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A |
Technique |
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The latest edition of the following technique books are the base for restricted syllabus: |
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-Technique of Latin Dancing by Walter Laird (IDTA) |
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-Technique of Latin Dancing - SUPPLEMENT by Walter Laird (IDTA - first edition 1997) |
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-The revised Technique of Latin American Dancing (ISTD) |
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-The revised Technique by Alex Moore |
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-The Ballroom Technique by the Imperial Society (ISTD) |
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-Technique of Ballroom Dancing by Guy Howard (IDTA) |
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As a base for all Latin American Figures the technique and principles explained in Technique of Latin Dancing by Walter Laird are recommended. |
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B |
Figures |
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Any figures including notes, special notes and amalgamations are allowed except those figures listed in Section E Standard Dances. |
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C |
Alignments, Positions, Amount of Turns |
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Alignments, commencing and ending positions and amount of turns have to be danced as described in the charts or notes. It is not allowed to dance only parts of the figures unless otherwise stated in the technique book. |
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D |
Precedes and Follows |
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As precedes and follows any connections are allowed, as long as they follow the above mentioned rules (alignment, amount of turn, commencing and ending positions). |
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E |
Standard Dances |
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Waltz |
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All the specified figures |
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including: |
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-Open Natural Turn from PP (as an independent figure) |
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except: |
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-Contra Check |
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-Left Whisk |
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Tango |
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All the specified figures |
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except: |
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-Oversway |
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-Contra Check |
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Quickstep |
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Including: |
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-Open Natural Turn from PP (as an independent figure) |
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-Running finish may be ended in PP |
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Viennese Waltz |
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Specified figures: |
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-Natural Turn |
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-Reverse Turn |
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-Change from Natural to Reverse Turn forward or backward |
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-Change from Reverse to Natural Turn forward or backward |
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F |
Latin American Dances |
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Holds |
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Permissible holds are as described in the technique books. |
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Free arms should be used naturally. |
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The duration of figures which are allowed to be danced without hold can be four bars in Cha-Cha-Cha and four bars in Samba, not counting the foot changes. |
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Guapacha timing in Cha-Cha-Cha |
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Syllabus figures that lend themselves to the use of Guapacha timing are: |
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-Close and Closed Basic |
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-Cross Basic |
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-Time step |
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-Check from Open CPP and Open PP |
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-Turkish Towel |
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-Fan |