East Coast Swing – Bronze Syllabus | Ron Montez

Product Description

Basic turning movement leads into changes of hold and partnered actions in this Bronze East Coast Swing recording. The opening group moves from Basic through right and left turns to Throwout and Underarm Turn, followed by a demonstration of figures 1–5.

The programme then develops underarm releases, three Tuck-In versions, alternating turns, shoulder check and cradle material. Later figures include Cradle to Hammer Lock, Sugar Push Throw Out, Double Face Loop, Opposition Break & Roll Out and Whirlpool. Ron and Karla Montez's approximately 90-minute recording dates from 2000.

The Tuck-In topic distinguishes handshake, right-to-left and double-hand versions. That detail makes the programme more specific than a list of basic Swing patterns: it identifies several holds within one figure family. Cradle is followed later by Cradle to Hammer Lock, and the final group continues through Double Face Loop to Opposition Break & Roll Out and Whirlpool. Demonstration entries accompany the figure work, so viewers can return to a group as well as an individual figure. For a Bronze student, the ordered contents offer a way to choose a particular hold or partnered action for review. Teachers can also identify the figure group they want to revisit when planning Bronze-level lessons or practice.

Course Contents

• 1 Basic
• 2 Basic Turning to the Right
• 3 Basic Turning to the Left
• 4 Throwout
• 5 Underarm Turn
• Demonstration – Figures 1 – 5
• 6 Underarm Release from Basic
• 7 Tuck – Ins: A) Handshake, B) Right to Left, C) Double Hand
• 8 Alternating Underarm Turns
• 9 Shoulder Check
• 10 Cradle
• Demonstration – Figures
• 11 Cradle to Hammer Lock
• 12 Sugar Push Throw Out
• 13 Double Face Loop
• 14 Opposition Break & Roll Out
• 15 Whirlpool
• Demonstration – Figures 11 -15