Roanoke Valley USABDA

"Roanoke Valley Chapter "

USA Dance

Roanoke, Virginia

USA Dance Library

The chapter collection of dance music and video dance lessons is available to members only for 2-week checkouts.

Dance Music

A $10 refundable deposit for CD's is required for a two week rental for each CD.

Title Dances Artist

1 Gold Standard 2 Q,W,F,T Ross Mitchell

2 Gold Latin 2 C,Sa,R Ross Mitchell

3 Music of the Heart Mg,Sa,C Sound Track for the Movie

4 Slow Waltz Collection W Klaus Hallen

5 Standard W,T,V,F,Q Wayne & Marie Crowder

6 The Kings of Swing Sw,J Various

7 The Werner Tauber Modern Collection W,T,F,Q Various

8 Hot Latin & Swing Sw,M,H Various

9 Christina Aguilera C,B Christina Aguilera

10 Strictly Slow Waltz W New 101 Strings Orchestra

11 The Best of Ballroom Music Part 3 W,T,V,W,F,Q Casa Musica

12 Sound Loaded Sw,Sa,R,C Ricky Martin

13 25 Top Waltzes W Various

14 Tito Puente C,M,R,B Tito Puente & His Orchestra

15 Orquesta Guayacan M Orquesta Guayacan

16 JLO Sa,C,M Jennifer Lopez

17 Steve Vecchi F Steve Vecchi

Key: B = Bolero, C = Cha-Cha, F = Foxtrot, H = Hustle, J = Jive,
M = Mambo, Mg = Merengue, Q = Quick Step, R = Rumba,

Sa = Samba, Sw = Swing, T = Tango, V = V. Waltz, W = Waltz

Dance Video List

The chapter collection of dance videos is available to members only for a $2 charge and a $10 refundable deposit.

Title

Steps/Contents

1

American Rumba - Beginner

Box step, Underarm right turn, 5^th position break, Cuban walks, Open Cuban walks

2

Tango – Beginner

tbd

3

International Rumba - Beginner

instructors - Corky and Shirley Ballas

Body, feet and arm positions, Basic, Fan, Alemana, Hockey stick, Forward and backward walks

4

American Cha Cha - Bronze level (beginning-intermediate)

instructor - Ron Montez

Basic in place, Side basic, Progressive basic, Outside partner, Crossover break, Demo

Crossbody lead, Open break underarm turn

Chase turn, Shoulder check, Shadow positions, Demo

Butterfly, Alternating underarm turns, Crossbody pull back, Three cha chas, Crossover flick to side break, Demo

5

East Coast Swing - Bronze level (beginning to intermediate)

instructor - Ron Montez

Basic, Basic turning to the right, Basic turning to the left, Throwout, Underarm turn, Demo

Underarm release from basic, Tuck-ins: a) handshake b) right to left c) double hand, Alternating underarm turns, Shoulder check, Cradle, Demo

Cradle to hammerlock, Sugar push throw out, Double face loop, Opposition break and roll out, Whirlpool, Demo

6

American Waltz - Bronze level (beginning to intermediate)

instructors- Jim and Jenell Maranto

Introduction: posture, poise, movement and dance hold.

Syllabus figures: Box with underarm turn, Balance steps - forward, back, & side, Simple twinkle, Progressive, Quarter turning box - left and right, Demo

Two way underarm turn, Face to face, back to back, 3/8 turn combination, Progressive twinkles, Turn combo with underarm turns, Demo

Turning twinkles, Grapevine, Promenade chasse’, Fallaway and rock, Twinkle and weave, Demo

7

Foxtrot – Beginner/Intermediate

Basic step, Promenade walk, Left turn, Swing step, Grapevine, Step combinations

8

Argentine Tango - Beginner/Intermediate

Common basic, El Ocho, Rock Con Giro (rock turn) , Passos Con Las Cruces (passes with crosses) , Break and Fall Away, Boleo, El Gancho, Los Abanicos (the fan) , Las Patadas (the kicks) , La Crusada Sorpresa (the surprise check) , La Amorada, El Gaucho, The Seperation, La Cobra, Los Pivotes (the pivots)

9

Bolero – Intermediate

(instructor - Ron Montez)

Check and circular walks, Romantic sways, Checked underarm pass, Spot turn combinationcHip twist and spin, Spanish arms, Cradle corkscrew, Syncopated walk and ronde’, Right side pass, side by side rock, Oversway, lunge and rock

10

Ballroom Dance – International Championships

Latin demos, Latin finals, Latin demos, Ensemble dance medley, Modern demos, Modern finals, Modern demos, Ensemble dance medley

11
International Bronze Tango by Victor Veyrasset & Heather Smith

International Bronze Tango

12 International Bronze Foxtrot by Victor Veyrasset & Heather Smith

International Bronze Foxtrot

13 International Beginning Level Cha Cha by Corky & Shirley Ballas.

International Beginning Level Cha Cha

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	Title	Dances	Artist
1	Gold Standard 2	Q,W,F,T	Ross Mitchell
2	Gold Latin 2	C,Sa,R	Ross Mitchell
3	Music of the Heart	Mg,Sa,C	Sound Track for the Movie
4	Slow Waltz Collection	W	Klaus Hallen
5	Standard	W,T,V,F,Q	Wayne & Marie Crowder
6	The Kings of Swing	Sw,J	Various
7	The Werner Tauber Modern Collection	W,T,F,Q	Various
8	Hot Latin & Swing	Sw,M,H	Various
9	Christina Aguilera	C,B	Christina Aguilera
10	Strictly Slow Waltz	W	New 101 Strings Orchestra
11	The Best of Ballroom Music Part 3	W,T,V,W,F,Q	Casa Musica
12	Sound Loaded	Sw,Sa,R,C	Ricky Martin
13	25 Top Waltzes	W	Various
14	Tito Puente	C,M,R,B	Tito Puente & His Orchestra
15	Orquesta Guayacan	M	Orquesta Guayacan
16	JLO	Sa,C,M	Jennifer Lopez
17	Steve Vecchi	F	Steve Vecchi
Key: B = Bolero, C = Cha-Cha, F = Foxtrot, H = Hustle, J = Jive, M = Mambo, Mg = Merengue, Q = Quick Step, R = Rumba, Sa = Samba, Sw = Swing, T = Tango, V = V. Waltz, W = Waltz

	Title	Steps/Contents
1	American Rumba - Beginner	Box step, Underarm right turn, 5^th position break, Cuban walks, Open Cuban walks
2	Tango – Beginner	tbd
3	International Rumba - Beginner instructors - Corky and Shirley Ballas	Body, feet and arm positions, Basic, Fan, Alemana, Hockey stick, Forward and backward walks
4	American Cha Cha - Bronze level (beginning-intermediate) instructor - Ron Montez	Basic in place, Side basic, Progressive basic, Outside partner, Crossover break, Demo Crossbody lead, Open break underarm turn Chase turn, Shoulder check, Shadow positions, Demo Butterfly, Alternating underarm turns, Crossbody pull back, Three cha chas, Crossover flick to side break, Demo
5	East Coast Swing - Bronze level (beginning to intermediate) instructor - Ron Montez	Basic, Basic turning to the right, Basic turning to the left, Throwout, Underarm turn, Demo Underarm release from basic, Tuck-ins: a) handshake b) right to left c) double hand, Alternating underarm turns, Shoulder check, Cradle, Demo Cradle to hammerlock, Sugar push throw out, Double face loop, Opposition break and roll out, Whirlpool, Demo
6	American Waltz - Bronze level (beginning to intermediate) instructors- Jim and Jenell Maranto	Introduction: posture, poise, movement and dance hold. Syllabus figures: Box with underarm turn, Balance steps - forward, back, & side, Simple twinkle, Progressive, Quarter turning box - left and right, Demo Two way underarm turn, Face to face, back to back, 3/8 turn combination, Progressive twinkles, Turn combo with underarm turns, Demo Turning twinkles, Grapevine, Promenade chasse’, Fallaway and rock, Twinkle and weave, Demo
7	Foxtrot – Beginner/Intermediate	Basic step, Promenade walk, Left turn, Swing step, Grapevine, Step combinations
8	Argentine Tango - Beginner/Intermediate	Common basic, El Ocho, Rock Con Giro (rock turn) , Passos Con Las Cruces (passes with crosses) , Break and Fall Away, Boleo, El Gancho, Los Abanicos (the fan) , Las Patadas (the kicks) , La Crusada Sorpresa (the surprise check) , La Amorada, El Gaucho, The Seperation, La Cobra, Los Pivotes (the pivots)
9	Bolero – Intermediate (instructor - Ron Montez)	Check and circular walks, Romantic sways, Checked underarm pass, Spot turn combinationcHip twist and spin, Spanish arms, Cradle corkscrew, Syncopated walk and ronde’, Right side pass, side by side rock, Oversway, lunge and rock
10	Ballroom Dance – International Championships	Latin demos, Latin finals, Latin demos, Ensemble dance medley, Modern demos, Modern finals, Modern demos, Ensemble dance medley
11	International Bronze Tango by Victor Veyrasset & Heather Smith	International Bronze Tango
12	International Bronze Foxtrot by Victor Veyrasset & Heather Smith	International Bronze Foxtrot
13	International Beginning Level Cha Cha by Corky & Shirley Ballas.	International Beginning Level Cha Cha