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Alpha

  • 3 Swingouts
  • Lindy Circle
  • Skip Up
  • Tuck Turn (6-count)
  • Inside Turn (6-count)
  • Circle w/ Stomp (6-count)
  • Jump Out (6-count)

Beta

    • Swingout
    • Outside Turn
    • Charleston Kicks Down the Line (end with double kick)
    • Rotate to Side-by-Side Charleston
    • Side-by-Side Charleston Basic
    • Send Out
    • Double Tuck Turn (45 Degrees Left of Audience)
    • Redirect with Inside Turn

Charlie

    • Circle (if in Open) or Side-by-Side Charleston Basic (if in Closed)
    • In-Out-Around Transition to Tandem Charleston Basic
    • Tandem Charleston Basic
    • Side-to-Side Charleston (Left, Right, Left)
    • Down, Heel-Click, Look
    • Tandem Basic
    • Push-out w/ Down-Up on 5/7

Delta

    • Swingout
    • Texas Tommy
    • Barrel Roll
    • Mini-Dip
    • Swingout
    • Pass Left
    • Side-by-Side Charleston Basic
    • Side-by-Side Charleston Basic w/ Outward Double-Kick on 5/7

Echo

    • Swingout, Switch to Cross-Handhold
    • J-hook to Side-by-Side (6-count)
    • Figure 8 Transition to Tandem Charleston (10 counts)
    • Switch (End w/ Leader in Front)
    • Switch (End w/ Follow in Front)
    • A-Frame Lift (Rock-step Kick Down Up Down)
    • Both Rock-step on Right, Follow Free-spin Counter-Clockwise 1.5 Turns, Catch in Cross-handhold
    • Drop: Rock-step Down Up Down.
    • [On the way up from the drop, elbow catch to start the next phrase]

Foxtrot

    • Swingout, Catch Follow's Left Hand to prepare for Basket
    • Basket (Switch to Cross-handhold at the end)
    • Yo-Yo (Charleston Footwork)
    • J-hook to Side-by-Side (6-count)
    • Start Side-by-Side Charleston, push away on 5, Cross on 6
    • Rock-Step-Kick-Cross once
    • Charleston Kicks Down the Line
    • Hand-to-Hand Charleston once, then Transition to Closed
    • Jump Turn

Golf

    • Swingout
    • Inside Turn (Starting on 5)
    • She Goes He Goes (w/ Leader Belt-turn)
    • Outside Free-Turn (Starting on 5), w/ Shoulder Catch to Double-cross Handhold
    • Left side pass/turn toward audience
    • Free-spin catch to side-by-side
    • Hip Catch
    • Dip

Hotel

    • Swingout to cross handhold
    • Rock step-kick
    • J-hook to Tandem
    • Travelling Charleston (45 degrees toward audience)
    • Travelling Charleston (back to starting point)
    • Both turn
    • Follow turn side by-side double cross handhold position (follow on left side of leader)
    • Rock step kick cross twice
    • Follow turn to end up on lead's right side

India

    • 1-3-5-7-9 (Jump)
    • Tuck turn away from audience (6-count)
    • Left side pass (6-count) to 45 degrees left of audience
    • Swivels
    • Swingout with parallel jump on 5/7
    • Rock-step Cross Jump (w/ Foot twiddle)
    • Tuck turn from open to side-by-side
    • Jump fake-out