Dance levels | The number of dances | Dance program |
---|---|---|
Newcomers-3 (N-3) | 3 | W, CH, J |
Newcomers-4 (N-4) | 4 | W, Q, CH, J |
Newcomers-5A (N-5) | 5 | W, Q, S, CH, J |
Newcomers-5B(N-5) | 5 | W, Q, CH, R, J |
Newcomers-6A (N-6A) | 6 | W, T, Q, S, CH, J |
Newcomers-6B (N-6B) | 6 | W, F, Q, CH, R, J |
Dance levels | The number of dances | Dance program |
---|---|---|
Newcomers-1 (N-1) ST | 1 | W or Q |
Newcomers-1 (N-1) LA | 1 | CH or J |
Newcomers-2 (N-2) ST | 2 | Any two dances from ST |
Newcomers-2 (N-2) LA | 2 | Any two dances from LA |
Newcomers-3 (N-3) ST | 3 | W, T, Q |
Newcomers-3 (N-3) LA | 3 | CH, R, J |
6 y.o and under | N-1,N-2,N-3, N-4
7-9 y.o. | N-1,N-2,N-3, N-4, N-5, N-6
10-11 y.o. | N-1,N-2,N-3, N-4, N-5, N-6
12-13 y.o. | N-1,N-2, N-3, N-4, N-5, N-6
14 y.o. and up | N-1,N-2,N-3,N-4, N-5, N-6
Organizer has a right to make different age groups, combine or split them if this is required.
Dancers can participate in their current dance level and age group. Also dancers can dance on one age group and level higher.
Level N-3
Slow Waltz
1) Closed Changes (on the spot)
2) Natural Turn
3) Reverse Turn
Cha-Cha-Cha
1) Closed Basic Movement
2) Time Steps
3) New York
4) Hand To Hand
5) Spot Turns
Jive
1) Fallaway Rock
2) Fallaway Throwaway
3) Link
Level N-4
Slow Waltz
1) Closed Changes
2) Natural Turn
3) Reverse Turn
4)Progressive Chasse
Quickstep
1) Quarter Turn to Right
2) Progressive Chasse
3) Tipple Chasse to Right and to Left
Cha-Cha-Cha
1) Open Basic Movement
2) Time Steps
3) New York
4) Hand To Hand
5) Spot Turns
6) Three Cha-Сha-Сhas
7) Underarm Turn to Right (to Left)
8)Shoulder to Shoulder
Jive
1) Fallaway Rock
2) Fallaway Throwaway
3) Link
4) Change of Places Left to Right
5) Hip Bump
Level N-5
Slow Waltz
1) Closed Changes
2)Natural Turn
3)Reverse Turn
4) Whisk
5) Chasse from PP
6) Natural Spin Turn
7) Outside Change
8)Hesitation Change
9)Closed Impetus
10)Progressive Chasse to Right
Quickstep
1) Quarter Turn to Right
2) Progressive Chasse
3) Forward Lock
4) Back Lock
5) Natural Turn and Back Lock
6) Natural Turn and Hesitation
7) Natural Spin Turn
Samba
1) Basic Movement
2) Whisk to Right and to Left
3) SambaWalks in PP
4) Side Samba Walks
5) Stationary Samba Walks
6)Criss Cross Bota Fogos
Cha-Cha-Cha
1) Basic Movement
2) Time Step
3) New- York
4) Hand To Hand
5) Three Cha-Сha-Сhas
6) Underarm Turn to Right (to Left)
7) Cross Basic
8) Fan
9) Alemana
10) Shoulder to Shoulder
11)Natural Opening Out Movement
12)Side Steps
Jive
1) Fallaway Rock
2) Fallaway Throwaway
3) Link
4) Change of Places Left to Right
5) Change of Places Right to Left
6) Change of Hands Behind Back
7) Stop and Go
8) Hip Bump
Level N-6
Slow Waltz
1) Closed Changes
2)Natural Turn
3)Reverse Turn
4)Closed Impetus
5) Whisk
6) Chasse from PP.
7) Natural Spin Turn
8) Outside Change
9) Back Lock
10) Progressive Chasse to Right
11) Hesitation Change
12) Double Reverse Spin
Tango
1) Walk
2) Progressive Side Step
3) Progressive Link
4) Closed Promenade
5) Rock Turn
6) Open Reverse Turn, Lady Outside
7) Back Corte
8) Open Reverse Turn, Lady in Line
9) Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn
Foxtrot
1) Feather Step
2) Three Step
3) Natural Turn
4) Reverse Turn (Incl. Feather Finish)
5) Closed Impetus and Feather Finish
Quickstep
1) Quarter Turn to Right
2) Progressive Chasse
3) Forward Lock
4) Back Lock
5) Natural Turn and Back Lock
6) Natural Turn and Hesitation
7) Progressive Chasse to Right
8) Tipple Chasse to Right and to Left
9) Natural Spin Turn
10)Natural Pivot Turn
11) Chasse Reverse Turn
12)Closed Impetus
13)Revers Pivot
14)Double Revers Spin
Samba
1) Basic Movement
2) Whisk to Right and to Left
3) SambaWalks in PP.
4) Side Samba Walks
5) Traveling Bota Fogos
6) Stationary Samba Walks
7) Bota Fogos to Promenade and Counter Promenade Position
8) Shadow Bota Fogos
9)Solo Spot Volta
10)Foot Changes 1&2
11)Revers Turn
Cha-Cha-Cha
1) Basic Movement
2) Time Step
3) New- York
4) Hand To Hand
5) Three Cha-Сha-Сhas
6) Underarm Turn to Right (to Left)
7) Cross Basic
8) Fan
9) Alemana
10) Shoulder to Shoulder
11) Hockey Stick
12)Natural Top
13)Closed Hip Twist
14)There and Back
Rumba
1) Basic Movement (Closed, Open, In Place, Alternative)
2) Cucarachas Left Foot and Right Foot
3) New York to L and R
4) Spot Turn (Incl. Switch and Underarms Turns)
5) Shoulder to Shoulder
6) Hand to Hand
7) Progressive Walks Frwd or Back
8) Side Steps to L or R
9) Cuban Rocks
10)Fan
11)Alemana
12)Hockey Stick
13)Natural Top
14)Closed Hip Twist
15)Natural Opening Out Movement
Jive
1) Fallaway Rock
2) Fallaway Throwaway
3) Link
4) Change of Places Left to Right
5) Change of Places Right to Left
6) Change of Hands Behind Back
7) American Spin
8) Stop and Go
9) Windmill
10) Hip Bump
11)Mooch
12)Walks
Boys:
Dance Wear
Girls. Standard and Latin programs.
One dress for both programs without imitation of a program.
Dance Wear
Colour
Materials
Shoes
N-3 | N-4 | N-5 | N-6 | ||||
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8-9 points | green | 10-12 points | green | 12-15 points | green | 15-18 points | green |
6-7 points | yellow | 7-9 points | yellow | 8-11 points | yellow | 9-14 points | yellow |
3-5 points | red | 4-6 points | red | 5-7 points | red | 6-8 points | red |
N-1 | N-2 | ||
---|---|---|---|
3 points | green | 5-6 points | green |
2 points | yellow | 4-3 points | yellow |
1 points | red | 1-2 points | red |
To move the athlete from the starting category N-1 to N-2 you need to collect 10 - 15 points
To move the athlete from the starting category N-2 to N-3 you need to collect 15 - 20 points
To move the athlete from the starting category N-3 to N-4 you need to collect 25 - 50 points
To move the athlete from the starting category N-4 to N-5 you need to collect 35 - 65 points
To move the athlete from the starting category N-5 to N-6 you need to collect 50 - 75 points
To move the athlete from the starting category N-6 to Pre-BronzeB level you need to collect 60 - 85 points
W | 28-29 | S | 50-51 |
VW | 58-60 | Ch | 30-31 |
Q | 50-51 | J | 42-44 |
- “Technique of Ballroom Dancing” – Guy Howard, sixth edition, 2011
- “Viennse Waltz”, WDSF, Luca Bussoletti, Tjasa Vulic, 2011
- “The Laird Technique of Latin Dancing” – Walter Laird, The Commemorative Edition 2009
Additional
- “The Ballroom Technique”, ISTD, 1994
- “ Viennese Waltz”, B.D.C. Recommended version 2001
- “Latin American” – ISTD
- “Rumba”, 1998
- “Cha-cha-cha”, 2003
- “Paso Doble”, 1999
- “Samba”, 2002
- “Jive”, 2002
- New Technique WDSF 10 Books, 2013