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| - | ====== Appendix 3 — Approved Syllabus ====== | ||
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| - | ===== APPROVED SYLLABUS ===== | ||
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| - | SUB-JUVENILE AND JUVENILE – ALL EVENTS | ||
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| - | JUNIOR – LEAD / FOLLOW EVENTS AND SOLO B & C GRADE | ||
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| - | UNDER 21, ADULT AND MASTERS - RECREATIONAL | ||
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| - | ===== STANDARD STYLE ===== | ||
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| - | **The approved technique books for the syllabus are:** | ||
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| - | 1. The Ballroom Technique - Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing | ||
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| - | 2. The Technique of Ballroom Dancing - Guy Howard | ||
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| - | 3. The Viennese Waltz Technique - Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing | ||
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| - | 4. The Viennese Waltz - Neville Boyd OAM | ||
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| - | 5. WDSF Technique Books - Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep | ||
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| - | **The following Rules apply to all dances** | ||
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| - | 1. All technical details of figures should be sort from the technique books above. | ||
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| - | 2. The basic timings are given, any alternative timings must be listed in the technique books for that figure. | ||
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| - | 3. Any changes allowed to the figures are given in the NOTES below the figure. | ||
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| - | 4. Figures must be danced in their entirety; figures cannot be freely cut into parts for use. A figure can’t be added to or parts taken away, unless specifically allowed in the NOTES. | ||
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| - | 5. Standardised holds, body positions and variations to these listed in the technique books must be used. | ||
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| - | 6. Precedes & Follows listed in technique books must be adhered to. | ||
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| - | 7. Only the listed figures on the Approved Syllabus can be used. | ||
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| - | **Key to following figures** | ||
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| - | * Figures in BLACK are in both ISTD and WDSF technique books and Syllabus | ||
| - | * Figures in RED are only in ISTD technique book and Syllabus | ||
| - | * Figures in BLUE are only in WDSF technique book and Syllabus | ||
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| - | ===== WALTZ ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Closed Changes | ||
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| - | 2. Natural Turn | ||
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| - | 3. Reverse Turn | ||
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| - | 4. Natural Spin Turn | ||
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| - | 5. Whisk | ||
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| - | 6. Chasse from Promenade Position | ||
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| - | 7. Outside Change | ||
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| - | 8. Natural Hesitation Change | ||
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| - | 9. Reverse Corte | ||
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| - | 10. Double Reverse Spin | ||
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| - | 11. Back Whisk | ||
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| - | 12. Progressive Chasse to Right | ||
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| - | 13. Basic Weave | ||
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| - | 14. Reverse Pivot | ||
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| - | 15. Closed Impetus Turn | ||
| - | 16. Closed Telemark | ||
| - | 17. Open Telemark | ||
| - | 18. Cross Hesitation | ||
| - | 19. Wing | ||
| - | 20. Closed Wing | ||
| - | 21. Outside Spin | ||
| - | 22. Drag Hesitation | ||
| - | 23. Backward Lock | ||
| - | 24. Weave from Promenade Position | ||
| - | 25. Turning Lock Left | ||
| - | 26. Turning Lock Right | ||
| - | 27. Open Impetus Turn | ||
| - | 28. Left Whisk | ||
| - | 29. Contra Check | ||
| - | 30. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot | ||
| - | 31. Fallaway Whisk | ||
| - | 32. Hover Corte | ||
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| - | 33. Open Natural Turn | ||
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| - | 34. Running Weave from PP | ||
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| - | 35. Running Spin Turn | ||
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| - | 36. Overturned Running Spin Turn | ||
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| - | 37. Running Cross Chasse | ||
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| - | 38. Curved Feather | ||
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| - | 39. Running Finish | ||
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| - | 40. Outside Swivel | ||
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| - | 41. Progressive Chasse to Left | ||
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| - | 42. Bounce Fallaway Weave Ending | ||
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| - | 43. Quick Open Reverse | ||
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| - | ===== TANGO ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Walks 24. Four Step Change | ||
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| - | 2. Progressive Side Step 25. Oversway | ||
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| - | 3. Progressive Link 26. The Chase | ||
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| - | 4. Open Reverse Turn, Lady outside 27. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot | ||
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| - | 5. Open finish 28. Five Step | ||
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| - | 6. Closed Promenade 29. Contra Check | ||
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| - | 7. Open Promenade 30. Whisk | ||
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| - | 8. Back Corte 31. Back Whisk | ||
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| - | 9. Basic Reverse Turn 32. Mini Five Step | ||
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| - | 10. Rock Turn 33. Quick Open Reverse | ||
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| - | 11. Rock Back on LF 34. Telemark to PP | ||
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| - | 12. Rock Back on RF 35. Outside Spin | ||
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| - | 13. Open Reverse Turn, Lady in line 36. Reverse Pivot | ||
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| - | 14. Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn 37. IN - OUT | ||
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| - | 15. Natural Twist Turn | ||
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| - | 16. Natural Promenade Turn | ||
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| - | 17. Back Open Promenade | ||
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| - | 18. Promenade Link | ||
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| - | 19. Four Step | ||
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| - | 20. Fallaway Four Step | ||
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| - | 21. Fallaway Promenade | ||
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| - | 22. Outside Swivels | ||
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| - | 23. Brush Tap | ||
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| - | ===== FOXTROT ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Feather Step 22. Hover Cross | ||
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| - | 2. Three Step 23. Curved Feather to Back Feather | ||
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| - | 3. Natural Turn 24. Open Impetus | ||
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| - | 4. Reverse Turn (Including Feather Finish) 25. Hover Telemark to Promenade Position | ||
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| - | 5. Change of Direction 26. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot | ||
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| - | 6. Basic Weave 27. Natural Hover Telemark | ||
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| - | 7. Reverse Wave 28. Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending | ||
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| - | 8. Closed Impetus Turn and Feather Finish 29. Outside Spin | ||
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| - | 9. Natural Weave 30. Heel Pull Finish | ||
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| - | 10. Weave from Promenade Position 31. Whisk | ||
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| - | 11. Hover Feather 32. Back Whisk | ||
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| - | 12. Hover Telemark 33. Double Reverse Spin | ||
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| - | 13. Natural Telemark 34. Curved Three Step | ||
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| - | 14. Natural Twist Turn 35. Curved Feather from PP | ||
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| - | 15. Top Spin 36. Quick Open Reverse | ||
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| - | 16. Double Reverse Spin 37. Extended Reverse Weave | ||
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| - | 17. Closed Telemark 38. Reverse Pivot | ||
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| - | 18. Open Telemark and Feather Ending 39. Hover Corte | ||
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| - | 19. Open Natural Turn 40. Progressive Chasse | ||
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| - | 20. Outside Swivel | ||
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| - | 21. Natural Zig Zag from Promenade Position | ||
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| - | ===== QUICKSTEP ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Quarter Turn to Right 25. The V6 | ||
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| - | 2. Quarter Turn to Left 26. Running Right Turn | ||
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| - | 3. Natural Turn 27. Open Natural Turn | ||
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| - | 4. Natural Turn with Hesitation 28. Open Impetus | ||
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| - | 5. Natural Spin Turn 29. Closed Telemark | ||
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| - | 6. Progressive Chasse 30. Open Telemark | ||
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| - | 7. Forward Lock 31. Wing | ||
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| - | 8. Back Lock 32. Six Quick Run | ||
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| - | 9. Chasse Reverse Turn 33. Rumba Cross | ||
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| - | 10. Running Finish 34. Tipsy to Right | ||
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| - | 11. Natural Pivot Turn 35. Tipsy to Left | ||
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| - | 12. Tipple Chasse to Right 36. Hover Corte | ||
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| - | 13. Zig Zag and Back Lock 37. Outside Change | ||
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| - | 14. Reverse Pivot 38. Outside Spin | ||
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| - | 15. Cross Chasse 39. Natural Pivot | ||
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| - | 16. Double Reverse Spin 40. Whisk | ||
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| - | 17. Change of Direction 41. Back Whisk | ||
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| - | 18. Progressive Chasse to Right 42. Natural Turing Lock | ||
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| - | 19. Closed Impetus Turn 43. Running Cross Chasse | ||
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| - | 20. Natural Turn and Back Lock 44. Weave From PP (see Waltz) | ||
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| - | 21. Quick Open Reverse 45. Natural Fallaway Turn (see Waltz) | ||
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| - | 22. Cross Swivel 46. Running Spin Turn (see Waltz) | ||
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| - | 23. Fish Tail | ||
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| - | 24. Four Quick Run | ||
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| - | ===== VIENNESE WALTZ ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Natural Turn | ||
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| - | 2. Reverse Turn | ||
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| - | 3. Forward Change Steps - Natural to Reverse | ||
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| - | 4. Forward Change Steps – Reverse to Natural | ||
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| - | 5. Backward Change Steps – Natural to Reverse | ||
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| - | 6. Backward Change Steps – Reverse to Natural | ||
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| - | 7. Reverse Fleckerl | ||
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| - | 8. Natural Fleckerl | ||
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| - | 9. Contra Check | ||
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| - | ===== LATIN AMERICAN STYLE ===== | ||
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| - | **The approved technique books for the syllabus are:** | ||
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| - | 1. Latin American Dancing - Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing | ||
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| - | 2. The Laird Technique of Latin Dancing - Walter Laird | ||
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| - | 3. WDSF Technique Books - Samba, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble & Jive | ||
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| - | **The following Rules apply to all dances** | ||
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| - | 1. All technical details of figures should be sort from the technique books above. | ||
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| - | 2. The basic timings are given, any alternative timings must be listed in the technique books for that figure. | ||
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| - | 3. Any changes allowed to the figures are given in the NOTES below the figure. | ||
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| - | 4. Figures must be danced in their entirety, figures cannot be freely cut into parts for use. A figure can’t be added to or parts taken away, unless specifically allowed in the NOTES. | ||
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| - | 5. Standardised holds, body positions and variations to these listed in the technique books must be used. | ||
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| - | 6. Precedes & Follows listed in technique books must be adhered to. | ||
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| - | 7. Only the listed figures on the Approved Syllabus can be used. | ||
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| - | **Key to following figures** | ||
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| - | * Figures in BLACK are in both ISTD & WDSF technique books & Syllabus | ||
| - | * Figures in RED are only in ISTD technique book & Syllabus | ||
| - | * Figures in BLUE are only in WDSF technique book & Syllabus | ||
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| - | ===== CHA CHA CHA ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Basic Movements-Closed, | ||
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| - | 2. Spot Turns – to Right, to Left 18. Spiral | ||
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| - | 3. Underarm Turns - to Right, to Left 19. Cuban Break - Left Foot, Right Foot, Split | ||
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| - | 4. Switch Turns – to Right, to Left 20. Sweetheart | ||
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| - | 5. New York – to Left Side Position, 21. Curl\\ | ||
| - | to Right Side Position | ||
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| - | 22. Hip Twist Spiral | ||
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| - | 6. Hand to Hand – to Left Side Position,\\ | ||
| - | to Right Side Position 23. Turkish Towel | ||
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| - | 7. Fan 24. Foot Changes | ||
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| - | 8. Hockey Stick 25. Reverse Top | ||
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| - | 9. Alemana 26. Opening Out from Reverse Top | ||
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| - | 10. Three Cha Cha Cha’s 27. Rope Spinning | ||
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| - | 11. Natural Top 28. Follow My Leader | ||
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| - | 12. Natural Opening Out Movement 29. Side Step to Left, to Right | ||
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| - | 13. Shoulder to Shoulder – 30. There and Back\\ | ||
| - | to Right Side, to Left Side | ||
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| - | 31. Chase | ||
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| - | 14. Time Steps | ||
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| - | 32. Syncopated Open Hip Twist | ||
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| - | 15. Cross Basic | ||
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| - | 33. Continuous Overturned Loc | ||
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| - | 16. Hip Twists – Closed, Open, Advanced | ||
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| - | 34. Swivels | ||
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| - | 35. Walks & Whisks | ||
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| - | ===== SAMBA ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Basic Movement - Natural, Reverse, Side, Alternative | ||
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| - | 2. Whisks to Left, to Right | ||
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| - | 3. Samba Walks - Promenade, Side, Stationary | ||
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| - | 4. BotaFogos –Travelling Forward, Back, Criss Cross (Shadow), Promenade Position to Counter Promenade Position, Contra | ||
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| - | 5. Volta Movements - Travelling Volta’s to Right, Left, Solo Spot, Criss Cross, Shadow Travelling, Maypole, Shadow Circular, Roundabout to R, to L. | ||
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| - | 6. Rocks - Closed, Open, Back | ||
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| - | 7. Progressive Basic Movement | ||
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| - | 8. Reverse Turn | ||
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| - | 9. Natural Roll | ||
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| - | 10. Corta Jaca | ||
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| - | 11. Foot Changes | ||
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| - | 12. Plait | ||
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| - | 13. Argentine Crosses | ||
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| - | 14. Samba Locks | ||
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| - | 15. Promenade to Counter Promenade Runs | ||
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| - | 16. Cruzado Walks and Locks | ||
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| - | 17. Rolling off the Arm | ||
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| - | 18. Three Step Turn | ||
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| - | 19. Rhythm Bounce on LF, on RF | ||
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| - | 20. Reverse Roll | ||
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| - | 21. Side Samba Chasse | ||
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| - | 22. Continuous Cruzados Locks | ||
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| - | 23. Same Position Corta Jaca | ||
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| - | 24. Carioca Runs | ||
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| - | ===== RUMBA ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Basic Movements – Closed, | ||
| - | In Place, Alternative 17. Hip Twists – Closed, Open, Advanced | ||
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| - | 2. Progressive Walks Forward or Back, 18. Spiral\\ | ||
| - | Forward in Right Shadow (kiki),\\ | ||
| - | Forward in R or L Side Position 19. Cuban Rocks | ||
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| - | 3. Spot Turns – to Left, Right 20. Opening out to Right and Left | ||
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| - | 4. Switch Turns –to Right, Left 21. Curl | ||
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| - | 5. Under Arm Turns - Right, Left 22. Opening out from Reverse Top | ||
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| - | 6. New York – to Left Side or Right-Side Position 23. Sliding Doors | ||
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| - | 7. Hand to Hand – to Right Side, to Left Side 24. Rope Spinning | ||
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| - | 8. Alemana 25. Three Almena’s | ||
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| - | 9. Fan 26. Continuous Hip Twists | ||
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| - | 10. Hockey Stick 27. Circular Hip Twists | ||
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| - | 11. Natural Top 28. Fencing | ||
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| - | 12. Natural Opening Movement 29. Three Threes | ||
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| - | 13. Side Step to Right or Left 30. Syncopated Open Hip Twist | ||
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| - | 14. Cucarachas RF or LF 31. Advanced Sliding Doors | ||
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| - | 15. Shoulder to Shoulder – Left Side or Right Side 32. Swivels | ||
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| - | 16. Reverse Top Aida 33. Overturned Basic | ||
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| - | ===== PASO DOBLE ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Basic Movement 24. Twists | ||
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| - | 2. Sur Place 25. La Passé | ||
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| - | 3. Appel 26. Banderillas | ||
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| - | 4. Chasses to Right, Left. (including Elevations) 27. Fallaway Reverse Turn | ||
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| - | 5. Deplacement 28. Open Telemark | ||
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| - | 6. Attack 29. Chasse Cape | ||
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| - | 7. Separation 30. Travelling Spins from Promenade Position | ||
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| - | 8. Huit 31. Travelling Spins from Counter | ||
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| - | Promenade Position | ||
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| - | 9. Promenade to Counter Promenade | ||
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| - | 32. Spanish Line in Inverted Open Promenade | ||
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| - | 10. Promenade Position or Open Counter Promenade Position | ||
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| - | 11. Promenade Close 33. Flamenco Taps | ||
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| - | 12. Promenade Link 34. Fregolina (also Farol) | ||
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| - | 13. Separation with Lady’s Caping Walks | ||
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| - | 14. Fallaway Ending to Separation | ||
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| - | 15. Syncopated Separation | ||
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| - | 16. Sixteen | ||
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| - | 17. Grand Circle | ||
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| - | 18. Ecart (Fallaway Whisk) | ||
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| - | 19. Methods of Changing Feet | ||
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| - | 20. Left Foot Variation | ||
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| - | 21. Coup de Pique | ||
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| - | 22. Drag | ||
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| - | 23. Twist Turn | ||
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| - | ===== JIVE ===== | ||
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| - | 1. Basic in Place 25. Miami Special | ||
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| - | 2. Fallaway Rock 26. Chugging | ||
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| - | 3. Change of Place Right to Left 27. Catapult | ||
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| - | 4. Change of Place Left to Right 28. Change of Place from R to L with Double Spin | ||
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| - | 5. Link 29. Rock to Simple Spin | ||
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| - | 6. Whip 30. Sugar Push | ||
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| - | 7. Whip Throwaway 31. Ball Change | ||
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| - | 8. Walks - Slow, Quick | ||
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| - | 9. American Spin | ||
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| - | 10. Windmill | ||
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| - | 11. Spanish Arms | ||
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| - | 12. Stop to Go | ||
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| - | 13. Shoulder Spin | ||
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| - | 14. Change of Hands behind back | ||
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| - | 15. Fallaway Throwaway | ||
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| - | 16. Curly Whip | ||
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| - | 17. Simple Spin | ||
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| - | 18. Reverse Whip | ||
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| - | 19. Rolling off the arm | ||
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| - | 20. Chicken Walks | ||
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| - | 21. Toe Heel Swivel | ||
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| - | 22. Stalking Walks, Flicks and Break | ||
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| - | 23. Hip Bump (Left Shoulder Shove) | ||
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| - | 24. Mooch | ||
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| - | ===== NEW VOGUE ===== | ||
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| - | **The approved technique books for the syllabus are:** | ||
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| - | 1. New Vogue Sequence Dancing - Neville Boyd OAM | ||
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| - | 2. Revised Technique of the New Vogue Championship Dances - Russ Hesketh | ||
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| - | **Notes** | ||
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| - | 1. DSA recognises that there re differences between techniques now accepted and that such differences are matters of opinion. | ||
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| - | 2. DSA has not attempted to judge one method as being preferable to the other and further accepts that such judgement will remain the prerogative of the Coaches and Dancers. | ||
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| - | 3. Relative to both Competitions and Championships in; | ||
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| - | * Recreational Division - All age groups | ||
| - | * Sub-Juvenile and Juvenile – All Events | ||
| - | * Junior - Events that are being judged as lead/follow events | ||
| - | * Competitors MUST adhere to the holds as printed in the publications accepted by DSA | ||
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| - | 4. Relative to both Competitions and Championships, | ||
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| - | 5. Reasonable relaxation allows for a release or relocation of the hand contact whilst retaining the general line or shape of categorised hold. It does NOT extend to the adoption of a different hold or the use of “NO HOLD” where a hold is described as part of the technique in the publications accepted as reference manuals by DSA. | ||