Step Lists for Beginner- and Intermediate-Level American Style Ballroom Dances

Tango: (1) Basic Step, (2) Corte, (3) Basic to Promenade Position, (4) Closed Promenade, (5) Open to Fan, (6) Closed Fan, (7) Tango Walk, (8) Side Basic, (9) Fall-away Fan, (10) Rocking Step, (11) Promenade Pivot (12) Rock to Corte (turning).

Rumba: (1) Basic Box Step, (2) Cross Body Lead, (3) Cross-over Breaks (New York), (4) Spot Turn, (5) Underarm Turn, (6) Side Basic, (7) Time Step, (8) Open Cuban Walk, (9) Walk Around Turn (for lady), (10) Forward and Backward Rocks, (11) Fifth Position Breaks, (12) Cucarachas, (13) Offset Breaks, (14) Cuban Breaks, (15) Cross-over Variations (Swivel & Fencing).

Waltz: (1) Basic Box Step, (2) Hesitations, (3) Side Whisks, (4) Close Changes (Progressive), (4) Quarter Turn to Left, (5) Quarter Turn to Right, (6) Six Count Underarm Turn, (7) Promenade Hesitation, (8) Twinkle, (9) Triple Twinkles and Variations, (10) Butterfly, (11) Open Reverse Turn, (12) Offset Progressive Forward and Backward (including variation with hesitation and Open Reverse Turn finish).

Cha Cha: (1) Basic Step, (2) Progressive Basic, (3) Underarm Turn, (4) Cross Body Lead, (5) Crossover Breaks, (6) Fifth Position Breaks, (7) Spot Turn, (8) Chase, (9) Isolated Right Turn, (10) Triple Cha Cha Cha (short and long versions), (11) Offset Breaks, (12) Reverse Underarm Turn, (13) Two Way Underarm Turn (You Turn, I Turn), (14) Crossover Breaks with Double Rocks, (15) Shadow Breaks.

Foxtrot: (1) Basic Step, (2) Side Sway, (3) Ad Lib to Left and Right (Emergency Step), (4) Promenade, (5) Underarm Turn, (6) Fifth Avenue, (7) Running Step, (8) Twinkle, (9) Triple Twinkles and Variations, (10) Time Step, (11) Grapevine, (12) Promenade Pivot, (13) Promenade Twist Turn, (14) Quarter Turn with Slip Pivot.

Swing: (1) Basic Step (in place, turning to left and right), (2) Open Break (basic throw-out), (3) Underarm Turn, (4) Kick Step in Open Position, (5) Fall-away Kicks, (6) Sweetheart Turn, (7) Lindy Rhythm (in place, turning to right), (8) Time Step, (9) Reverse Underarm Turn, (10) Turn Behind the Back, (11) Single Check Turn, (12) Double Check Turns, (13) Shoulder to Shoulder, (14) Travel Steps.

Salsa: (1) Basic Step (in place and passing), (2) Side Basic, (3) Open Break, (4) Underarm Turn, (5) Twelve Count Underarm Turn, (6) Cross Basic, (7) Cross-over Break, (8) Walk-around Turn, (9) Isolated Right Turn, (10) Cross-body Lead, (11) Fifth Position Break with Scallop Ending, (12) I Turn and You Turn, (13) Arm Loop, (14) Head Roll, (15) Rope Spin, (16) Mambo Turn, (17) Change Hand Behind Neck.

Salsa Steps at Latin Workshop: (1) Basic Step, (2) Open Break, (3) Cross Basic, (4) Crossover Break with Point & Ronde, (5) Spot Turn or Walk Around Turn.

Samba: (1) Basic Step (in place), (2) Box Step, (3) Whisk, (4) Volta, (5) Open Break and Underarm Turn, (6) Reverse Turn (left turn), (7) Natural Roll, (8) Promenade Run, (9) Counter Promenade Run, (10) Botafocos.

Step Lists for Advanced Level American Style Ballroom Dances

Tango: (1) Open Fan Combination, (2) Promenade Swivel, (3) Oversway with Ronde Exit, (4) Argentine Rock.

Rumba: (1) Advanced Open Cuban Walk (and variations), (2) Cuban Breaks and Cucarachas, (3) Shadow Breaks, (4) Circular Sweetheart, (5) Offset Break Combo, (6) Open Cuban Walk and Fencing Combo, (7) Right-to-Right-Hand Hold to Turkish Tower Combo, (8) Advanced Walk-Around Turn.

Waltz: (1) Open to Left and Right, (2) Promenade Run, (3) Advanced Butterfly, (4) Telemark to Open Natural Turn to Open Impetus Ending, (5) Opening Out to Promenade Run, (6) Telemark to Pivot to Natural Twist Turn to Standing Spin to Promenade Exit, (7) Check to Oversway.

The ISTD International Standard Syllabus

Waltz

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Closed Changes
  2. Natural Turn
  3. Reverse Turn
  4. Natural Spin Turn
  5. Whisk
  6. Chasse from PP
• BRONZE
  7. Closed Impetus
  8. Hesitation Change
  9. Outside Change
  10. Reverse Corte
  11. Back Whisk
  12. Basic Weave
  13. Double Reverse Spin
  14. Reverse Pivot
  15. Back Lock
  16. Progressive Chasse to R
• SILVER
  17. Weave from PP
  18. Closed Telemark
  19. Open Telemark and Cross Hesitation
  20. Open Telemark and Wing
  21. Open Impetus and Cross Hesitation
  22. Open Impetus and Wing
  23. Outside Spin
  24. Turning Lock
  20. Drag Hesitation
• GOLD
  25. Left Whisk
  26. Contra Check
  27. Closed Wing
  28. Turning Lock to R
  29. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  30. Hover Corte
  20. Fallaway Whisk

Foxtrot

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Feather
  2. Three Step
  3. Natural Turn
  4. Reverse Turn with Feather Finish
  5. Closed Impetus with Feather Finish
• BRONZE
  6. Natural Weave
  7. Change of Direction
  8. Basic Weave
• SILVER
  9. Closed Telemark
  10. Open Telemark and Feather Ending
  11. Top Spin
  12. Hover Feather
  13. Hover Telemark (and to PP)
  14. Natural Telemark
  15. Hover Cross
  16. Open Telemark, Natural Turn, Outside Swivel, Feather Ending
  17. Open Impetus
  18. Weave from PP
  19. Reverse Wave
  20. Natural Weave from PP
• GOLD
  20. Natural Twist Turn
  21. Curved Feather to Back Feather
  22. Natural Zig Zag from PP
  23. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  24. Natural Hover Telemark
  25. Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending

Quickstep

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Quarter Turn to R
  2. Natural Turn
  3. Natural Turn with Hesitation
  4. Natural Pivot Turn
  5. Natural Spin Turn
  6. Progressive Chasse
  7. Chasse Reverse Turn
  8. Forward Lock
  20. Quarter Turn to Left (Heel Pivot)
• BRONZE
  9. Closed Impetus
  10. Backward Lock
  11. Reverse Pivot
  12. Progressive Chasse to R
  13. Tipple Chasse to R
  14. Running Finish
  15. Natural Turn and Back Lock
  16. Double Reverse Spin
  20. Zig Zag, Back Lock, Running Finish
  20. Cross Chasse
  20. Change of Direction
• SILVER
  17. Quick Open Reverse
  18. Fishtail
  19. Running Right Turn
  20. Four Quick Run
  21. V6
  22. Closed Telemark
• GOLD
  23. Cross Swivel
  24. Six Quick Run
  25. Rumba Cross
  26. Tipsy to Right and Left
  27. Hover Corte

Tango

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Walk
  2. Progressive Side Step
  3. Progressive Link
  4. Closed Promenade
  5. Rock Turn
  6. Open Reverse Turn, Lady Outside
  7. Back Corte
• BRONZE
  8. Open Reverse Turn, Lady in Line
  9. Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn
  10. Open Promenade
  11. LF and RF Rocks
  12. Natural Twist Turn
  13. Natural Promenade Turn
• SILVER
  14. Promenade Link
  15. Four Step
  16. Back Open Promenade
  17. Outside Swivels
  18. Fallaway Promenade
  19. Four Step Change
  20. Brush Tap
• GOLD
  21. Fallaway Four Step
  22. Oversway
  23. Basic Reverse Turn
  24. The Chase
  25. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  26. Five Step
  27. Contra Check

Viennese Waltz

• BRONZE
  1. Natural Turn
  2. Reverse Turn
  3. Closed Changes Forward
  4. Closed Changes Backward
• SILVER
  5. Reverse Fleckerl
• GOLD
  6. Natural Fleckerl
  7. Contra Check

The ISTD International Latin Syllabus

Rumba

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Basic Movements (Closed, Open, In Place, Alternative)
  2. Cucarachas (LF and RF)
  3. New York (to Left or Right Side Position)
  4. Spot Turns to Left or Right (including Switch and Underarm Turns)
  5. Shoulder to Shoulder (Left Side and Right Side)
  6. Hand to Hand (to Right and Left Side Position)
  7. Progressive Walks Forward or Back
  8. Side Steps (to Left or Right)
  9. Cuban Rocks
• BRONZE
  10. Fan
  11. Alemana
  12. Hockey Stick
  13. Natural Top
  14. Opening Out to Right and Left
  15. Natural Opening Out Movement
  16. Closed Hip Twist
• SILVER
  17. Open Hip Twist
  18. Reverse Top
  19. Opening Out from Reverse Top
  20. Aida
  21. Spiral Turns (Spiral, Curl, Rope Spinning)
• GOLD
  22. Sliding Doors
  23. Fencing
  24. Three Threes
  25. Three Alemanas
  26. Hip Twists (Advanced, Continuous, Circular)

Cha Cha

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Basic Movements (Closed, Open, In Place)
  2. New York (to Left or Right Side Position)
  3. Spot Turns to Left or Right (including Switch and Underarm Turns)
  4. Shoulder to Shoulder (Left Side and Right Side)
  5. Hand to Hand (to Right and Left Side Position)
  6. Three Cha Cha Chas (Forward and Back)
  7. Side Steps (to Left or Right)
  8. There and Back
  9. Time Steps
• BRONZE
  10. Fan
  11. Alemana
  12. Hockey Stick
  13. Natural Top
  14. Natural Opening Out Movement
  15. Closed Hip Twist
• SILVER
  16. Open Hip Twist
  17. Reverse Top
  18. Opening Out from Reverse Top
  19. Aida
  20. Spiral Turns (Spiral, Curl, Rope Spinning)
  21. Cross Basic
  22. Cuban Breaks (including Split Cuban Breaks)
  23. Chase
• GOLD
  24. Advanced Hip Twist
  25. Hip Twist Spiral
  26. Turkish Towel
  27. Sweetheart
  28. Follow My Leader
  29. Foot Changes

Paso Doble

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Sur Place
  2. Basic Movement
  3. Chasses to Right or Left (including Elevations)
  4. Drag
  5. Deplacement (also Attack)
  6. Promenade Link (also Promenade Close)
  7. Promenade
  8. Ecart (Fallaway Whisk)
  9. Separation
  10. Separation with Lady's Caping Walk
• BRONZE
  11. Fallaway Ending to Separation
  12. Huit
  13. Sixteen
  14. Promenade and Counter Promenade
  15. Grand Circle
  16. Open Telemark
• SILVER
  17. La Passe
  18. Banderillas
  19. Twist Turn
  20. Fallaway Reverse Turn
  21. Coup de Pique
  22. Left Foot Variation
  23. Spanish Lines
  24. Flamenco Taps
• GOLD
  25. Syncopated Separation
  26. Travelling Spins from PP
  27. Travelling Spins from CPP
  28. Fregolina (also Farol)
  29. Twists
  30. Chasse Cape (including Outside Turn)

Samba

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Basic Movements (Natural, Reverse, Side, Progressive)
  2. Whisks (also with Lady's underarm turn)
  3. Samba Walks (Promenade, Side, Stationary)
  4. Rhythm Bounce
  5. Volta Movements
  6. Travelling Bota Fogos Forward
  7. Criss Cross Bota Fogos (Shadow Bota Fogos)
• BRONZE
  8. Travelling Bota Fogos Back
  9. Bota Fogos to Promenade and Counter Promenade
  10. Criss Cross Voltas
  11. Solo Spot Volta
  12. Foot Changes
  13. Shadow Travelling Volta
  14. Reverse Turn
  15. Corta Jaca
  16. Closed Rocks
• SILVER
  17. Open Rocks
  18. Back Rocks
  19. Plait
  20. Rolling off the Arm
  21. Argentine Crosses
  22. Maypole
  23. Shadow Circular Volta
• GOLD
  24. Contra Botafogos
  25. Roundabout
  26. Natural Roll
  27. Reverse Roll
  28. Promenade and Counter Promenade Runs
  29. Three Step Turn
  30. Samba Locks
  31. Cruzados Walks and Locks

Jive

• PRE-BRONZE
  1. Basic in Place
  2. Fallaway Rock
  3. Fallaway Throwaway
  4. Link
  5. Change of Places Right to Left
  6. Change of Places Left to Right
  7. Change of Hands Behind Back
  8. Hip Bump (Left Shoulder Shove)
• BRONZE
  9. American Spin
  10. Walks
  11. Stop and Go
  12. Mooch
  13. Whip
  14. Whip Throwaway
• SILVER
  15. Reverse Whip
  16. Windmill
  17. Spanish Arms
  18. Rolling off the Arm
  19. Simple Spin
  20. Miami Special
• GOLD
  21. Curly Whip
  22. Shoulder Spin
  23. Toe Heel Swivels
  24. Chugging
  25. Chicken Walks
  26. Catapult
  27. Stalking Walks, Flicks and Break

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