My focus is International samba. Since I danced this type of samba with my strong dance partner,
and I usually do shadow dancing in my samba practice, let me give you my favorite routines for this style
of samba, one for each level..
Basic International Samba
Reverse Basic Movement--Samba Walks in PP--Reverse
Basic Movement--Reverse Turn--Whisks to L and R--
Samba Walks in PP--Corta Jaca--Samba Walks in PP--
Whisks to L to R--Botafogos in Closed Hold
Intermediate International Samba
Whisks to L to R--PP samba walks with side samba walk ending--Crisscrossing Bota Fogos--Crisscrossing Voltas in One Hand Hold With Lady's
Inside Turn in the Middle of It
Advanced International Samba
Whisks to L to R--Advanced Promenade Run--Stationary Samba Walks in PP--Rolling Off the Arm--
Reverse Roll--Back Rocks to Plait--Change to R
Shadow--
Cruzados Locks in R Shadow--Botafogos with Hand
Change--Crisscrossing Voltas in Open Challenge
Expert International Samba
Reverse Roll--R Shadow Volta Roll--Maxixe in R shadow--
Crisscrossing Voltas in R Shadow--Bota Fogos
in R Shadow--Progressive R Shadow Roll--R Shadow
Lasso Roll
I assume that you don't know all the figures but
this should help.
Charles Smith
cjsmith2@uiuc.edu
http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~cjsmith2/Charles_Home_Page.html
