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Title: Top Spin
Level: Silver (ISTD), (IDTA)
Timing: (QQQQ)
Rotation: Up to ½ to Left


Title: Checked Top Spin
Level: Silver (ISTD), (IDTA)
Timing: (QQQQ)
Rotation: Up to ½ to Left
Notes
The Top Spin may be danced after any Checked Feather Figure and any 
figure that includes a Feather Finish – including the Top Spin itself. 

ISTD Amalgamations
The Ballroom Technique suggest two alternative combinations as entries 
for the Top Spin:
1. An underturned Closed Impetus and Checked Feather Finish ended 
     facing Diagonal Wall against Line of Dance.
2. An underturned Outside Swivel and Checked Feather Ending, danced 
     to end facing Diagonal Wall against Line of Dance.

In each case, the Top Spin would turned 1/2 to end facing Diagonal Wall. 

IDTA Note:
The Foxtrot and Basic Principles allows for the possibility of overturning 
the Top Spin: "Begin facing Diagonal Center and turn 3/4 to Left to end 
facing Diagonal Wall."

Video Example 1
Notes
-11 shows a Top Spin with 1/4 rotation danced at a corner.

Video Example 2
See the annotated amalgamation here.
Notes
In this video there is one Top Spin, turned to almost 1/2 turn:
1. Occurs at 1:17
Entry Figure: Checked Feather Finish
Exit Figure: Closed Telemark


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Pre-Bronze
1. Feather Step
2. Three Step
3. Natural Turn
4. Reverse Turn
5. Feather Finish
6. Closed Impetus
Bronze
7. Natural Weave
8. Change of Direction
9. Basic Weave
Silver
10. Closed Telemark
11. Open Telemark
12. Feather Ending
13. Top Spin
14. Hover Feather
15. Hover Telemark
16. Natural Telemark
17. Hover Cross

18. Passing Natural Turn
19. Outside Swivel
20. Open Impetus
21. Weave from PP
22. Reverse Wave
Gold
23. Natural Twist Turn
24. Curved Feather
25. Back Feather
26. Natural Zig-Zag from PP
27. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
28. Natural Hover Telemark
29. Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending
Additional Figures
30. Quick Natural Weave from PP
31. Quick Open Reverse
32. Reverse Pivot
33. Extended Reverse Wave
34. Curved Three Step
35. Double Reverse Spin


Former Syllabus Figures
-The Box
-Natural Zig-Zag


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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