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What is this?
Title: Contra Check to PP
Level: Gold (ISTD), (IDTA)
Timing: (123)
Rotation: None


Title: Contra Check to Closed Position
Level: Gold (IDTA only)
Timing: (123)
Rotation: None

Notes
Contra Check after Left Whisk
The ISTD syllabus lists this specific amalgamation:
Natural Spin Turn
Turning Lock
Left Whisk on (1), (2) Replace weight on LF, (3) Step RF side into Contra Check.

IDTA: The IDTA syllabus states that the figure may end in closed position, with the Man ready to step RF forward (Lady LF Back).

Not Permitted: German dancers competing D-Class/C-Class syllabus standard under DTV rules are not permitted to dance the Left Whisk or the Contra Check.

Video Example 1
Notes
There is one Contra Check in this video:
1. Occurs at 0:37
Entry Figure: Left Whisk on (1), Recover (23)
Exit Figure: 1-3 Weave from PP (Not Syllabus) 
(see Waltz Video Analysis)

Video Example 2
Notes
There is one example of the Contra Check in this video:
1. Occurs at 1:12
Entry Figure: 4-6 Reverse Turn
Exit Figure: None.

Video Example 3
Notes
There is one Contra Check featured in this video:
1. Occurs at 1:12
Entry Figure: Double Reverse Spin
Exit Figure: Left Whisk from PP

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Pre-Bronze
1. Closed Changes
2. Natural Turn
3. Reverse Turn
4. Natural Spin Turn
5. Whisk
6. Chassé from PP
Bronze
7. Closed Impetus
8. Hesitation Change
9. Outside Change
10. Reverse Corté
11. Back Whisk
12. Basic Weave
13. Double Reverse Spin
14. Reverse Pivot
15. Back Lock
16. Progressive Chassé to Right
Silver
17. Weave from PP
18. Closed Telemark
19. Open Telemark
20. Open Impetus
21. Cross Hesitation
22. Wing
23. Outside Spin
24. Turning Lock to Left
25. Drag Hesitation

Gold
26. Left Whisk
27. Contra Check
28. Closed Wing
29. Turning Lock to Right
30. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
31. Hover Corté
32. Fallaway Whisk
Additional Figures
33. Forward Lock Step
34. Fallaway Natural Turn
35. Running Spin Turn
36. Quick Natural Spin Turn
37. Open Natural Turn from PP


Former Syllabus Figures
-Backward Passing Changes
-Double Natural Turn

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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