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

basic - 1&2 x's 4

whisks - 1&2 x's 4

samba walk - 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8 (bota fogo on 7&8)

criss cross voltas - 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8 (change places on 5)

stationary samba breaks - 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8

may pole - 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8 (1 thru 4 woman voltas in place and turning right while man voltas counter-clockwise around her; hip catch on 4 and change directions on 5; free spin on 7&8 to shadow position - both end with weight on left foot).

samba walks - 12 3&4, 56 7&8, 12 3&4, 56 7&8 (free spin to face to face on last 7&8)

bota fogo to promenade followed by samba walk - 1&2 3&4

man across woman and woman across man - 5&6 7&8 x's 3 (pick up to closed dance position on man's 3rd time across and finish with underarm right turn on last 7&8)

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