Coupled dancing:Basic steps
Rock step
[edit | edit source]Rock steps to 4 count music: In simple dance the leader is stepping left foot on odd beats and right foot on even beats. The follower is stepping right foot on odd beats and left foot on even beats.
Leader: left - right - left - right
Follower: right - left - right - left
Rock step is also called back step.
Kicks
[edit | edit source]Kicking on one beat causes that the step order is reversed when the foot is put down.
Therefore two kicks usually follow each other.
Following is a six count sequence:
leader: left - right - kick(left) - down(left) - kick(right) - down(right)
follower: right - left - kick(right) - down(right) - kick(left) - down(left)
Taps
[edit | edit source]Stepping down a foot without putting weight on a it.
Slides
[edit | edit source]Sliding requires two beats and causes that the step order is reversed when the foot is put down.
Leader: left - right - slide (left) - right (together)
Follower: right - left - slide (right) - left (together)
Slow steps
[edit | edit source]Slow steps are steps that uses one beat.
Quick steps
[edit | edit source]Slow steps are steps that uses half a beat.
Simple Charlston steps
[edit | edit source]Done to an eight count in the music:
Leader: Tap (left) - pause - Step (left) - pause - Tap (right) - pause - Step (right) - pause
Follower : Tap (right) - pause - Step (right) - pause - Tap (left) - pause - Step (left) - pause
Triple steps
[edit | edit source]Triple steps or Chassé steps are left-right-left or right-left-right foot combinations