ISTD International Style Syllabus

 

International Standard

Waltz

Bronze:

  1. Closed Changes
  2. Natural Turn
  3. Reverse Turn
  4. Natural Spin Turn
  5. Whisk
  6. Chasse from P.P.
  7. Closed Impetus
  8. Hesitation Change
  9. Outside Change
  10. Reverse Corte
  11. Back Whisk
  12. Basic Weave
  13. Double Reverse Spin
  14. Reverse Pivot
  15. Backward Lock
  16. Progressive Chasse to R

Silver:

  1. Weave from P.P.
  2. Closed Telemark
  3. Open Telemark and Cross Hesitation
  4. Open Telemark and Wing
  5. Open Impetus and Cross Hesitation
  6. Open Impetus and Wing
  7. Outside Spin
  8. Turning Lock

Gold:

  1. Left Whisk
  2. Contra Check
  3. Closed Wing
  4. Turning Lock to R
  5. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  6. Hover Corte

Foxtrot

Bronze:

  1. Feather
  2. Three Step
  3. Natural Turn
  4. Reverse Turn (incorporating Feather Finish)
  5. Closed Impetus
  6. Natural Weave
  7. Change of Direction
  8. Basic Weave

Silver:

  1. Closed Telemark
  2. Open Telemark and Feather Ending
  3. Top Spin
  4. Hover Feather
  5. Hover Telemark
  6. Hover Cross
  7. Open Telemark, Natural Turn, Outside Swivel and Feather Ending
  8. Open Impetus
  9. Weave from P.P.
  10. Reverse Weave

Gold:

  1. Natural Twist Turn
  2. Curved Feather to Back Feather
  3. Natural Zig-Zag from P.P.
  4. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  5. Natural Hover Telemark
  6. Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending

Quickstep

Bronze:

  1. Quarter Turn to R
  2. Natural Turn
  3. Natural Turn with Hesitation
  4. Natural Pivot Turn
  5. Natural Spin Turn
  6. Progressive Chasse
  7. Chasse Reverse Turn
  8. Forward Lock
  9. Closed Impetus
  10. Backward Lock
  11. Reverse Pivot
  12. Progressive Chasse to R
  13. Tipple Chasse to R
  14. Running Finish
  15. Natural Turn and Backward Lock
  16. Double Reverse Spin

Silver:

  1. Quick Open Reverse
  2. Fishtail
  3. Runing Right Turn
  4. Four Quick Run
  5. V6
  6. Closed Telemark

Gold:

  1. Cross Swivel
  2. Six Quick Run
  3. Rumba Cross
  4. Tipsy to R. and L.
  5. Hover Corte

Tango

Bronze:

  1. Walk
  2. Progressive Side Step
  3. Progressive Link
  4. Closed Promenade
  5. Rock Turn
  6. Open Reverse Turn, Partner Outside, with Open or Closed Finish
  7. Back Corte
  8. Open Reverse Turn, Partner in line, with Closed Finish
  9. Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn
  10. Open Promenade
  11. L.F. and R.F. Rocks
  12. Natural Twist Turn
  13. Natural Promenade Turn

Silver:

  1. Promenade Link
  2. Four Step
  3. Back Open Promenade
  4. Outside Swivels
  5. Fallaway Promenade
  6. Four Step Change
  7. Brush Tap

Gold:

  1. Fallaway Four Step
  2. Oversway
  3. Basic Reverse Turn
  4. The Chase
  5. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  6. Five Step
  7. Contra Check

Vienese Waltz

Bronze:

  1. Natural Turn
  2. Reverse Turn
  3. Closed Changes Forward

Silver:

  1. Closed Changes Backward

Gold:

  1. Reverse Fleckerl
  2. Natural Fleckerl
  3. Contra Check

 

 

International Latin

Rumba

Bronze:

  1. Basic Movement
  2. Fan
  3. Alemana
  4. Hockey Stick
  5. Progressive Walks Forward and Backward
  6. Natural Top
  7. Natural Opening Out Movement
  8. Side Step
  9. Closed Hip Twist
  10. Cucarachas
  11. Hand to Hand
  12. Spot Turns

Silver:

  1. Reverse Top
  2. Opening Out from Reverse Top
  3. Aida
  4. Spiral
  5. Open Hip Twist

Gold:

  1. Alternative Basic Movement
  2. Kiki Walks
  3. Sliding Doors
  4. Fencing
  5. Rope Spinning
  6. Three Threes
  7. Advanced Hip Twists

Samba

Bronze:

  1. Basic Movements (Natural, Reverse and Alternative)
  2. Progressive Basic Movement
  3. Outside Basic Movement
  4. Whisks to R. and L.
  5. Samba Walks in P.P.
  6. Travelling Bota Fogos
  7. Bota Fogos to P.P. and C.P.P.
  8. Reverse Turn
  9. Corta Jaca

Silver:

  1. Closed Rocks
  2. Side Samba Walks
  3. Volta Movements. Criss-Cross, Maypole, Solo Spot Volta
  4. Shadow Bota Fogos
  5. Argentine Crosses

Gold:

  1. Stationary Samba Walks
  2. Open Rocks
  3. Back Rocks
  4. Plait
  5. Foot Changes
  6. Contra Bota Fogos
  7. Rolling Off the Arms
  8. Natural Roll
  9. Volta Movements (Closed Volta, Travelling and Circular Voltas in R Shadow Position, Roundabout)

Cha Cha

Bronze:

  1. Basic Movement
  2. Fan
  3. Alemana
  4. Hockey Stick
  5. Three Cha Cha Chas
  6. Natural Top
  7. Natural Opening Out Movement
  8. Closed Hip Twist
  9. Hand to Hand
  10. Spot Turns
  11. Time Steps
  12. New York

Silver:

  1. Shoulder to Shoulder
  2. Reverse Top
  3. Opening Out from Reverse Step
  4. Aida
  5. Spiral
  6. Open Hip Twist

Gold:

  1. Rope Spinning
  2. Advanced Hip Twists
  3. Cross Basic
  4. Cuban Breaks
  5. Turkish Towel
  6. Sweetheart
  7. Follow My Leader

Paso Doble

Bronze:

  1. Sur Place
  2. Basic Movement
  3. Appel
  4. Chasses to R. and L.
  5. Promenade Link
  6. Deplacement
  7. Separation
  8. Fallaway Ending to Separation
  9. The Huit (Cape)
  10. Sixteen

Silver:

  1. Promenades
  2. Grand Circle (Advanced Ending to Promenades)
  3. Open Telemark
  4. Ecart (Fallaway Link)
  5. La Passe

Gold:

  1. Fallaway Reverse
  2. Synchopated Separation
  3. Banderillas
  4. The Twists
  5. Coup de Pique
  6. Left Foot Variation
  7. Fregolina (Incorporating the Farol)
  8. The Chasse Cape
  9. Travelling Spins from P.P.
  10. Travelling Spins from C.P.P.

Jive

Bronze:

  1. Fallaway Rock
  2. Fallaway Throwaway
  3. Link Rock and Link
  4. Change of Places R. to L.
  5. Change of Places L. to R.
  6. Change of Hands Behind Back
  7. American Spin
  8. The Walks
  9. The Whip

Silver:

  1. Whip Throwaway
  2. Stop and Go
  3. Windmill
  4. Spanish Arms
  5. Rolling Off the Arm

Gold:

  1. Simple Spin
  2. Chicken Walks
  3. Curly Whip
  4. Toe Hip Swivels
  5. Flicks into Break

 

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