Dance Routines

Ballroom
- Waltz
- Quickstep
- Foxtrot
- Tango
Latin
- Cha-Cha-Chá
- Jive
- Rumba
- Samba
- Paso Doble
Rock and Roll

Ballroom

Waltz

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Prep Step	0	6	*	to L turn R then to R turn L and start
Natural Turn	6	3	*	first three steps of natural turn
Running Spin Turn	9	3	*	4 steps (1-a-2 3)
Outside Change	12	3	*	start in CBMP
Chasse from Promenade Position	15	3	*	start in Prom move to close for chasse
Basic Weave	18	3	*	start with R foot forward, only first three steps
Back Lock	21	3	*	angle body R to face opp. wall moving diag wall
Open Impetus	24	3	*	turn to face DC
Weave from PP	27	3	*	short side
Natural Spin Turn	30	6	*	do 2 basics after or Turning lock to L
Chasse to L	36	3	*	this step is illegal I think? could replace with Turning Lock to L
Wing	39	3	*	has to start in Prom or do Closed Wing
Double Reverse Spin	42	3	*	4 `steps' (1 2-a-3)
Progressive Chasse to R	45	3	*	into an outside change
Outside Change	48	3	*	start backing DC into Hover Corte with R foot forward
Hover Corte	51	3	*	start with R foot forward (facing Wall) ready to move to new LOD
Outside Change	54	3	*	back 1-2 then to siide 3 L into small natural turn to start again
Natural Turn	57	3	*	back to beat 6, less turn

Quickstep

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Prep Step	0	16	*	long start
Natural Spin Turn	16	10	*
Progressive Chasse	26	6		heading DC
Quick Open Reverse	32	6	*	Up on the Quicks then down end of second Quick
Progressive Chasse	38	6		start backing LOD turn less than usual
Quarter Turn to R	44	6
Progressive Chasse	50	6		some basic steps
Natural Spin Turn	56	10	*	into a V6
V6	66	8		steps 2 to 7
Forward Lock	74	6	*	towards DW
Tipple Chasse to R	80	8	*	steps 2-7
Natural Turn with Hesitation	88	10	*	continue DC
Chasse Reverse Turn	98	4		to do chasse into Fishtail
Progressive Chasse	102	6		turning L to go DC
Fishtail	108	8		turn to go DW
Natural Turn	116	4		steps 1 - 3 (into corner only!)
Closed Impetus	120	6	*	backing towards new DC, underturned
Four Quick Run	126	8		moving towards DW
Natural Spin Turn	134	10
	144		*	start next thing on phrase

Foxtrot

My Routine

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Prep Step	0	8	*	facing DC
Feather Step	8	4	*
Reverse Turn and Feather Finish	12	8	*
Three Step	20	4	*
Natural Weave	24	8	*	ended facing DW again
Hover Telemark	32	4	*	ended in PP facing new DW
Curved Feather to Back Feather & Feather Finish	36	12	*	end facing DW
Top Spin	48	4	*	end facing DC about to turn
Change of Direction	52	8	*	end facing DC to start with feather again

Possible changes:

Fallaway
Fallaway and telemark into coorner

Josh's Routine

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Prep Step	0	8	*	facing DC
Feather Step	8	4	*
Reverse Turn and Feather Finish	12	8	*
Three Step	20	4	*
Curved Feather	24	4	*	steps end 3 facing DW against LOD
Open Impetus	28	4	*	keep turning R to face LOD
Feather Ending	32	4	*	PP to close to OP end facing DC
Open Telemark	36	4	*	end facing DW
Open Natural Turn	40	4	*	end backing DW
Outside Swivel	44	2	*	turn to face new LOD
Natural Weave	46	10		repeat steps 4 and 5 (extended weave)
Feather Ending	56	4	*	face LOD
Three Step	60	4	*	face DW
Curved Feather	64	4	*	steps end 3 facing DW against LOD
Hesitation	68	4	*	prepare to move DC again on l into feather step

Tango

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Left Foot Walk	0	2	*	moving DW
Right Foot Walk	2	2
Progressive Link	4	2	*	moving DW
Closed Promenade	6	6		gradual turn to LOD
Left Foot Walk	12	2	*	moving DW
Right Foot Walk	14	2		curve to DC
Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot	16	4	*
Brush Tap	20	4	*
Five Step	24	6	*
Fallaway Promenade	30	8
Natural Promenade Turn	38	6		end in CP for rock turn
Rock Turn	44	10	*
Contra Check	54	4
Closed Promenade	58	6		gradual turn to LOD

Latin

Cha-Cha-Chá

Routine I put together

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Transfer weight to R foot	0	1		prepare for LSP New York
New York to LSP	1	4	*	count 2-3-4-1 slow New York
New York to LSP	5	4	*	count 2-a-3-a-4-a-1 two fast New York's
Back replace	9	2	*	2-3
Forward Lock	11	2	*	4-a-1
Checked Forward Walk	13	2	*	2-3
Slip Chasse	15	2	*	4-a-1
Natural Top	17	12	*	2-3-4-a-1-2-3-4-a-1-2-3-4-a-1
Closed Hip Twist	29	8	*
Hockey Stick	37	8	*
Turkish Towel	45	24	*
Open Basic	69	8	*
Alemana	77	8	*	Started in Open Position, turn to R open CPP last 3 steps
New York to LSP	85	4	*	count 2-3-4-1 slow New York
	89		*

Melissa's Routine

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Turkish Towel	1	16	*	start on step 11 (back replace with L foot)
Checked Forward Walk	17	2	*	2-3
Back Lock	19	2	*	4-a-1
Back replace	21	2	*	turning to the left lead follow across body to L
Forward Lock	23	2	*	towards partner having turned 180 degrees
Checked Forward Walk	25	2	*	2-3
Three Cha Chas Back	27	6	*	4-a-1-2-a-3-4-a-1
Alemana	33	4	*	start on step 6
Closed Hip Twist	37	8	*	some fancy footwork here, unimportant if we end in fan
Hockey Stick	45	8	*
	53		*	could go into open basic then side basic to new yorks

Start apart partner
L foot forward on 2 personal
Move to R to begin Turkish Towel people
Look to partner for the back step
personal for the side? Then look to people?
Look to partner for the back step
Repeat twice more then look to people while partner turns
Lock forward partner
Do the thing for the forward basic
Lock back then get out of way people
Do the thing for getting around
Lock forward partner
Do the thing for the forward basic
Slip chasse for alemana partner
Turn partner personal
Begin hip twist partner or personal then up to people as we open on 2
Bring partner into fan personal / partner for 4-a-1
personal- for the 4-a-1 opening to people for the 1
Push partner back into fan partner
Do the thing for the 4-a-1 personal to bring her across
partner for 2-3 in Hockey Stick
people for the lock out of it
partner for forward basic (do the thing)
partner / people for the locks back and forward
Basic in place afterwards and underarm turn for follow people
Side basic before fast New York's partner
Fast New York x2 people then personal
Cuban break x2 partner
New York people
Side basic partner
Spot turn people
Side basic people
Back New York people
Down the room partner personal partner people
Start again with a forward basic (do the thing) then slip chasse to turn partner using R arm to start Turkish Towel personal

Jive

Original Routine

Step	Prev Beat	Num. Beats	Phrase?
American Spin	0	6	*	commence with rock-step
American Spin	6	6		commence with rock-step
Mooch	12	20		commence with rock-step
Stalking Walks	32	16	*	commence with rock-step
R foot forward	48	2	*	lunge bringing body up
Break	50	2		ball-change
Fallaway Throwaway	52	4		no rock-step to start
Chicken Walks	56	4	*	Two slow
Chicken Walks	60	4		Four quick
Change of Places Left to Right	64	4	*	no rock-step to start
Spanish Arms	68	12		Two sets
Change of Places Left to Right	80	6	*	rock-step to start
Miami Special	86	6		rock-step to start
Hip Bump	92	6		rock-step to start
Hip Bump	98	6		rock step start
Change of Places Left to Right	104	6	*	rock-step to start
Chugging	110	8		rock step start
American Spin	118	4		no rock step start
American Spin	122	6		rock step start
Mooch	128	20	*	rock step start
Stalking Walks	148	16		commence with rock-step

Start of routine again on beat 116 (last 3 steps 2 beats of Chugging) which is off phrase by 4

Possible Changes

Step	Prev Beat	Num. Beats	Phrase?
Toe-Heel Swivel	0	16	*	start rock step
Break	16	2	*
Fallaway Throwaway	18	4
Stop and Go	22	8
Link	30	2		first 2 steps
Simple Spin	32	2

Modified Routine

Step	Prev Beat	Num. Beats	Phrase?
American Spin	0	6	*	commence with rock-step
American Spin	6	6		commence with rock-step
Mooch	12	20		commence with rock-step
Stalking Walks	32	16	*	commence with rock-step
R foot forward	48	2	*	lunge bringing body up
Break	50	2		ball-change
Fallaway Throwaway	52	4		no rock-step to start
Chicken Walks	56	4	*	Two slow
Chicken Walks	60	4		Four quick
Change of Places Left to Right	64	4	*	no rock-step to start
Spanish Arms	68	12		Two sets
Change of Places Left to Right	80	6	*	rock-step to start
Miami Special	86	6		rock-step to start
Hip Bump	92	6		rock-step to start
Hip Bump	98	6		rock step start
Change of Places Left to Right	104	6	*	rock-step to start
Chugging	110	8		rock step start
American Spin	118	4		no rock step start
Toe-Heel Swivel	122	16		start rock step
Break	138	2
Fallaway Throwaway	140	4
Chicken Walks	144	4	*	Two slow
Chicken Walks	148	4		Four quick
	152		*

Gabija's Routine

Kick Ball Change people
Kick Ball Change partner
Rock step people
Kick Ball Change people
Chassé to L partner
Rock step personal
Kick Ball Change people
Chassé to R partner
Rock step partner
Overturned Fallaway Throwaway partner then people
Kick Ball Change partner
American Spin ?
Whip partner
Change of Place L to R people
Stop and Go people
Stop and Go partner
Link partner
Promenade Walks to L partner people personal
Kick Ball Change partner
Fallaway Throwaway people
Chugging partner people partner__people
American Spin ?

Rumba

Samba

Paso Doble

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Attack	0	2	*	moving DW facing LOD
	2		*	something else

Rock and Roll

Rules

Is considered as acrobatics, any figure without contact with the floor requiring the assistance or the permanent support or not of one of the two partners. Even if it is not listed in the acrobatics catalogues.

Acrobatics begins when one of the two partners is no longer in contact with the ground and ends when the same partner regains contact with the ground.

Non-Acrobatic

Craig's Class Routine

Figure Name	Start Beat	Number of Beats	Phrase?	Notes
Basic with Kicks	0	8	*	4 kicks, no ball-changes
Fallaway Throwaway	8	8	*	4 kicks
Change of Place L to R	16	8	*	4 kicks, turn follower under arm and lead turn under arm
Change of Hands Behind Back	24	8	*	4 kicks
Change of Hands Behind Back	32	8	*	4 kicks, reach over and follow trail R arm around lead waist to resume R to R hand hold
American Spin	40	6	*	rock step to start then basics
Right Arm Turn	46	6	*	rock step to start, turn follow under R arm towards lead
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Acrobatic

Our Routine

Figure Description	Count
Start on phrase with Crucifix	up 1 2 3 4
Stay up	5 6 7 8
Rotate anticlockwise	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Lower down	1 2 3 4
Push apart on 7-8 arms up	5 6 7 8
Kick opposite foot (lead R)	1-2
Kick other foot (lead L)	3-4
Kick first foot again (front side behind side-side)	5-6 7-a-8
Kick ball-change x4 (follow spins towards)	1-a-2 3-a-4 5-a-6 7-a-8
Push apart	1 2
Follow jumps onto lead stomach for swing boat	3 4
Swing up	5 6 7 8
Hold!	1 2 3 4 5 6?
Swing down	7 8
Place follow in front of lead	1 2
Pause if needed to wait for phrase	3 4
Tap-kicks going backwards (lead standing leg L follow opposite)	5-6 7-8
Hop step-step (lead hop back R then back L then forward R)	1 2 3
Kick (lead kick L land on L foot begin to turn L)	4
Tap-kicks going backwards (lead standing leg L, pass follow and turn)	5-6 7-8
Hop step-step as before	1 2 3
Prepare for handstand	4
Handstand lift (follow does handstand towards lead who reaches between legs)	5 6 7 8?
Rock step	1 2
American spin	3 4 5 6
Rock step	7 8
Follow L turn, R to R hand hold	1 2 3 4
Rock step	5 6
Lead turn to L follow turn to L end side by side	7 8 1 2
Rock step	3 4
Kick ball-change kick ball-chance	5-a-6 7-a-8
Rock step	1 2
Step, allow follow to push off L hand to turn to R	3 4
Step while follow makes R turn	5 6
Rock step	7 8
Turn both arms, both follow and lead turn (lead L follow R)	1 2
Turn follow again to R letting go of arms	3 4
Lead arms under follow armpits for drop	5 6 7 8
Spin follow out to R (side by side)	1 2 3 4
Spin follow back in	5 6 7 8
Spin follow out to R again	1 2 3 4
Enter carriage lift	5 6 7 8
Round the World	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Do something to get back on phrase (kick kick kick ball-change?)	1 2 3 4 5 6
Push apart on 7-8 arms up	7 8

18 counts of 8 (36 counts of 4) (144 beats)
Music is 176 - 208 bpm
Introduction is 24 beats
Main section is 120 beats
24 + 120 + 120 = 248 (1m20 - 1m40)

This page was updated at 2019-10-29 Tue 10:08 to add a new Cha-Cha, Tango and Foxtrot routine, along with changes to Waltz, Jive and Cha-Cha. This page was updated at 2020-01-16 Thu 12:58 to add an acrobatic Rock and Roll routine.