Ingeniero

A) Technique
The latest edition of the following technique books are the base for restricted syllabus:
* Technique of Latin Dancing by Walter Laird (IDTA)
* Technique of Latin Dancing - SUPPLEMENT by Walter Laird (IDTA - first edition 1997)
* The revised Technique of Latin American Dancing (ISTD)
* The revised Technique by Alex Moore
* The Ballroom Technique by the ImperialSociety (ISTD)
* Technique of Ballroom Dancing by Guy Howard (IDTA)
As a base for all Latin American Figures the technique and principles explained in Technique of Latin Dancing by Walter Laird are recommended.
B) Figures
Any figures including notes, special notes and amalgamations are allowed except those figures listed in Section E Standard Dances.
C) Alignments, Positions, Amount ofTurns
Alignments, commencing and ending positions and amount of turns have to be danced as described in the charts or notes. It is not allowed to dance only parts of the figures unless otherwise stated in the technique book.
D) Precedes and Follows
As precedes and follows any connections are allowed, as long as they follow the above mentioned rules (alignment, amount of turn, commencing and endingpositions).
E) Standard Dances
Waltz
All the specified figures including:
* Open Natural Turn from PP (as an independent figure)
except:
* Contra Check
* Left Whisk
Tango
All the specified figures except:
* Oversway
* Contra Check
Quickstep
Including:
* Open Natural Turn from PP (as an independent figure)
* Running finish may be ended in PP
Viennese WaltzSpecified figures:
* Natural Turn
* Reverse Turn
* Change from Natural to Reverse Turn forward or backward
* Change from Reverse to Natural Turn forward or backward
F) Latin American Dances
Holds
Permissible holds are as described in the technique books.
Free arms should be used naturally.
The duration of figures which are allowed to be danced without hold can be four bars inCha-Cha-Cha and four bars in Samba, not counting the foot changes.
Guapacha timing in Cha-Cha-Cha
Syllabus figures that lend themselves to the use of Guapacha timing are:
* Close and Closed Basic
* Cross Basic
* Time step
* Check from Open CPP and Open PP
* Turkish Towel
* Fan
List of Figures in Standard
Waltz
* Closed change R to L
* Closed change L to R
*Natural Turn
* Open / Passing / Natural Turn
* Reverse Turn
* Whisk
* Back Whisk
* Fallaway Whisk
* Natural Spin Turn
* Quick Natural Spin Turn
* Running Natural Spin Turn
* Chasse From Pp
* Progressive Chasse to R
* Hesitation Change
* Basic Weave
* Weave From Pp
* Outside Change
* Double Reverse Spin
* Telemark
* Open Telemark
*Impetus Turn
* Open Impetus Turn
* Wing
* Closed Wing
* Cross Hesitation
* Outside Spin
* Underturned Outside Spin
* Backward Lock Step
* Turning Lock to L
* Turning Lock to R
* Fallaway Natural Turn
* Fallaway Reverse Slip Pivot
* Reverse Pivot
* Reverse Corte
* Hover Corte
* Drag Hesitation
Foxtrot
* Feather Step
* FeatherEnding
* Curved Feather
* Curved Feather From Pp
* Back Feather
* Hover Feather
* Reverse Turn
* Feather Finish
* Three Step
* Curved Three Step
* Whisk
* Back Whisk
* Change Of Direction
* Open Natural Turn
* Outside Swivel
* Telemark
* Open Telemark
* Natural Turn
* Natural Telemark
* Hover Telemark
* Natural Hover Telemark* Naturaltwist Turn
* Natural Twist Turn With Natural Weave Ending
* Natural Twist Turn with Closed Impetus and Feather Finish Ending
* Natural Twist Turn with Open Impetus Ending
* Impetus Turn
* Open Impetus Turn
* Reverse Wave
* Extended Reverse Wave
* Weave
* Weave From Pp
* Natural Weave
* Quick Natural Weave From Pp (Running Weave)
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