Links To International Standard Ballroom Dance Teaching Videos

September 7, 2022

Here you can find links to the teaching videos for all the syllabus figures of the five international standard ballrom dances.  These teaching videos are professionally produced and are very useful for reviewing, practicing or creating your own choreograhy:

ISTD Syllabus

Waltz

Basic Figures - Student Teacher and Bronze
1. Closed Changes
2. Natural Turn
3. Reverse Turn
4. Natural Spin Turn
5. Whisk
6. Chassé from PP

 

Associate and Bronze
7. Closed Impetus
8. Hesitation Change
9. Outside Change
10. Reverse Corté
11. Back Whisk
12. Basic Weave
13. Double Reverse Spin
14. Reverse Pivot
15. Back Lock
16. Progressive Chassé to R

 

Standard Figures Licentiate, Diploma III and Silver
17. Weave from PP
18. Closed Telemark
19. Open Telemark and Cross Hesitation
20. Open Telemark and Wing
21. Open Impetus and Cross Hesitation
22. Open Impetus and Wing
23. Outside Spin
24. Turning Lock

 

Named Variations - Fellow, Gold and Juvenile Gold Stars
25. Left Whisk
26. Contra Check
27. Closed Wing
28. Turning Lock to R
29. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
30. Hover Corté
Gold Star (except Juvenile), Diplomas II and I All figures listed plus any suitable variations

 

Foxtrot
Basic Figures Student Teacher and Bronze
1. Feather Step
2. Three Step
3. Natural Turn
4. Reverse Turn (incorporating Feather Finish)
5. Closed Impetus and Feather Finish

 

Associate and Bronze
6. Natural Weave
7. Change of Direction
8. Basic Weave

 

Standard Figures Licentiate, Diploma III and Silver

9. Closed Telemark
10. Open Telemark and Feather Ending
11. Top Spin
12. Hover Feather
13. Hover Telemark
14. Natural Telemark
15. Hover Cross
16. Open Telemark, Natural Turn, Outside Swivel, Feather Ending
17. Open Impetus
18. Weave from PP
19. Reverse Wave

 

Named Variations Fellow, Gold and Juvenile Gold Stars
20. Natural Twist Turn
21. Curved Feather to Back Feather
22. Natural Zig-Zag from PP
23. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
24. Natural Hover Telemark
25. Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending

 

Gold Star (Except Juvenile), Diplomas II and I All Figures listed plus any suitable variations

Quickstep
Basic Figures Student Teacher and Bronze
1. Quarter Turn to R
2. Natural Turn
3. Natural Turn with Hesitation
4. Natural Pivot Turn
5. Natural Spin Turn
6. Progressive Chassé
7. Chassé Reverse Turn
8. Forward Lock

 

Associate and Bronze
9. Closed Impetus
10. Backward Lock
11. Reverse Pivot
12. Progressive Chassé to R
13. Tipple Chassé to R
14. Running Finish
15. Natural Turn and Back Lock
16. Double Reverse Spin

 

Standard Figures Licentiate, Diploma III and Silver
17. Quick Open Reverse
18. Fishtail
19. Running Right Turn
20. Four Quick Run
21. V6
22. Closed Telemark

 

Named Variations Fellow, Gold and Juvenile Gold Stars
23. Cross Swivel
24. Six Quick Run
25. Rumba Cross
26. Tipsy to R or L
27. Hover Corté
Gold Star (Except Juvenile), Diplomas II and I All Figures listed plus any suitable variations

 

Tango
Basic Figures Student Teacher and Bronze
1. Walk
2. Progressive Side Step
3. Progressive Link
4. Closed Promenade
5. Rock Turn
6. Open Reverse Turn, Partner Outside
7. Back Corté

 

Associate and Bronze
8. Open Reverse Turn, Partner in Line
9. Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn
10. Open Promenade
11. LF and RF Rocks
12. Natural Twist Turn
13. Natural Promenade Turn

 

Standard Figures Licentiate, Diploma III And Silver
14. Promenade Link
15. Four Step
16. Back Open Promenade
17. Outside Swivels
18. Fallaway Promenade
19. Four Step Change
20. Brush Tap

 

Named Variations Fellow, Gold and Juvenile Gold Stars
21. Fallaway Four Step
22. Oversway
23. Basic Reverse Turn
24. The Chase
25. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
26. Five Step
27. Contra Check
Gold Star (Except Juvenile), Diplomas II and I All Figures listed plus any suitable variations

 

Additional Figures
The following Figures may be danced in Medal Tests and in the practical section of Professional Examinations as indicated:

 

Student Teacher and Bronze
Quickstep
Heel Pivot (Quarter Turn to Left)

 

Associate and Bronze
Quickstep
Zig Zag, Back Lock and Running Finish
Cross Chassé
Change of Direction

 

Licentiate, Diploma III and Silver
Waltz
Drag Hesitation

 

Fellowship, Gold and Above
Waltz
Fallaway Whisk