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--- syllabus:approved_syllabus [2026/06/23 15:33] – [Standard Style] dallas
+++ syllabus:approved_syllabus [2026/11/02 16:04] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Standard Style =====
-**The approved technique books for the syllabus are:**
-  - The Ballroom Technique - Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
-  - The Technique of Ballroom Dancing - Guy Howard
-  - The Viennese Waltz Technique - Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
-  - The Viennese Waltz - Neville Boyd OAM
-  - WDSF Technique Books - Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep
 **Dances**
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 ===== Latin American Style =====
-**The approved technique books for the syllabus are:**
-  - Latin American Dancing - Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
-  - The Laird Technique of Latin Dancing - Walter Laird
-  - WDSF Technique Books - Samba, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble & Jive
 **Dances**
+  * [[syllabus:latin_intro:|Latin Introduction]]
   * [[syllabus:chacha:|Cha Cha Cha]]
   * [[syllabus:samba:|Samba]]
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 **Notes**
-  - DSA recognises that there re differences between techniques now accepted and that such differences are matters of opinion.
+  - DSA recognises that there are differences between techniques now accepted and that such differences are matters of opinion.
   - 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.
   - Relative to both Competitions and Championships in:
-    * Recreational Divison - All age groups
+    * Recreational Division - All age groups
     * Juvenile - All Events
     * Junior - Events that are being judged as individuals
-    * Youth, Adult, Masters Grade C events
     * Competitors MUST adhere to the holds as printed in the publications accepted by DSA
   - Relative to both Competitions and Championships, competitors in:
-    * Grade A events for Youth, Adult and Masters and Open events for Junior, Youth, Adult and Maters
+    * Graded and Open events for Junior, Youth, Adult, Masters and Professional
-    * Mixed Level events which include Grade A in Youth, Adult, Masters Divisions and Professional events
     * are permitted a reasonable relaxation of hold for the purpose of style and expression. The Technique (e.g. alignment, timing, positions of feet, amount of turn etc) must be maintained in all instances.
   - 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.
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+===== Reference =====
+  * [[syllabus:beyond:|Figures Beyond the Approved Syllabus]] — figures recorded for reference that are **not** part of the Approved Syllabus.