ISTD International Latin Syllabus

Rumba 26 - 28 mpm

Pre-Bronze/ Student Teacher:
  • Basic Movement
  • Cucarachas
  • New York
  • Spot Turns Left and Right
  • Shoulder to Shoulder
  • Hand to Hand
  • Progressive Walks Forward and Backward
  • Side Step
  • Cuban Rocks
Bronze/ Associate:
  • Fan
  • Alemana
  • Hockey Stick
  • Natural Top
  • Natural Opening Out Movement
  • Closed Hip Twist
Silver/ Licentiate:
  • Reverse Top
  • Opening Out from Reverse Top
  • Aida
  • Spiral Turns: Spiral, Curl, Rope Spinning
  • Open Hip Twist
Gold/ Fellow:
  • Alternative Basic Movement
  • Kiki Walks
  • Sliding Doors
  • Fencing
  • Rope Spinning
  • Three Threes
  • Advanced Hip Twists

Samba 48 - 50 mpm

Pre-Bronze/ Student Teacher:
  • Basic Movements (Natural, Reverse and Alternative)
  • Whisks to Right and Left
  • Samba Walks in Promenade Position
  • Rhythm Bounce
  • Volta Movements
  • Traveling Bota Fogos
  • Criss Cross Bota Fogos (Shadow Bota Fogos)
Bronze/ Associate
  • Traveling Bota Fogos
  • Bota Fogos to Promenade Position and Counter Promenade Position
  • Criss Cross Volta
  • Solo Spot Volta
  • Foot Changes
  • Shadow Traveling Volta
  • Reverse Turn
  • Corta Jaca
  • Closed Rocks
Silver/ Licentiate:
  • Open Rocks
  • Back Rocks
  • Plait
  • Rolling off the Arm
  • Maypole
  • Shadow Circular Volta
  • Argentine Crosses
Gold/ Fellow:
  • Contra Bota Fogos
  • Runabout
  • Natural Roll
  • Reverse Roll
  • Promenade and Counter Promenade Runs
  • Three Step Turn
  • Samba Locks
  • Cruzados Walks and Locks

Cha Cha 30 - 32 mpm

Pre-Bronze/ Student Teacher:
  • Basic Movement
  • New York
  • Spot Turns Left and Right
  • Shoulder to Shoulder
  • Hand to Hand
  • Three Cha Chas Forward
  • Side Steps
  • There and back
  • Time Steps
  • Compact Chasse
Bronze/ Associate:
  • Fan
  • Alemana
  • Hockey Stick
  • Natural Top
  • Natural Opening Out Movement
  • Closed Hip Twist
Silver/ Licentiate:
  • Reverse Top
  • Opening Out from Reverse Step
  • Aida
  • Spiral Turns
  • Open Hip Twist
  • Cross Basic
  • Cuban Breaks
  • Chase
  • Chasses - Rhonde, Twist, Slip
Gold/ Fellow:
  • Advanced Hip Twists
  • Hip Twist Spiral
  • Turkish Towel
  • Sweetheart
  • Follow My Leader
  • Foot Changes
  • Runaway Chasse

Paso Doble 58 - 62 mpm

Pre-Bronze/ Student Teacher:
  • Sur Place
  • Basic Movement
  • Appel
  • Chasses to Right and Left
  • Drag
  • Promenade Link
  • Deplacement
  • Ecart
  • Separation
  • Separation with Lady's Caping Walk
Bronze/ Associate:
  • Fallaway Ending to Separation
  • The Huit (Cape)
  • Sixteen
  • Promenade and Counter Promenade
  • Promenades and Grand Circle
  • Open Telemark
Silver/ Licentiate:
  • Banderillas
  • Twist Turn
  • Fallaway Reverse Turn
  • Coup de Pique
  • Left Foot Variation
  • Spanish Lines
  • La Passe
  • Flamenco Taps
Gold/ Fellow:
  • Synchopated Separation
  • The Twists
  • Fregolina (Incorporating the Farol)
  • The Chasse Cape
  • Travelling Spins from Promenade Position
  • Travelling Spins from Counnter Promenade Position

Jive 42 - 48 mpm

Pre-Bronze/ Student Teacher:
  • Basic in Place
  • Fallaway Rock
  • Fallaway Throwaway
  • the Link: Flick, Ball Change or Hesitation Ball Change
  • Change of Places Right to Left
  • Change of Places Left to Right
  • Change of Hands Behind the Back
  • Hip Bump (Left Shoulder Shove)
Bronze/ Associate:
  • American Spin
  • The Walks
  • Stop and Go
  • Mooch
  • Whip
  • The Whip
Silver/ Licentiate:
  • Reverse Whip
  • Windmill
  • Spanish Arms
  • Rolling Off the Arm
  • Simple Spin
  • Miami Special
  • Overturned Fallaway Throwaway
Gold/ Fellow:
  • Chicken Walks
  • Curly Whip
  • Shoulder Spin
  • Toe Hip Swivels
  • Stalking Walks, Flicks into Break
  • Chugging
  • Catapult
  • Overturned Change of Places Left to Right

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