Technical Dance Levels

Despite Fusion doesn't have any grading system or any sport competitions, we may try to systemize the skills by their difficulty.

📖 Note 1:

This should not be used to judge or categorize the dancers. Many skills have their own grades, many skills are impossible to describe in text.

📖 Note 2:

The dance styles are referred here only in a way "to be familiar with the style in general". Real learning takes years to complete.

📖 Note 3:

The dancer is much more than just a sum of own skills.

	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Expert
🌀 Frame and axis	⬆️ Axis Maintaining vertical 🧭 Frame Basic shape	⬆️ Axis Inclining, Bending (initial) 🧭 Frame Multiple shapes	⬆️ Axis Bending (full) 🧭 Frame Flexible	⬆️ Axis Multi 🧭 Frame Fluid
⭕ Turns	Turns on 3 steps Tuck turn/spin Turns in couple	Single pirouette One-foot spin Ride	Double pirouettes One-foot spin with shapes	Pirouettes ×3 Spiral turns Rotations with bend axis Rides combined with headwork
🤸 Techniques	👣 Figures/steps Back/forward, side, diagonal steps Circular movement Side passes, underarms, unroll Lateral, side drop Side-by-side circle, ropes	👣 Figures/steps Ronds, steps with slides Balance, balance-to-balance transfer Acceleration / deceleration Whip, duck/underarm, drops/dips Chest top circle, wave, swivel	👣 Figures/steps Tele-spin Zouk headworks ⚙️ General Floorcraft: using feet and leg muscules effectively Isolation: limbs level Step decorations from tango & ballroom Off-balance / counter-balance	👣 Figures/steps Simultaneous counter-rotation Decorating basic figures with chest/headworks ⚙️ General Detailed isolation Micro movements Acrobatics
🤝 Connection	Push / pull Basic lead / follow Equal pressure	Sticky points Sliding connection	Multi-touch Zouk control/connection Role change	Soul Zouk Inertia: maintaining and controlling Whisper Initiative overtake
💃 Styles	Blues Bachata Polka Forró	Tango WCS Bachata Sensual	Zouk Kizomba Ballroom	Contact improvisation Ballet Locking / popping Micro Fusion
🎵 Musicality	Constant rhythm / pulsation Basic rhythm · ½× · 2× Squares / 8s / 16s / 32s Accents on beat 1	Understanding contrasts Freeze / pause hold Syncopation Patterns Stretches	Phrasing Creating own rhythm Dancing to vocal / lead instrument	Combined body parts in single phrase Accents via accelerations / slowdown pulls
⚡ Speed	Songs 70–90 BPM Reaction / detail ~90 BPM	Songs 60–105 BPM Reaction / detail up to 130 BPM	Songs 45–125 BPM Reaction / detail up to 200 BPM	Songs 40–130 BPM Reaction / detail up to 240 BPM