double Hand-Hold Kicks

15 The Train (Shadow Charleston)

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DISCO/HUSTLE

1 Double Hand Hold Basic 2 Arch & Loop Turns 3 Back Pass 4 Cuddle

5 Waterfalls

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6 Closed Basic & Release 7 Circling Closed Basic 8 Butterfly to Drapes 9 Grapevine 10 Man's Arch to Lady's Hustle Turn

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11 The Comb 12 Man's Tunnel To Struts 13 Grapevine & Lady's Pivots 14 Sweetheart Tranfer with Lady's Spin

15 Explosion & Lady's Pivots

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Blues/SlowNightClub

1 Left Rock Turn ( Basic) 2 The Promenade 3 Promenade U. Turn 4 Counter Promenade

5 Loop & Arch Turns

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6 Right Rock Turn 7 The Lunge 8 Promenade to Left Turning Rocks 9 Promenade To Right Turning Rocks 10 Shadow Sway

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11 Wing To Outside Swivel 12 Bean Bags 13 Tango Cross 14 Right Turning Grapevine

15 Lady's Back Ochos & Boleo

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RUMBA

1 Left Turning Box 2 Box & Underarm Turn 3 Fifth Position Breaks 4 Parallel Breaks

5 Cuban Walks

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6 Cross Over Breaks 7 Open Break & U. Turn 8 The Cuddle 9 Cross Body Lead 10 Cross Over Swivels

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11 Half Moons 12 Back Spot Turn To Hip Flick 13 Open Cuban Walks 14 Cross Body Loop To Ritmos

15 The Puzzle

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CHA-CHA

1 Side Basic 2 Cross Over Breaks 3 Parallel Breaks 4 Progressive Basic

5 Chase Turns

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6 Open Break & Underarm Turn 7 The Cuddle 8 Cross Body Lead 9 Cross Over Swivels 10 Half Moons

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11 Back Spot Turn To Hip Flick 12 Triple Cha-Cha 13 Double Rocks & Snap 14 Back To Back Triples

15 The Puzzle

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CASINO SALSA

1 Basic Step 2 Cucarachas 3 Cumbias To Exhibela 4 Dile Que No (Cross Body Lead)

5 Guapea

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6 Cuddle 7 Abajo 8 Matador 9 Enchufe 10 Uno

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11 Spot Turn 12 Sombrero 13 Arm Spin & Chase Turns 14 Para Ti Para Mi

15 Dos

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MERENGUE

1 Merengue Basic 2 Separations 3 Arch & Loop Turns 4 Hammerlock Walks

5 Cuddle Walks

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6 Windmill 7 Open Break to Spot Turn 8 Man's Arch Lady's Tunnel 9 Reverse Cuddle to Pretzel 10 Ibo Walks with Turns

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11 Promenade Congas 12 Open Break Lady Strut 13 P. Swivels to Solo Circle 14 Man's Wrap Lady Turns

15 Arm Wrap to Tunnel

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SAMBA

1 Forward & Back Basic 2 Side Basic 3 Copacabana 4 Reverse Copacabana

5 Twinkle Botafogo

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6 Two-Way Compasos 7 Cross-body Lead 8 Open Break To Spot Turn 9 Arch Turn To Ritmos 10 Cross-body Lead to Kicks

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11 Left Turning Cross Box 12 Spiral Botafofos 13 Circling Compasos 14 Shadow Botafogos

15 Waterfall Compasos

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ARGENTINE TANGO

1 Eight Count Basic 2 Lady's Forward Ocho 3 The Cradle (Rocks) 4 Caminata (Walks)

5 Double Ochos with Catch

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6 Lady's Back Ocho 7 Cross Basic 8 Giros To Right (Grapevines) 9 Giros To Left (Grapevines) 10 Lady's Back Ocho & Boleo

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11 Lady's Back Ocho & Gancho 12 Parada, Sandwich & Arrastre 13 Closed Side Walk To Lady's Back Ocho 14 Half Giro To Right

15 Giro To Right with Sacadas

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American Style TANGO

1 Basic Step 2 Promenade 3 Corte' (Lunge) 4 Progressive Rocks

5 Outside Swivels

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6 Rock Changes 7 Left Turning Rocks 8 Double Corte' 9 Promenade Flare 10 Reverse Corte'

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11 Hover Rock 12 Quick Link Promenade 13 Abanico 14 Promenade Pivot

15 Promenade Twist Turn

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PASO DOBLE

1 La Marcha (Basic March) 2 Separation 3 Arch & Loop Turns 4 Promenade Beat

5 Veronica (Cape)

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6 Windmill 7 Spot Turn 8 Paseo 9 Promenade Twist 10 Cape Turn

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11 Right Turn 12 Rock & Circling Walks 13 Bean Bags 14 Right Turn & Arch Turn

15 Syncopated Cape Passes

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MILONGA

1 Basic One (Salida y Marcha) 2 Extended Basic One ( Marcha Cont.) 3 Basic Two (Salida y Cerrada) 4 Extended Basic Two (Cerrada Cont.)

5 Grapevine

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6 Eight Count Basic 7 Lady's Forward Ocho 8 The Craddle (Left Turning Rocks) 9 Lady's Back Ochos 10 Promenade Swivels

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11 Open Left Turn 12 Open Right Turn 13 Ocho Cortado 14 Left Turn Grapevine

15 Traspies Forward & Back

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TANGO VALS

1 Walks & March 2 Cadencia 3 Eight Count Basic 4 Lady's Forward Ocho

5 Lady's Back Ocho

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6 Cross Basic 7 Lady's Cross Back Ocho 8 Lady's Back Ochos & Boleo 9 Ocho Cortado 10 Left Turn with Cadencia

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11 Lady's Back Ochos/Man's Sync. 12 Closed Side Walks 13 Media Luna 14 Giros To Right

15 Giro To Left

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SILVER STANDARDAdvanced Level

Medal Standards of Social Dancing

FOXTROT

1 Open Left Box 2 Open Right & Impetus Turns 3 Triple Twinkle 4 Spiral and Closed Wing

5 Passing Twinkle

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6 Fallaway 7 Chair to Curving Three 8 Twinkle to Weave 9 Spiral Turn 10 Twinkle to Hairpin

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11 Thrown Oversway 12 Pivots to Spin 13 Reverse Whisk & Twist Turn 14 Woodpecker to Fallaway

15 Same Foot Lunge

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WALTZ

1 Open Left Box 2 Open Right & Impetus Turns 3 Twinkle to Wing 4 Spirals to Outside Twinkle

5 Beans Bags

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6 Fallaway 7 Chair To Curving Three 8 Spiral Turn 9 Throw Out to Free Turn 10 Hairpin to Syncopated Lady's Turn

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11 Double Spin & Develope 12 Wing to Oversway 13 Pivots to Spin 14 Open Right in Shadow Position

15 Syncopated Outside Spin

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EAST COAST SWING

1 Lindy Turns - Inside & Outside 2 Lindy Arm Wraps/ Back Pass 3 Back Pass, Drapes, Tuck/Turns 4 Back to Back Swivles

5 Sailor Shuffles

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6 The Chopper 7 Double Turns - Outside/ Inside 8 Cuddle/Sliding Doors/ Turns 9 Hammerlock/ Sailor Shuffles 10 The Wheel

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11 Arm Wrap to Double Arch Turn 12 Run Away Swivels

14 Sweetheart/ Tuck/ Drapes

15 Running Inside Turns/ Side Pass

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13 Sailor Pivots

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WEST COAST SWING

1 Closed Basic/Tuck/Double Turn 2 Basket Whip to Double Turn Combos 3 Cut-Off and Single Double 4 Spinning Side Pass/Drape/Tuck

5 Whip to Swivels & Spinning Side Pass

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6 Reverse Back Pass to Continous Cut-Off 7 Side Passes to Single Double with Struts 8 Reverse Whip to Syncopated Points 9 Spring Step to Tuck & Neck Wrap 10 Sugar Push Swivles

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11 Barrel Turn Pass 12 Man's Roll-in to Revolving Tuck

14 Sling Shot Pass

15 Sling Shot Repeater

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13 Syncopated Loop Pass & Woodpecker

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CHA-CHA

1 Side Passes Left & Right 2 Push & Pull Combo 3 Snap to Solo Pivots 4 Rhythm Changes

5 Spot Turn to Figure Four

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6 Suprise Break 7 Back to Back to Swivels & Pull Back 8 Solo Shines 9 Fallaway Swivel 10 Puzzle to Ladies Free Turns

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11 Half Moon with Ladies Turns 12 Spot Turn to Knee Flex

14 Points to Sailor Shuffles

15 Run Away Swivels

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RUMBA

1 Side Passes Left & Right 2 Shadow Cuban Walks 3 Cross Body Lead to Opposition Fan 4 Right Side Pass to Opposition Fan

5 Loop Turn & Spiral Turn

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6 Quick Arch Turn to Spiral Turn 7 Surprise Break 8 Spot Turn to Opposition Fan 9 Adios to Man's Wrap 10 Shadow Circle

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11 Solo Spirals to Snap 12 Rope Spin

14 Run Away Swivel

15 Fencing Line

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13 Open Cuban Walks to Lady's Wrap

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ARGENTINE TANGO

1 Eight Count Giro to Right 2 Eight Count Giro to Left 3 Right Giro to Back Arrastre 4 Right Giro to Arrastre & Enganche

5 Ronde, Arrastre, Boleo & Gancho

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6 Quick Chasse to Arrastre 7 Corkscrew 8 Left Giro, Planeo & Arrastre 9 Left Giro, Enrosque and Pencil (Lapiz) 10 Giro Cortado to Enganche

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11 Back Ochos, Boleo, Left Giro with Pencil 12 Closed Side Walk/Sacada/Boleo/Back Sacada

14 Volcada Milonguera

15 Volcada Nueva

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13 Curl, Giro, Sacada and Enganche

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BOLERO

1 Basic Step 2 Open Break 3 Fifth Position Breaks 4 Open Break & Underarm Turn

5 Spanish Drag

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6 Cross Body Lead 7 Left Side Pass 8 Right Side (Loop) Pass 9 Spot Turn 10 Cross Body Lead to Fan

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11 Right Side Pass to Fan 12 Adios to Man's Wrap

14 Spot Turn to Fan

15 Snap Cuddle to Fencing Line

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QUICKSTEP

1 Quarter Turns Right and Left 2 Progressive Chasse, Natural Turn 3 Forward Lock, Natural Turn 4 Natural Spin Turn

5 Quarter Turn Left, Reverse Chasse

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6 Natural Turn and Hesitation 7 Chasse to Right, Running Finish 8 Back Lock to Running Finish 9 Tipple Chasse to Right 10 Charleston

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11 Nat. Trun, Back Lock, Running Finish 12 Quick Open Reverse

14 Fish Tail

15 V-6

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