SC Ballroom and Latin Dance Team

Swing by if you have any questions or just to say hi! We'll see you in McCarthy Quad!

Hello dancers!

As we get closer to the start of the 2022-23 school year, we have some new opportunities coming up for you to show your support for the team and get access to exclusive events!

We have an opportunity to attend a LIVE TAPING of America's Got Talent and be a part of the LIVE AUDIENCE! Not only that, but AGT will also give a donation to our team of $20 for every person that attends!

If you're interested in getting a first look at the latest season of AGT as a part of the studio audience AND helping support USCDT, then please DM or email us at [email protected]! Your friends and family are also invited, as they do not need to be a part of the official team to attend this event.

Please note that prospective dates we can attend are 8/31, 9/7, or 9/14 (all Wednesdays) from 3 PM to 7 PM, and proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test are required. If you're interested, transportation there and back will also be arranged.

hiya friends, I found a crash course of notes I made a while back for dances in both smooth and rhythm with figure names and links to Jonathan’s website! hopefully they’ll be a good review to keep your skills polished or (if you’re like me and cannot remember) brush up on figure names 😊 it’s an incomplete list but feel free to ask about any other figures you might want help finding or you can peruse the site on your own!

Rhythm
Swing
-Righthand Underarm Turn: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=203
-Lefthand Underarm Turn: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=204
-both of these can end in open hold or closed position

-below are fun moves! not necessary, but you can choose some if you'd like
-Hammerlock: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=654
-Sweetheart: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=207
-Double Overhead Loop (good transition to opposite hand hold): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=209
-American spin: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=206

Cha-Cha
-Open Break & Righthand Underarm Turn: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=309
-Crossover Breaks Forward: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=305
-Crossover Back Breaks: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=307
-Cross-Body Lead: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=311

Smooth
Waltz
-Reverse Turns (3/8th turns video should be somewhere on this page): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=107
-Natural Turns (also 3/8th turns): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=108
-Forward Change Steps: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=109
-Backward Change Steps: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=114
-Six-Count Underarm Turns: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=115

Tango
-Basic: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=240
-Promenade with Left Swivel (this is how we're supposed to get into side by side fan): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=245
-Promenade with Right Swivel (under-rotate to turn corners): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=245

Foxtrot
-Sway Steps: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=92
-Promenade (basic to promenade video should be somewhere near): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=93
-Promenade with Righthand Underarm Turn: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=94

Learn to Dance the East Coast Swing Underarm Turn to R. with BallroomDancers.com! Underarm Turns are a staple of East Coast Swing. The basic Underarm Turn to Right is typically the first one taught to newcomers, and often paired with the Underarm Turn to Left (figure #5).

Photo by Alexey Tregubov, Mingze Sun, Jennifer Ding, Nadine Lampe and Katherine Nguyen

Photo by: Maggie Zhang and Jennifer Ding

Welcome to join us! See you at the table 94!

photographed by Jennifer and Alexey

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