A thorough understanding of theory is an important part of every ISTD ballroom examination. ISTD Questions & Answers – Waltz provides a structured collection of questions and model answers covering the International Standard Slow Waltz syllabus, helping candidates review the technical knowledge expected during professional examinations.
Compiled by Elizabeth Romain, Fellow and Examiner of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, the guide is organised into three examination levels:
- Associate
- Licentiate
- Fellow
The questions cover a wide range of technical topics, including timing, alignment, footwork, rise and fall, CBM, CBMP, sway, precedes and follows, amounts of turn, figure technique, and practical syllabus knowledge. Throughout the book, answers are presented in a concise format, making the guide suitable for revision, self-study, and examination preparation.
In the foreword, Elizabeth Romain recommends working through the questions systematically and using the book as a revision tool alongside regular syllabus study. Candidates preparing for the Licentiate examination are encouraged to study both the Associate and Licentiate sections, while Fellowship candidates should work through the complete book.
Contents
Associate
Questions covering fundamental Slow Waltz technique, including:
- Timing and tempo
- Rise and Fall
- Natural Turn
- Natural Spin Turn
- CBM and CBMP
- Outside Change
- Hesitation Change
- Reverse Corte
- Reverse Pivot
- Whisk
- Chassé from Promenade Position
- Back Whisk
- Basic Weave
- Teaching beginners
- Rhythm selection
Licentiate
Advanced syllabus questions including:
- Weave from Promenade Position
- Turning Lock
- Open Telemark
- Closed Telemark
- Open Impetus
- Outside Spin
- Cross Hesitation
- Progressive Chassé to Right
- Open Telemark variations
- Figure alignments
- Rise and Fall
- Sway
Fellow
Higher-level examination questions covering:
- Left Whisk
- Contra Check
- Wing
- Natural Spin Turn
- Turning Lock to Right
- Hover Corte
- Slip Pivot
- Fallaway Reverse & Slip Pivot
- Figure amalgamations
- Advanced technical principles
Suitable For
- ISTD Associate candidates
- ISTD Licentiate candidates
- ISTD Fellow candidates
- Ballroom teachers
- Professional examination candidates
- Dance studios teaching the ISTD syllabus
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