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Contents

  1. 1 Foxtrot Newcomer Class Routine #1
  2. 2 Foxtrot Newcomer Class Routine #2
  3. 3 Foxtrot Bronze Class Routine #1
  4. 4 Foxtrot Bronze Choreography (All Figures #1 - 4 sides)
  5. 5 Foxtrot Bronze Choreography (All Figures #2 - 2 sides)
  6. 6 Foxtrot Silver Routine
  7. 7 Foxtrot Gold Routine
  8. 8 Videos

Foxtrot Newcomer Class Routine #1

Start Man FDC.
    Preparation (1234 5678) 
  1. Feather Step  (SQQ)  
  2. Reverse Turn  (SQQ SQQ)  
  3. Three Step  (SQQ)  
  4. Natural Turn  (SQQ SSS)  

Foxtrot Newcomer Class Routine #2

Start Man FDC.
    Preparation (1234 5678)
  1. Feather Step   (SQQ)
  2. Reverse Turn   (SQQ SQQ)
  3. Three Step   (SQQ)
  4. 1-3 Natural Turn   (SQQ)
  5. Closed Impetus and Feather Finish   (SQQ SQQ)
  6. Reverse Turn   (SQQ SQQ)
  7. Three Step   (SQQ)
  8. Natural Turn  (SQQ SSS)
CONTINUE WITH #1 

Foxtrot Bronze Class Routine #1

  1. Preparation (SQQ) starting DC, long side
  2. Reverse Turn   (SQQ SQQ)
  3. Three Step   (SQQ)
  4. Natural Weave   (SQQ QQQQ)
  5. Change Of Direction   (SSS)
  6. Feather Step   (SQQ)
  7. Reverse Turn   (SQQ S) Man back check on step 4
  8. Basic Weave   (QQ QQ QQ) turning corner
  9. Three Step   (SQQ)
  10. Natural Turn   (SQQ)
  11. Closed Impetus and Feather Finish   (SQQ SQQ) ending DC new LOD
CONTINUE WITH #2

Foxtrot Bronze Choreography (All Figures #1 - 4 sides)


Start long side: FDC, routine covers 2 long walls and 2 short walls.

Preparation step LF side (1234), RF side (56) LF fwd (78)
  1. Feather Step  (SQQ)
  2. Reverse Turn  (SQQ SQQ)
  3. Three Step  (SQQ)
  4. Natural Turn  (SQQ)
  5. Closed Impetus and Feather Finish  (SQQ SQQ) At corner, ending DW of new LOD
  6. Reverse Turn  (SQQ SQQ) (optional, if short wall is very short)
  7. Reverse Turn  (SQQ S) checked, at corner
  8. Basic Weave  (QQ QQ QQ)
  9. Three Step  (SQQ)
  10. Natural Weave  (S QQ QQ QQ)
  11. Change Of Direction  (SSS) at corner, ending DC of new LOD
  12. Feather Step  (SQQ)
  13. Reverse Turn  (SQQ SQQ)
  14. Change Of Direction  (SSS) at corner, ending DC of new LOD
Repeat from #1

Foxtrot Bronze Choreography (All Figures #2 - 2 sides)


Start Man FDC. Preparation step LF side (1234), RF side (56) LF fwd (78)
  1. Feather Finish  (SQQ)
  2. Reverse Turn  (SQQ SQQ)
  3. Three Step  (SQQ)
  4. Natural Weave  (S QQ QQ QQ)
  5. Reverse Turn  (SQQ S) Man back check on step 4
  6. Basic Weave  (QQ QQ QQ) corner
  7. Three Step  (SQQ)
  8. Natural Turn  (SQQ)
  9. Closed Impetus and Feather Finish  (SQQ SQQ) corner
  10. Change Of Direction  (SSS)
Repeat from #1

Foxtrot Silver Routine


Start with one hand hold, Man BDC or BLOD, stand at the beginning of short side.

Preparation: 1 step preparation: Man LF fwd, Lady RF back, head shape to R.
  1. Feather Finish  (SQQ): Man: RF back. ending Man FDW.
  2. Three Step  (SQQ)
  3. Hover Cross  (SQQQQQQ) at corner
  4. Open Telemark and Feather Ending  (SQQSQQ)
  5. Hover Telemark to PP   (SQQ)
  6. Natural Weave  (SQQ QQ QQ) overturned
  7. Reverse Turn  (SQQ SQQ) - not a follow?
  8. Top Spin  (QQQQ) ending DW new LOD
  9. Reverse Wave  (SQQ SQQ)
  10. Open Impetus  (SQQ) facing DC new LOD
  11. Weave from PP  (SQQ QQ QQ)
  12. Three Step  (SQQ)
  13. Natural Telemark  (SQQQQ)
  14. Foxtrot Open Telemark, Natural Turn to Outside Swivel and Feather Ending (SQQSQQS) finish in PP in the corner
  15. Weave from PP  (SQQ QQ QQ)
Repeat from Three Step again.

Foxtrot Gold Routine


Start on short side, Man FDC
  1. Prep (5678)  ---------- start short wall 
  2. Feather Step  (SQQ)
  3. Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending  (QQQQ QQQQ)
  4. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot  (QQQQ)
  5. Change Of Direction  (SS)  (corner)
  6. Curved Feather to Back Feather, Feather Finish  (QQ SQQ SQQ) ---------- start long wall 
  7. Basic Weave  (QQ QQ QQ)
  8. Hover Feather  (QQ)
  9. Three Step  (SQQ)
  10. Curved Feather  (SQQ)
  11. Open Impetus  (SQQ)  (corner)
  12. Natural Zig-Zag from PP  (SQQQQ)  ---------- start short wall 
  13. Hover Feather  (QQ)
  14. Open Telemark, Passing Natural, Outside Swivel  (SQQ SQQ S) corner
  15. Curved Feather to Back Feather, Feather Finish  (SQQSQQ SQQ)  ---------- start long wall 
  16. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot  (QQQQ)
  17. Basic Weave  (QQ QQ QQ)
  18. Hover Feather  (QQ)
  19. Reverse Wave  (SQQ SQQ)  corner
  20. Closed Impetus and Feather Finish  (SQQ SQQ)  ---------- start short wall 
  21. Three Step  (SQQ)
  22. Natural Twist Turn with Natural Weave Ending  (SQ&QS QQQQQQ) 
  23. Basic Weave  (QQ QQ QQ) ---------- start long wall 
  24. Three Step  (SQQ)
  25. Curved Feather  (SQQ)
  26. Open Impetus with Feather Finish  (SQQ SQQ)  (corner)
  27. Repeat from Bounce Fallaway ---------- start short wall

Videos