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Dancing Recreational means dancing strictly restricted syllabus
30-10-2017
It’s not just strictly ballroom, it’s a restricted syllabus
Recreational events have now been around for three years and provide a safe, fun environment where competitors can get their ‘training wheels’ before joining the Amateur Division.
Restricted syllabus for Recreational Division
Many teachers, and therefore students, are not aware that there is a strict syllabus for Recreational Division. It is a simpler program but defined, so dancers can focus on technique and basics. Many recreational competitors are unknowingly breaking the rules. It is EXACTLY the same restricted syllabus used in the previous Level 1/E Grade Divisions. Also it is the same syllabus used for Amateur Division Juveniles. For the full list of figures go to here.
Recreational competitors rely on their instructors
Our Recreational competitors rely on you - their instructors - to inform them of the permitted figures and dancing them in the correct holds, timing and amount of turn as specified in the strict syllabus approved by DSA.
As one of Australia's well respected coaches said, "There is no reason why you cannot create an interesting routine given all the figures and variations available".
For instance, these are the figures for two of the main events for our Recreational Division:
Recreational Waltz restricted syllabus
- Back Whisk
- Backward Lock
- Basic Weave
- Chasse from Promenade Position
- Closed Change
- Closed Impetus Turn
- Closed Telemark
- Closed Wing
- Contra Check
- Cross Hesitation
- Double Reverse Spin
- Drag Hesitation
- Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
- Fallaway Whisk
- Hover Corte
- Left Whisk
- Natural Hesitation Change
- Natural Spin Turn
- Natural Turn
- Open Impetus Turn
- Open Telemark
- Outside Change
- Outside Spin
- Progressive Chasse to Right
- Reverse Corte
- Reverse Pivot
- Reverse Turn
- Turning Lock Left
- Turning Lock Right
- Weave from Promenade Position
- Whisk
- Wing
Recreational Cha Cha restricted syllabus
- Aida
- Alemana
- Basic Movements - Closed, Open, In Place
- Chase
- Cross Basic
- Cuban Break - Left Foot, Right Foot, Split
- Curl
- Fan
- Follow My Leader
- Foot Changes
- Hand to Hand – to Left Side Position, to Right Side Position
- Hip Twist Spiral
- Hip Twists – Closed, Open, Advanced
- Hockey Stick
- Natural Opening Out Movement
- Natural Top
- New York – to Left Side Position, to Right Side Position
- Opening Out from Reverse Top
- Reverse Top
- Rope Spinning
- Shoulder to Shoulder – to Right Side, to Left Side
- Side Step to Left, to Right
- Spiral
- Spot Turns – to Right, to Left
- Sweetheart
- Switch Turns – to Right, to Left
- There and Back
- Three Cha Cha Cha’s
- Time Steps
- Turkish Towel
- Underarm Turns - to Right, to Left
