o & LESSON 4 BASIS DA! TEPS IN THE 3 TIME SIGNATURE e& Set your Goals At the end of this lesson, you are expected to. + identify the basic dance stegsin 2 time + execute accurately thebasic dance create a simple dance routine wit dance steps Be Expand your Knowledge Basic Dance Steps in the 2 Time Signature A. Note Pattern: | J = 1 measure Counts: 1¢@Table 4. BASIC DANCE STEps 2 STEP PATTERN AND NO. OF COUNTING MEASURE Bleking Step Heel - place, close ct. 1 ct. 2 1 Close step Step, close ct. 1 ct. 2 1 Pot Brush step Step, brush ct. 1 ot. 2 1 Step swing Step, swing ct. 1 ct. 2 1 a a Cutstep Cut or displace 4 Hop step Step, hop ct. 1 ct. 2 1 Touch step Point, close ct. 1 ct. 2 : 1 Cross step Cross step, close ct. 1 ct. 2 1 Slide Step Slide, close ct. 1 ct. 2 1 —_| | Rocking Step Fall & Raise, Fall & Raise ct. tet. 2 1B. Note Pattern: | } } d | = 1 measure Count: 1 and 2 3 Table 5. BASIC DANCE STEPS / § STEP PATTERN AND DANCE STEPS COUNTING Step, close, step ett otandel.2 Cross step, close, Step ‘Cross changed step ott ct.and ct. 2 NO, OF MEASURE Contragansa Leap, cross step, close ct. 1 ctandct.2 Heel and toe change | Heelinfront, point toe bwd. step, step close, stepct. 1 ct. 2 ct tet. andct. 2 C. Polk Series wotePatiem:|) ) ) | =» measure ‘Count: 1 and 2 and Tabl. 6. POLKA SERIES STEP PATTERN AND COUNTING Step R (fwd/swidiowd), close LtoR, cl. 1 ct and step R; raise L ct. 2ct. and Hop slap R fwd, close 1R; step RWC 1 ct. and ct. 2pause ct. and Heel place R (in front), toe -pointin rear, cl tcl raise — stop R; close L 10 R; step Ri pause ett ct2 ob2 ct. and Side step Rw; cose LIOR, stop RAWE CL 1 cf. and ct. 2pause ct and NO. OF MEASUREBe Expand your Knowledge Basic Dance Steps in the ; Time Signature J J J | 1 measure 12 3 A. Note Pattern: Count:DANCE STEPS Redoba Step-swing-hop Step-brush-swing-hop Table 7. BASIC DANCE ST STEP PATTERN AND COUNTING Slide R, cut R with L, cl. 1ct.2 hop L and swing R backward ct.3 in front of L Slide R (diagonal fwd), cut R cl. 1ct. 2withL, cutL with Ret. 3 Step R (any direction), swing ct.-1 L across Rin front, hop onR ct.2 ct.3 Step R (fwd/swd), brush L andct. 4 ct. 2 swing fwd, hop R ct. 3 eps {3| NO. OF MEASURE Waltz step Waltz balance Cross waltz Step R (fwd/swd/bwd), close ct. 1 ct. 2L to R, step Rin’place ct. 3 Step R (swd/fwd), close L to ct. 1 ct. 2R and raise both heels, heels down ct. 3 Cross-step R across L, close ct.1 ct. 2L toR, step Rin place ct.3-B. Sway Balance Series sera | J J [z+ Count: 1-2 34 Table 8, SWAY BALANCE SERIES Sway balance with a point Step R (diagonally fwd), cts. 1-2 cross-step L across R, ct. 3 step R bwd, point Lin frontct.1 cts. 2-3 ‘Sway balance with a brush Step R (diagonally fwd), cts. 1-2 cross-step L across R, step Ret. 3ct. 1 bwd, brush L fwd. cts. 2-3 Step R (diagonally fwd), cts. 1-2 cross-step across R, stepRct. 3ct. 1 bwd. Raise and swing L in front ct. 3 Step R (diagonally cts. 1-2 fwd), cross-step L across R, ct. 3 step R bwd, hop on Ret. 1 cts. 2-3 Step R (diagonally cts. 1-2 fwd), cross-step L across ct. 3R, step R bwd, close LtoRct. 1 cts. 2-3 Step R (diagonally cts.1-2 fwd), cross-step L across R, ct. 3; step R bwd, close LtoR, stepct. 1 ct.2 ct. 3R in place Step R swd, cross-step Lcts.1-2 ct.3 across R, step R sid, Close Let. 1 ct. 2 to R, step Rin place ct. 3 ‘Sway balance with a raise ‘Sway balance with a hop ‘Sway balance with a close Sway balance with a waltz Enganowith a waltz