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Title: Whisk
Level: See notes. Timing: (123) Rotation: None; ⅛ to Left; or ¼ to Left |
Notes
Level: In both ISTD and IDTA, the syllabus level of the Whisk depends on the alignment of the Promenade Position it produces. Bronze is any Whisk ending Diagonal to Wall or down Line of Dance. Silver is any Whisk ending Diagonal to Center or facing Center. The logic behind this is that at a Bronze level, a dancer's only Promenade Figure is Chassé from PP. If they were to dance this toward Diagonal Center or Center, the Bronze dancer knows no figures (such as the Closed Wing) that can efficiently initiate a reverse turn and take them to the corner again. At a Silver Level, the step list is expanded by Weave from PP, Wing, and Cross Hesitation, making the Whisk ending Diagonal Center a viable option. |
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Video Example 1
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Notes
-7A shows a Whisk without Turn, ending (supposed to end) facing down Line of Dance. This would be Bronze. -7B shows a Whisk turned ¼ to Left (danced in a Corner) that is ended facing Diagonal Center. This is Silver. |
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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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