Social?

The American style dance syllabus figures are used in two fundamental ways. First, they provide a learning framework for the student of dancing. The students on Oahu learn Bronze, then Silver, then Gold and then, perhaps, non-syllabus figures. The syllabus may be also used to define competition proficiency levels. For example, on the Mainland a Gold Syllabus competition event will have more advanced dancers than a Silver Syllabus event.

"Tools? So what are these tools that help us pay

more attention when we’re dancing?"

Please note that while the International Standard and Latin styles have relatively consistent syllabus lists throughout the world, the American Smooth and Rhythm syllabus lists can differ significantly depending on the organization which provides them. Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray schools are the main divisions and the big reason that American Style so easily merges into social dancing. Because of the differences between various syllabi, syllabus events in the American styles at competitions will require that the competitors stay within the technical difficulty prescribed.

"Fly Me To The Moon" by Jimmy Borges

The proficiency level in which they are dancing (Bronze, Silver, Gold) may not necessarily be within a specific set of steps. The American syllabi provided should be used as a measure of the difficulty of each proficiency level for the Rhythm and Smooth styles. If you are going into dancing any deeper than just social, see current syllabus lists in the Dance Rule Book available for review just about anywhere. Social Dancing, anyone?

"The truth can be too obscure, too plain and too pure. To live it you may have

to explode. There is nothing more frightening than active ignorance."