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1 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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2 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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3 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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4 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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6 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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7 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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8 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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9 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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10 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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11 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
PROSECCO POP
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14 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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15 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
MY MILKSHAKE
16 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
SUNNY DAY
17 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
SEA & SUNSHINE
18 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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19 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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20 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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21 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
FORGET-ME-NOT
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26 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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28 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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30 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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31 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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32 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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33 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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40 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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41 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
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42 SKILL LEVEL Tricky YOU WILL NEED ■
DIAGONAL DANCE
43 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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44 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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45 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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46 SKILL LEVEL Easy peasy YOU WILL NEED
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