Balboa Park Dancer's Advanced Dance Class: East Coast Swing Syllabus for September 2010 as choreographed and taught by Scott Dodson:

basic

basic to inside turn (to hand shake hold; 8 count pattern or Lindy Rhythm)

basic to free spin [aka American Spin] (maintain hand shake hold)

open break to right side pass to woman in shadow position

hitch-ball-change

chicken walk (outside swivels) x's 6

sailor shuffle x's 4

hitch-ball-change

right side pass to woman facing man

American Spin (change hands to basic hold)

basic to outside turn (with overturn to side by side, woman on man's left)

sliding doors (hitch ball change with inside foot, triple step) x' 4

underarm inside turn to hip catch

chasse right for 4 beats

kick-ball-change

inside turn to 2-hand hold (hands up - palms to palms)

rock step to basic to inside swivels (toe-heel-cross-twisttwist) x's 4

chasse left (face to face)

180 turn, chasse right, back to back

180 turn, chasse left, face to face

180 turn, chasse right, back to back

back to back and butt to butt swing, x's 4

chasse left, back to back, 180 turn to face to face and chasse right to closed dance position

rock step to promenade, kick kick
close dance position for kick kick (kick toward each other)
close dance position for kick kick (kick passed each other)

rock step to promenade
triple step triple step
swivels, x's 4
open out (triple step, triple step)

opposing spirals, x's 3

rock step to right side pass to traveling free spins (triple step, step, step; x's 4)

open break to side by side (woman on right)

traveling inside free turns, x's 4 (woman turns or both man and woman turn with triple steps)

pick up to basic

view the east coast swing lesson video

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