The NuYorican Company

Syllabus of open step patterns, partner work and combo's

Intermediate I

Open step patterns

left flare
swivel
right corkscrew turn
left and right forward axle turn
hook step with half turns
suzy-Q with half right turns
suzy-Q tap
hook-flick step
sailor step
reverse cuban step
half flare
spiral tap
spiral kick

spiral kick into corkscrew
spiral plus
reverse slide into cross-over forward
forward slide into cross-over backward
front double cross
reverse cuban step
cross-over into suzy-Q, suzy-Q into cross-over
half swing
full swing
mambo jazz
half steps (forward and backward)
semi circle tap

Open step combo's

spiral tap, reverse cuban step, reverse slide cross-over
sailor step, hook flick step, cross-over into suzy-Q
1/2 right - 1/2 left turn, spiral kick, forward and backward half steps
sailor step, spiral kick into corkscrew, spiral plus
right turn, spiral kick, side slide step,suzy-Q tap
hook step, suzy-Q, spiral tap, reverse slide into cross-over
suzy-Q, front double cross, spiral step, swivel, half flare step
left flare, front double cross, sailor step
suzy-Q into cross-over, reverse slide into cross-over, half flare, full swing
left axle turn on 8, spiral tap, reverse cuban step, reverse cross-over
right turn, suzy-Q into cross-over, hook step, reverse slide into cross-over
suzy-Q, right and left axle turns, hook step, front double cross, spiral kick, swivel, forward and backward half steps, full swing with a turn

Partner work

week 1 of instruction - start with a half right intoCBL "Pedro Gomez": start a CBL, on 4: right turn for the leader instead of continuing his left turn.
week 2 of instruction - copa variations
copa variation # 1- Pedro gomez copa
copa variation # 2 - touch and go copa: start with double hand hold copa, as the lady goes back doing a left turn the leader will lead her into a touch and go (as the lady turns left the leader never releases the left hand and breaks contact with the right hand only)
copa variation # 3 - copa turn from double hand hold: start in handshake, right turn for lady, the leader asks her left hand above the right hands, copa turn with inside turn, loops over leader's head
copa variation # 4 - start with left hand leader in right hand lady, right turn for lady, on 4: right turn for leader (his left arm behind his back), change to handshake, copa turn
week 3 of instruction - Drop catch variations
drop catch variation # 1 - regular drop catch,
drop catch variation # 2 - Pedro Gomez into 1 1/2 left turn for men into a drop catch with both of the ladies hands on the mens left hand, men do a half right and then single or double turn for the ladies.
drop catch variation #3 - start with right hand to right hand, then men will do a half right followed by a half left.
week 4 of instruction - double right turns for ladies and men (from now on, you can make any right turn into a double one)
double right touch-and-go: start in crossed-hand hold (right on top), the leaders right hand leads the lady into a double right turn, after the first turn - as soon as his left hand touches his right wrist - he let's go of her left hand, he lets her left hand pass under his right and he grabs it again
week 5 of instruction will be for general review of weeks 1-4
week 6 of instruction - T - stance for ladies : ladies will learn how to do thier shines while the men give them gives them space and support, men will learn how to lead the ladies in and out of the T- stance.
week 7 of instruction - Malibu
week 8 of instruction - Matador
week 9 of instruction - CBL into Pedro Gomez into double handed drop catch, ladies do double right turn, finish turn pattern with a half right.
week 10 will be for general review of weeks 6-9

Intermediate II

Open step patterns

left cutaway
full flare
kick pivot
toe-heel-toe step
hunts point step
side slide hot coals
chord beat cross overs
suzy-Q plus
grapevine
cuban side charges + variations
corner basic with kick
side swing
cross-over hop
cross-over hop with walk-around righ turn

cross-over hop with (double) right corkscrew turn
left flare front double cross sailor step combo
tripel pivots
grapevine into left corkscrew turn
reverse and forward grapevine
reverse grapevine into forward charges
forward corss-over
reverse cross-over
left flare double cross kick and triple pivots
syncopated front double cross
syncopated reverse grapevine
4-point freeze
chuck step
the gallop step (a caballo)
left turn on 7 with the left leg, prep on 6 with the right

Partner work

week 1 of instruction - CBL switch hands right hand to right hand, lady does a full right turn while the man does a half left, men leads lady into a full right turn, the men then does a half right and leads lady into a basket, the lady moves behind and around the men. as she comes around and then forward the men will lead her out with his left hand and she will do a left turn.
week 2 of instruction - T - Stance
week 3 of instruction - the wind mill, ends with the Pedro Gomez copa
week 4 of instruction - Double touch and go, into broken left for men, into CBL then, into tunnel finishing with any of the copa variations.
week 5 of instruction will be for general review of weeks 1-4
week 6 of instruction - start with the crucifix: like a shoulder check, but starts in crossed-hand hold (left on top) and both arms are extended in the check (no check on the shoulder) then into a double waist turn.
week 7 of instruction - variation of shoulder checks
variation # 1 - regular shoulder check
variation # 2 - it will start like a regular shoulder check but the ladies will do a 1-1/2 turn
variation # 3 - turn pattern with a shoulder check - check swing
variation # 4 - waist turn into shoulder check
week 8 of instruction -the embrace step
week 9 of instruction - Fake turns, ( ends with a release move, then shines)
week 10 of instruction will be for general review of weeks 6-9
copa turn from double hand hold: start in handshake, right turn for lady, the leader asks her left hand above the right hands, copa turn with inside turn, loops over leader's head
copa turn after right turn: start with left hand leader in right hand lady, right turn for lady, on 4: right turn for leader (his left arm behind his back), change to handshake, copa turn
waist check: like a shoulder check, but start with right hand leader in left hand lady and his right arm is wrapped around her waist in the check
crucifix: like a shoulder check, but starts in crossed-hand hold (left on top) and both arms are extended in the check (no check on the shoulder)
drop-catch into inside left turn: like a drop-catch but after the catch the leader does not turn back to the right put pulls the lady forward under his right arm, he asks with his left hand for her left hand, releases the right hand and leads her with his left hand into a CBL with inside left turn
drop-catch into inside left turn and right shoulder check: like the previous one but the leader stops the lady's inside left turn in a check by holding her right shoulder with his right hand
drop-catch with corkscrew: like a normal drop-catch but the leader does a right corkscrew turn together with the lady's final single right turn
fake turn: start in crossed double hand hold (right on top), right turn for lady, on 4: leader does 1/2 left axle turn, on 6: side basic while he places her right hand on his right waist and releases it, on 8: leader does 1/2 left turn and pulls lady into 1/2 right turn, on 2: she starts turning 1.5 to the right
fake turn from drop-catch: start like a drop-catch, after the catch on 8: the leader turns 1/2 to the right and throws her right hand to her right which makes her turn 1/2 to the right, on 2: he catches her left hand in his left hand and reverses her turn
fake turn from open break: start with left hand leader in right hand lady, open break, on 8: the leader throws her right hand to her right, continue as above
back-spot turn: start with left hand leader in right hand lady, open break, on 8: the leader pulls the lady towards him and steps also forward himself so that they get into closed position, on 2-3-4: both partners make a clockwise turning motion around the common centre, on 6: basic step
back-spot turn into open break: the same as above but end in open break (and repeat the same thing)
back-spot turn into drop catch: start like a back-spot turn, op 4: leader does 1/2 left turn under his left and her right arm, he drops her hand and continue like any drop-catch variation

Partner work combo's

start with left hand leader in left hand lady, double right turn for the lady, the leader's left arm makes a loops behind his head to his right shoulder, he drops her right hand and catches it in front of him with his right hand, go to double hand hold, double right turn touch-and-go, crucifix
start with left hand leader in left hand lady, the leader raises his left hand to prepare the lady for a single right turn and he changes to handshake, continue the single right turn, crossed-hand hold (left on top), copa turn from double hand hold
waist check, end with the leader's right arm making a loops over his chest and placing her left hand in his neck, broken left turn for the leader followed by a left axle turn switching hands behind his back
drop-catch into inside left, on 4: the leader does 1/2 right axle turn (his left arm on his back, his right arm in closed position on her back), he leads her into a CBL with inside left, one 4: the leader does a full left axle turn under the extended left arms, he stops her inside left turn with a right shoulder check

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Syllabus of open step patterns, partner work and combo's Intermediate I
Open step patterns
left flare swivel right corkscrew turn left and right forward axle turn hook step with half turns suzy-Q with half right turns suzy-Q tap hook-flick step sailor step reverse cuban step half flare spiral tap spiral kick	spiral kick into corkscrew spiral plus reverse slide into cross-over forward forward slide into cross-over backward front double cross reverse cuban step cross-over into suzy-Q, suzy-Q into cross-over half swing full swing mambo jazz half steps (forward and backward) semi circle tap
Open step combo's
spiral tap, reverse cuban step, reverse slide cross-over sailor step, hook flick step, cross-over into suzy-Q 1/2 right - 1/2 left turn, spiral kick, forward and backward half steps sailor step, spiral kick into corkscrew, spiral plus right turn, spiral kick, side slide step,suzy-Q tap hook step, suzy-Q, spiral tap, reverse slide into cross-over suzy-Q, front double cross, spiral step, swivel, half flare step left flare, front double cross, sailor step suzy-Q into cross-over, reverse slide into cross-over, half flare, full swing left axle turn on 8, spiral tap, reverse cuban step, reverse cross-over right turn, suzy-Q into cross-over, hook step, reverse slide into cross-over suzy-Q, right and left axle turns, hook step, front double cross, spiral kick, swivel, forward and backward half steps, full swing with a turn
Partner work
week 1 of instruction - start with a half right intoCBL "Pedro Gomez": start a CBL, on 4: right turn for the leader instead of continuing his left turn. *week 2 of instruction - copa variations* copa variation # 1- Pedro gomez copa copa variation # 2 - touch and go copa: start with double hand hold copa, as the lady goes back doing a left turn the leader will lead her into a touch and go (as the lady turns left the leader never releases the left hand and breaks contact with the right hand only) copa variation # 3 - copa turn from double hand hold: start in handshake, right turn for lady, the leader asks her left hand above the right hands, copa turn with inside turn, loops over leader's head copa variation # 4 - start with left hand leader in right hand lady, right turn for lady, on 4: right turn for leader (his left arm behind his back), change to handshake, copa turn week 3 of instruction - Drop catch variations drop catch variation # 1 - regular drop catch, drop catch variation # 2 - Pedro Gomez into 1 1/2 left turn for men into a drop catch with both of the ladies hands on the mens left hand, men do a half right and then single or double turn for the ladies. drop catch variation #3 - start with right hand to right hand, then men will do a half right followed by a half left. week 4 of instruction - double right turns for ladies and men (from now on, you can make any right turn into a double one) double right touch-and-go: start in crossed-hand hold (right on top), the leaders right hand leads the lady into a double right turn, after the first turn - as soon as his left hand touches his right wrist - he let's go of her left hand, he lets her left hand pass under his right and he grabs it again *week 5 of instruction will be for general review of weeks 1-4* week 6 of instruction - T - stance for ladies : ladies will learn how to do thier shines while the men give them gives them space and support, men will learn how to lead the ladies in and out of the T- stance. week 7 of instruction - Malibu week 8 of instruction - Matador week 9 of instruction - CBL into Pedro Gomez into double handed drop catch, ladies do double right turn, finish turn pattern with a half right. week 10 will be for general review of weeks 6-9
Intermediate II
Open step patterns
left cutaway full flare kick pivot toe-heel-toe step hunts point step side slide hot coals chord beat cross overs suzy-Q plus grapevine cuban side charges + variations corner basic with kick side swing cross-over hop cross-over hop with walk-around righ turn	cross-over hop with (double) right corkscrew turn left flare front double cross sailor step combo tripel pivots grapevine into left corkscrew turn reverse and forward grapevine reverse grapevine into forward charges forward corss-over reverse cross-over left flare double cross kick and triple pivots syncopated front double cross syncopated reverse grapevine 4-point freeze chuck step the gallop step (a caballo) left turn on 7 with the left leg, prep on 6 with the right
Partner work
week 1 of instruction - CBL switch hands right hand to right hand, lady does a full right turn while the man does a half left, men leads lady into a full right turn, the men then does a half right and leads lady into a basket, the lady moves behind and around the men. as she comes around and then forward the men will lead her out with his left hand and she will do a left turn. week 2 of instruction - T - Stance week 3 of instruction - the wind mill, ends with the Pedro Gomez copa week 4 of instruction - Double touch and go, into broken left for men, into CBL then, into tunnel finishing with any of the copa variations. week 5 of instruction will be for general review of weeks 1-4 week 6 of instruction - start with the crucifix: like a shoulder check, but starts in crossed-hand hold (left on top) and both arms are extended in the check (no check on the shoulder) then into a double waist turn. week 7 of instruction *- variation of shoulder checks* variation # 1 - regular shoulder check variation # 2 - it will start like a regular shoulder check but the ladies will do a 1-1/2 turn variation # 3 - turn pattern with a shoulder check - check swing variation # 4 - waist turn into shoulder check week 8 of instruction -the embrace step week 9 of instruction - Fake turns, ( ends with a release move, then shines) week 10 of instruction will be for general review of weeks 6-9 copa turn from double hand hold: start in handshake, right turn for lady, the leader asks her left hand above the right hands, copa turn with inside turn, loops over leader's head copa turn after right turn: start with left hand leader in right hand lady, right turn for lady, on 4: right turn for leader (his left arm behind his back), change to handshake, copa turn waist check: like a shoulder check, but start with right hand leader in left hand lady and his right arm is wrapped around her waist in the check crucifix: like a shoulder check, but starts in crossed-hand hold (left on top) and both arms are extended in the check (no check on the shoulder) drop-catch into inside left turn: like a drop-catch but after the catch the leader does not turn back to the right put pulls the lady forward under his right arm, he asks with his left hand for her left hand, releases the right hand and leads her with his left hand into a CBL with inside left turn drop-catch into inside left turn and right shoulder check: like the previous one but the leader stops the lady's inside left turn in a check by holding her right shoulder with his right hand drop-catch with corkscrew: like a normal drop-catch but the leader does a right corkscrew turn together with the lady's final single right turn fake turn: start in crossed double hand hold (right on top), right turn for lady, on 4: leader does 1/2 left axle turn, on 6: side basic while he places her right hand on his right waist and releases it, on 8: leader does 1/2 left turn and pulls lady into 1/2 right turn, on 2: she starts turning 1.5 to the right fake turn from drop-catch: start like a drop-catch, after the catch on 8: the leader turns 1/2 to the right and throws her right hand to her right which makes her turn 1/2 to the right, on 2: he catches her left hand in his left hand and reverses her turn fake turn from open break: start with left hand leader in right hand lady, open break, on 8: the leader throws her right hand to her right, continue as above back-spot turn: start with left hand leader in right hand lady, open break, on 8: the leader pulls the lady towards him and steps also forward himself so that they get into closed position, on 2-3-4: both partners make a clockwise turning motion around the common centre, on 6: basic step back-spot turn into open break: the same as above but end in open break (and repeat the same thing) back-spot turn into drop catch: start like a back-spot turn, op 4: leader does 1/2 left turn under his left and her right arm, he drops her hand and continue like any drop-catch variation
Partner work combo's
start with left hand leader in left hand lady, double right turn for the lady, the leader's left arm makes a loops behind his head to his right shoulder, he drops her right hand and catches it in front of him with his right hand, go to double hand hold, double right turn touch-and-go, crucifix start with left hand leader in left hand lady, the leader raises his left hand to prepare the lady for a single right turn and he changes to handshake, continue the single right turn, crossed-hand hold (left on top), copa turn from double hand hold waist check, end with the leader's right arm making a loops over his chest and placing her left hand in his neck, broken left turn for the leader followed by a left axle turn switching hands behind his back drop-catch into inside left, on 4: the leader does 1/2 right axle turn (his left arm on his back, his right arm in closed position on her back), he leads her into a CBL with inside left, one 4: the leader does a full left axle turn under the extended left arms, he stops her inside left turn with a right shoulder check
Salsa lessen in Leuven, Brussel, Mechelen & Antwerpen