Balboa Park Dancer's Advanced Dance Class: Bolero Syllabus for August 2010 as choreographed and taught by Scott Dodson:

Basic Step
Basic with 180 degree turn (x's 2)

Cross Over Breaks, x's 3
Ladies Right Underarm Turn (Alemana) to 2-Hand Hold

2 Hand Opposition Break (man lunges, woman sits), x's 2
Spiral and Walk to Aida
Solo Free Turns to handshake hold

check to left side pass with syncopated underarm right turn to shadow (woman on man's left) (aka Half Moon) x's 3
shadow check (after changing hand hold) to Alemana and pick up for swivels (man's right hand on top of woman's left shoulder)

opposition break (S)
Inside Swivels, x's 3(SSS)
3-step walk (right side pass) to syncopated Ronde (QQS)
stepstepstep (Q&Q) to one more inside swivel (S)

inside (left) underarm turn to free spin right
around the world

cucaracha (QQSS)
Natural Pivots (SS)

Open Out to Cross Over Break with rocking motion to 2-hand hold; change direction to chair break

Bolero Hip Lift

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