Links To International Latin Ballroom Dance Syllabus Teaching Videos

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

ISTD Syllabus

Rumba

1. Basic Movements (Closed, Open, In Place and Alternative)
2. Cucarachas
3. New York (To Left or Right Side Position)
4. Spot Turns to Left or Right (Including Switch and Underarm Turns)
5. Shoulder to Shoulder (To Left and Right Side Position)
6. Hand to Hand (To Right and Left Side Position)
7. Progressive Walks Forward or Back
8. 8. Side Steps (To Left or Right)
9. Cuban Rocks
10. Fan
11. Alemana
12. Hockey Stick
13. Natural Top
14. Opening Out to Right and Left
15. Natural Opening Out Movement
16. Closed Hip Twist
17. Open Hip Twist
18. Reverse Top
19. Opening Out from Reverse Top
20. Aida
21. Spiral Turns (Spiral, Curl and Rope Spinning)
22. Sliding Doors
23. Fencing
24. Three Threes
25. Three Alemanas
26. Hip Twists (Advanced, Continuous and Circular)

Samba

1. Basic Movements (Natural, Reverse, Side and Progressive)
2. Whisks (also with Lady’s Underarm Turn)
3. Samba Walks (Promenade, Side and Stationary)
4. Rhythm Bounce
5. Volta Movements
6. Travelling Bota Fogos Forward
7. Criss Cross Bota Fogos (Shadow Botafogos)
8. Travelling Bota Fogos Back
9. Bota Fogos to Promenade Position and Counter Promenade Position
10. Criss Cross Volta
11. Solo Spot Voltas
12. Foot Changes
13. Shadow Travelling Volta
14. Reverse Turn
15. Corta Jaca
16. Closed Rocks
17. Open Rocks
18. Back Rocks
19. Plait
20. Rolling off the Arm
21. Argentine Crosses
22. Maypole
23. Shadow Circular Volta
24. Contra Bota Fogos
25. Roundabout
26. Natural Roll
27. Reverse Roll
28. Promenade and Counter Promenade Runs
29. Three Step Turn
30. Samba Locks
31. Cruzados Walks and Locks

Paso Doble

1. Sur Place
2. Basic Movement
3. Chasses to Right or Left (including Elevations)
4. Drag
5. Deplacement (also Attack)
6. Promenade Link (also Promenade Close)
7. Promenade
8. Ecart (Fallaway Whisk)
9. Separation
10. Separation with Lady’s Caping Walks
11. Fallaway Ending to Separation
12. Huit
13. Sixteen
14. Promenade and Counter Promenade
15. Grand Circle
16. Open Telemark
17. La Passe
18. Banderillas
19. Twist Turn
20. Fallaway Reverse Turn
21. Coup de Pique
22. Left Foot Variation
23. Spanish Lines
24. Flamenco Taps
25. Syncopated Separation
26. Travelling Spins from Promenade Position
27. Travelling Spins from Counter Promenade Position
28. Fregolina (also Farol)
29. Twists
30. Chasse Cape (including Outside Turn)

Jive

1. Basic in Place
2. Fallaway Rock
3. Fallaway Throwaway
4. Link
5. Change of Places Right to Left
6. Change of Places Left to Right
7. Change of Hands behind the Back
8. Hip Bump (Left Shoulder Shove)
9. American Spin
10. Walks
11. Stop and Go
12. Mooch
13. Whip
14. Whip Throwaway
15. Reverse Whip
16. Windmill
17. Spanish Arms
18. Rolling off the Arm
19. Simple Spin
20. Miami Special
21. Curly Whip
22. Shoulder Spin
23. Toe Heel Swivels
24. Chugging
25. Chicken Walks
26. Catapult
27. Stalking Walks, Flicks and Break

Cha Cha Cha

1. Basic Movements (Closed, Open and In Place)
2. New York (To Left or Right Side Position)
3. Spot Turns to Left or Right (Including Switch Turns and Underarm Turns)
4. Shoulder to Shoulder (Left Side and Right Side)
5. Hand to Hand (to Right and Left Side Position)
6. Three Cha Cha Chas (Forward and Back)
7. Side Steps (To Left and Right)
8. There and Back
9. Time Steps
10. Fan
11. Alemana
12. Hockey Stick
13. Natural Top
14. Natural Opening Out Movement
15. Closed Hip Twist
16. Open Hip Twist
17. Reverse Top
18. Opening Out from Reverse Top
19. Aida
20. Spiral turns (Spiral, Curl and Rope Spinning)
21. Cross Basic
22. Cuban Breaks (including Split Cuban Breaks)
23. Chase
24. Advanced Hip Twist
25. Hip Twist Spiral
26. Turkish Towel
27. Sweetheart
28. Follow My Leader
29. Foot Changes