Friends of Ala Wai Ballroom Dance Academy
Past Choreographies
FOXTROT
Repeatable Sequences:
Man faces DW - Wall One
1) Preparation Step
2) Feather Step
3) Three Step
4) Feather Step
5) Hover Telemark
6) Feather Step (towards DC)
7) Basic Weave (down LOD)
8) Three Step (towards DW)
9) Natural Hover Cross
Change Line of Dance - Wall Two
1) Reverse Turn 1-6
2) Three Step
3) Natural Weave
4) Check Step to Feather Finish
Change Line of Dance - Wall Three
Repeat from number 3 of Wall One
SAMBA
Repeatable Sequence:
1) 4 Counts of Reverse Basic
2) 4 Counts of Whisk
3) 4 Counts of Reverse Basic
4) Ladies Spot Volta Underarm Turn ending in
Promenade Position towards LOD
5) Samba Walks and Side Samba Walks
6) Criss Cross Botafogos
7) Criss Cross Voltas taking two hand hold
on 5 thru 8
8) Samba Locks
9) Whisk to Left and Right
10) Reverse Basic for 4 Counts to adjust to LOD
11) Contra Botafogos
12) Reverse Turn for 4 Counts
13) Reverse Basic on 5-6
14) Open Rocks ending with 4 counts of Reverse Turn
Repeat from number 1 above
Past Choreographies
Quickstep 2025:
Repeatable Sequences:
Basic
1) Preparation Step
2) Quarter Turn to the Right
3) Chasse
4) Forward Lock (Repeat from Quarter turn to
the Right)
Intermediate Wall One
1) Preparation Step
2) Quarter Turn to the Right
3) Chasse
4) Forward Lock
5) Quarter Natural Turn
6) Men's Back Lock
7) Outside Change
8) Forward Lock
9) Natural Spin Turn
10) Chasse
11) Forward Lock
12) Natural Turn
13) Tipple Chasse to the Right
14) Natural Turn
15) Open Impetus Turn
16) Quick Open Reverse Turn
17) Chasse
18) Forward Lock (Repeat from Quarter turn to
the Right)
Rumba 2025:
Repeatable Sequence:
1) Begin in Open Position on three with Forward
Check
2) Open Hip Twist to Fan
3) Hockey Stick
4) Alemana
5) Closed Hip Twist to Fan
6) Fencing Line to Fan and Open Facing Position
7) Natural Top
8) Opening Out X 3 to Spiral Turn and Aiida
9) Cucurachas X 2
10) Side Steps and Spot Turn to Closed Position
11) Cross Body Lead
12) Alemana to Rope Spin
13) Ladies Walk Around ending in Two Hand Hold
14) Advanced Continuous Hip Twist X 2
15) Exit to Fan or Exit to Ladies Double Turn