From Beginners to Champions - Quickstep
The program is intended for the trainers of sporting dance, for the dancers of levels D, C (Basic variation), and B, A, M class (Advanced variation).
This Quickstep videos DVD recorded by William Pino and Alessandra Bucciarelli, former Amateur Ballroom World Champions, now Grand finalists in all major Professional Championships is an excellent study of how one can develop ballroom choreography. The development happens by taking a simple routine and developing it into a more advanced routine by changing various aspects of it, such as:
Repeating certain actions
Changing the timing
Enhancing shapes of the top line
Adding lady's swivels and kicks to static steps
Acceleration and Deceleration
Playing with the Timing
Sharp vs. soft approach to line steps
Introducing surprise steps
William and Alessandra take 4 basic routines and develop them into 4 advanced routines by applying various elements from the above list. Every simple and advanced routine is shown a number of times (at different angles) concentrating on the following aspects:
Leg and Feet action
Shapes in the top line
Timing
Timing with music
Characterization of each dance
Group 1 Basic
Half Natural Turn - Natural Spin Turn - Progressive Chasse - Quick Open Reverse - Four Quick Run - Lock Step
Group 1 Advanced
Half Natural Turn - Pivot - Natural Spin Turn - Progressive Chasse - Progressive Chasse - Quick Open Reverse - Quick Open Reverse - Quick Open Reverse - Change of Direction - Back Pepper Pot - Hover Cross - Step Hop - Step Hop
Group 2 Basic
Lock Position - 1-5 of the Natural Turn - Rumba Cross - Rumba Cross - 5-11 of the Running Right Turn
Group 2 Advanced
Pepper Pot going backwards - Heel Pull - Rumba Cross - Heel Pull - Rumba Cross - Pivot finish to P.P. - Chasse to the Left - Back Check Check - Tipsy to the Right - Tipsy to the Left
Group 3 Basic
Back Lock - Tipsy to the Right - Progressive Chasse - Quick Open Reverse - Double Reverse Spin - Cross Swivel - Fish Tail - Progressive Lock
Group 3 Advanced
Kind of a Running Finish - Step Hop - Pepper Pot - Two steps of a Run - Step Hop - Step Hop - Slide in the Change of Direction - Fish Tail
Group 4 Basic
Half Natural - Spin Turn - V6 - Quick Open Reverse - Slip Pivot - Double Reverse Spin - Cross Chasse
Group 4 Advanced
Pepper Pot - Half Natural - Spin Turn - V6 - Pepper Pot going backwards - Step Hop - Step Hop - Chasse - Travelling Contra Check - Step Hop - Slide in the Promenade Position - Back - Slip Pivot - Double Reverse Spin - Cross Chasse
Language - English + Russian (Switch in DVD menu)
Color - NTSC
Time - 58 min | 
