Balboa Park Dancers advanced dance lesson - bolero, August 2011 - Taught by Scott Dodson and performed by Jack and Tammy (syllabus).

Also see, the advanced August quickstep lesson

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Bolero syllabus for August 2011:

  • Basic
  • Cross Over Break to Under Arm Turn (Alemana) - QQS QQS
  • Double Hand Hold Sit Line - QQS
  • Spiral to Aida - QQS QQS
  • Side Cross, Free Spot Turns (Handshake Hold End) - QQS
  • Open break to side by side shadow position (2-hand hold; foot change for man; i.e. both partners on right foot)
  • Shadow sit break to face to face (maintain 2-hand hold, left over right)
  • Opposition break - man breaks in front of woman with side pass maintaining 2-hand hold) - &QQS (note that man rotates 90 degrees to woman on the &)
  • Opposition Break - another side pass to right
  • Ronde - QQS
  • Free spin to left - QQS (pick up woman with my right hand on her left bicep)
  • Swivels with Ronde (2 sets) - QQS Q&Q&S
  • Free spin to side by side - Q&QS
  • Grapevine to a Line - QQQQQQ (end with man directly behind woman, with man collecting her forearms)
  • forearms in - forearms out - SSSS
  • Lady Swivels - SSSS
  • Free Spin to Layout - QQS SS SS
  • Walk away - SS QQS QQS (spiral on 2nd S, face man on last S)
  • free spin forward to closed dance position (man's right hand on her bicep)
  • spirals - SS QQQQ (shape on first two slow spirals)
  • left turn to back to back (with 2-hand, palm to palm touch hold)- QQS
  • shift to side by side (but still back to back) - QQS (hold the QQ)
  • crossing back to back check breaks - QQS QQS QQS QQS
  • free spin to hand shake hold
  • syncopated quick side passes with under arm left turns - QQS& QQS&
  • full moon - QQS QQS
  • pick up for sways - QQS QQS
  • around the world - SSS
  • basic - SQQS

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