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LATIN CLASSES

Which steps are in which class?

Dancing Couple

BRONZE LATIN STEPS

RUMBA

Basic, Underarm Turn into Hand to Hand, Spot Turn to Left, Fan, Alemana, Hockey Stick and Natural Top

CHA CHA CHA

Close Basic, Checks (in both directions), Spot Turn to the Left, Cuban Break, Lady’s Circle and The Chase 

Female Dancer in Studio

SILVER LATIN STEPS

RUMBA

9 Step Top, Closed Hip Twist, Opening Out, Sliding Doors, Spiral and Open Hip Twist

CHA CHA CHA

Underarm Turn into Hand To Hand, Fan, Stop and Go, Alemana, Toe Heel Swivels, 

Hockey Stick (3 Travelling Chasses), Natural Top and Closed Hip Twist

JIVE

Basic, Turn under and back (Change of Places), American Spin, Change of Hands, Whip, Chasse Break and Stop and Go

Ballroom Dancing

GOLD LATIN STEPS

RUMBA

Curl, Continuous Hip Twist, Continuous Underarm Turns, Fencing Lunge, 

High Hold Alemana and 9 Step Top with Optional Underarm Turn

CHA CHA

Switch Turn, Turkish Towel, 

Sweetheart, Open Hip Twist, Curl and Walk in the Park 

JIVE

Whip into Flicks and Points, Rolling Off the Arm, Suzi Q, Windmill, Spanish Arms, Catapult

SAMBA

Natural Basic, Whisks, Promenade Walks and Side Samba, And Sweeper, Walks, 

Volta turns, Voltas, Corte Jaca, Botofogos and Reverse Turn

Swing Dancers

GOLD BAR ONE LATIN STEPS

RUMBA

Continuous Circular Hip Twist, Syncopated Hip Twist, Rope Spinning, Kick Tap Point and Round and Scurry

CHA CHA CHA

Shadow Rocks, Cross Basic (into 2 x Spiral), 15 Step Top with Underarm Turn, Overturned Hockey Stick with Split Cuban Break 

JIVE

Fake American Spin, Extended Suzi Q, Curly Whip, Chicken Walks and Double Cross Whip into Flick Ball Changes

SAMBA

Close Rocks, Open Rocks, Rolling off the Arm, May Pole, 

Turning Corte Jaca and (Half set of Voltas) into Samba Locks and Circular Voltas

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