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American Style Bronze Syllabus Steps
Bronze Waltz
1A. Box Step (Straight)
1B. Box with Underarm Turn
2. Progressive
3A. Left Turning Box
3B. Right Turning Box
4A. Balance Steps: Forward, Back, Side to Side
4B. Balance and Box
5. Simple Twinkle
6. Two-Way Underarm Turn
7. Face to Face - Back to Back
8. Reverse Turn
9. Natural Turn
10. Progressive Twinkles
11. Turning Twinkles
12. Grapevine
13. Promenade Chassé
Bronze Foxtrot
1. Basic
2. Promenade
3A. Rock Turn to Left (Left Rock Turn)
3B. Rock Turn to Right (Right Rock Turn)
4. Sway Step
5A. Promenade Underarm Turn
5B. Sway Underarm Turn
6A. Zig Zag in Line
6B. Zig Zag Outside Partner
7. Box Step
8. Twinkle
11. Turning Twinkles to Outside Partner
12. Grapevine
13. Promenade Twist
14. Promenade Pivot
15B. Running Steps in Box Rhythm
Bronze Tango
1A. Basic Straight
1B. Curving Basic
2A. Promenade Turning Left
2B. Promenade Turning Right
3A. Single Corté
3B. Double Corté
4. Progressive Rocks
5A. Open Fan
5B. Open Fan with Underarm Turn
6. Running Steps
8A. Reverse Turn
8B. Reverse Turn with Outside Swivel
9. Right Side Fans
10. Contra Rocks
11. Continuous Left Rock Turn
12. Twist Turn to the Right
13. Check and Corté
14. Promenade Pivot
15. Oversway
Bronze Viennese Waltz
1. Balance Steps: Forward, Back, Side to Side
2A. Fifth Position Breaks
2B. Fifth Position Breaks with Underarm Turn
3. Reverse Turn
4. Closed Twinkle
5A. Crossbody Lead
5B. Crossbody Lead with Underarm Turn
Demonstration - Figures 1-5
6. Hand to Hand
7A. Forward Progressive Changes
7B. Backward Progressive Changes
8. Right Turn
Bronze Cha Cha
1. Basic in Place
2. Side Basic
3. Progressive Basic
4. Outside Partner
5. Crossover Break
6. Cross Body Lead
7. Open Break Underarm Turn
8. Chase Turn
9. Shoulder Check
10. Shadow Positions
11. Butterfly
13. Cross Body Pull Back
12. Alternating Underarm Turns
14. Three Cha Chas
Bronze Rumba
1. Side Basic
2. Fifth Position
3. Box Step
4. Crossbody Lead
5. Outside Partner
6. Slow Underarm Turn
7. Open Break Underarm Turn
8. Crossover Break
9. Crossover & Side Rocks
10. Open Rumba Walks
11. Shoulder Check
12. Cradle Circle
13. Quick Underarm Turn & Loop
14. Open Circular Walks
15. Spot Turn Combination
Bronze East Coast Swing
1. Basic
2. Basic Turning to the Right
3. Basic Turning to the Left
4. Throwout
5. Underarm Turn
6. Underarm Release from Basic
7. Tuck - Ins, A) Handshake, B) Right to Left, C) Double Hand
8. Alternating Underarm Turns
9. Shoulder Check
10. Cradle
11. Cradle to Hammerlock
12. Sugar Push Throw Out
13. Double Face Loop
14. Opposition Break & Roll Out
15. Whirlpool
Bronze Bolero
1. Basic Movement
2. Open Break and Underarm Turn
3. Underarm Pass
4. Left Side Pass
5. Crossover Break
6. Check & Circular Walks
7. Romantic Sways
8. Checked Underarm Pass
9. Spot Turn Combination
Bronze Mambo
1. Forward & Back Basic
2. Side Breaks
3. Side Breaks & Cross
4. Cross Body Lead
5. Open Break Underarm Turn
6. Crossover Break & Walk Around
7. Shoulder Check
8. Promenade Swivel & Close
9. Alternating Underarm Turns
10. Rueda Basic
11. Cross Body Lead With Inside Turn
12. Back Spot Turn
13. Mambo Twist
14. Forward Spot Turn to Surprise
15. Crossover Swivels & Pullback
Bronze Merengue
1. Merengue Basic to the Side
2. Back Rock
3. Side Breaks
4. Arm Slide
5. Back To Back
6. Swivels, Straight and Turning
7. Conga Breaks, Simple and Crossing
8. Merengue Glide
9. Forward Spot Turn
10. Back Spot Turn
11. Roll In & Out
12. Man's Circle Wrap
13. Progressive Congo (4 Directions)
14. Face Loops
15. Man's Duck Wrap
Bronze West Coast Swing
1. Under Arm Turn
2. Left Side Pass
3. Sugar Push
4. Right Side Pass
5. Tuck In From Left Side Pass
6. Tuck In From Right Side Pass
7. Half Whip Throw Out
8. Basic Whip
9. Inside Turn from Whip
10. Whip and Outside Turn
11. Whip with Check
12. Underarm Turn-Man's Loop-Right Side Pass
13. Sugar Push Point
14. Lock Whip
15. Continuous Whip
Bronze Samba
1. Basic Bounce
2. Forward & Back Basic
3. Side to Side Basic
4. Fifth Position
5. Box
6. Extended Box
7. Samba Walks
8. Forward & Back Spiral
9. Reverse Samba Walk
10. Promenade & Counter Promenade Bota Fogos
11. Opening Out Left & Right
12. Rolling Box
13. Volta to Left & Right
14. Open Break
15. Advanced Left Turn
