BRONZE standards are designed;

• To teach proper body alignment and balance

• To teach weight movement from foot to foot consistently through the dancing of foundation patterns

• To teach the fundamental basic movements of each dance

• To unify the body and teach core strength

• To introduce transitions of frame at fundamental levels

 

SILVER standards develop your dancing;

• To introduce complex body positions

• To advance the use of swing and shape

• To develop the ability to dance complex rhythms and syncopations

• To increase the ability to turn and spin

• To introduce body isolations while in movement without disturbing core strength

• To introduce transitions of more complex frames

 

GOLD levels consolidate and enhance your ability;

• To learn to change inside and outside of curve with greater frequency and rapidity

• To incorporate line figures and more complex rhythms into the dance

• To change direction with speed by increasing an understanding of body weight

• To use more extreme body positions to create greater risk in the dance

• To learn to move the whole body through isolations to create greater speed and strength

• To increase understanding of complex frame and body position transitions

 

OPEN categories allow you;

• To encourage flexibility with timing and patterns

• To explore new movement and shapes

• To freely express emotion through dance

• To ‘break’ the rules!