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Hover Corté Quickstep


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What is this?
Title: Hover Corté
Level: Gold (ISTD), (IDTA)
Timing: (SSS)(S)
Rotation: Between 1/4 and 3/8 to Left
Notes
The Hover Corté is the development of an older Quickstep figure named
the Corté. As shown in our timeline of historic syllabi, the Corté was last 
seen listed in the 6th Edition (1966), and by the 8th Edition (1976) the Hover Corté had been introduced. It has remained in the Named Variations (Gold) ever since.

Bridge Step
Both the Ballroom Technique and The Quickstep and Basic Principles permit a Bridge Step (Man's LF Backwards OP) into the following exit combinations:
-Tipsy to Right

-Four Quick Run (ISTD)
-
V6 (ISTD)

-Six Quick Run (ISTD)

Video Example 1
Notes
-30 shows the Hover Corté turning 3/8 to Left.

Video Example 2
Notes
This video showcases one Hover Corté:
1. Occurs at 1:17
Entry Figure: Quick Open Reverse
Exit Figure: None

Video Example 3
Notes
There is one Hover Corté in this video:
1. Occurs at 1:00

Entry Figure: Chassé Reverse Turn
Exit Figure: None

Video Example 4
Notes
This video features one Hover Corté:
1. Occurs at 0:57
Entry Figure: Quick Open Reverse
Exit Figure: Tipple Chassé to Right


Pre-Bronze
1. Quarter Turn to Right
2. Natural Turn
3. Natural Turn with Hesitation
4. Natural Pivot Turn
5. Natural Spin Turn
6. Progressive Chassé
7. Chassé Reverse Turn
8. Forward Lock
9. Heel Pivot
    (Quarter Turn to Left)
Bronze
10. Closed Impetus
11. Back Lock
12. Reverse Pivot
13. Progressive Chassé to Right
14. Tipple Chassé to Right
15. Running Finish
16. Natural Turn and Back Lock
17. Double Reverse Spin
18. Zig-Zag, Back Lock and 

       Running Finish
19. Cross Chassé
20. Change of Direction
Silver
21. Quick Open Reverse
22. Fishtail
23. Running Right Turn
24. Four Quick Run
25. V6
26. Closed Telemark
Gold
27. Cross Swivel
28. Six Quick Run
29. Rumba Cross
30. Tipsy to Right 

31. Tipsy to Left
32. Hover Corté
Additional Figures
33. Tipple Chassé to Left
34. Open Impetus
35. Open Telemark
36. Passing Natural Turn
37. Running Cross Chassé

38. Outside Change

Former Syllabus Figures
-Zig Zag
-Running Zig Zag
-Reverse Turn
-Reverse Pivot Turn
-The Drag
-Outside Spin 
-Checked Lock
-Drop Locks

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