LATIN CLASSES

Which steps are in which class?

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

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

STAGE 3 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