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LATIN CLASSES

Which steps are in which class?

Dancing Couple

STAGE 1 LATIN STEPS
 

RUMBA

Basic

Underarm Turn into Hand to Hand

Spot Turns 

Fan 

Alemana

Hockey Stick

Natural Top (3 step and 9 step)

Closed and Open Hip Twist

Opening Out

Sliding Doors

Spiral

CHA CHA CHA

Close Basic

Checks (in both directions)

Spot Turns in both directions

Cuban Break

Lady’s Circle

The Chase

Underarm Turn into Hand To Hand

Fan

Stop and Go

Alemana

Toe Heel Swivels 

Hockey Stick (3 Travelling Chasses)

Natural Top

Closed Hip Twist

JIVE

Basic

Turn under and back (Change of Places)

American Spin

Change of Hands

Whip

Chasse Break

Stop and Go

Female Dancer in Studio

STAGE 2 LATIN STEPS

RUMBA
Curl

Continuous Hip Twist 

Continuous Underarm Turns

Fencing Lunge 

High Hold Alemana

9 Step Top with Optional Underarm Turn

CHA CHA

Switch Turn

Turkish Towel 

Sweetheart

Open Hip Twist 

Curl

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

Side Samba

Sand Sweeper

Volta turns

Voltas 

Corte Jaca 

Botofogos

Reverse Turn

Ballroom Dancing

STAGE 3 LATIN STEPS

STAGE 3 LATIN STEPS

RUMBA

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

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CHA CHA CHA

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

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JIVE

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

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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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