Basic Dance Steps in
2/4-Time Signature
Dance Steps Dance Pattern
Touch step POINT, CLOSE
Point Right foot (forward, sideward, or backward) (ct.1); close right foot
to left foot (ct.2)
Dance Steps Dance Pattern
Touch step POINT, CLOSE
Point Right foot (forward, sideward, or backward) (ct.1);
close right foot to left foot (ct.2)
Bleking step HEEL PLACE, CLOSE
- Heel place right foot (forward or sideward) ct.1); close left
foot to right foot (ct.2)
Close step - STEP, CLOSE
- Step Right foot (any direction) (ct.1); close Left foot to
Right (ct.2).
Cross step - STEP, CROSS-STEP
- Step Right foot (ct.1); cross and step left foot to Right foot
(ct.2)
Brush step STEP, BRUSH
- Step Right foot (any direction) (ct.1); brush Left foot (ct.2)
- Step Right foot (ct.1); cross and step left foot to Right foot
(ct.2)
Brush step STEP, BRUSH
- Step Right foot (any direction) (ct.1); brush Left foot (ct.2)
Hop step - STEP, HOP
- Step right foot (any direction) (ct.2); hop on Right foot
(ct.2)
Slide Step -SLIDE, CLOSE
- Slide right foot sideward or forward (ct.1); close Left foot
to Right foot (ct.2)
Swing step - STEP, SWING
-Slide Right foot sideward or forward (ct.1); swing left foot
across right.
Count 1 and 2 =1 measure
Change step - STEP, CLOSE, STEP
-Step Right foot any direction (ct.1); close left foot to right
foot
Cross change step CROSS-STEP, CLOSE STEP
-Cross and step Right foot across Left (ct.1); close Left foot to Right foot (ct.and);
-Step Right foot any direction (ct.1); close left foot to right
foot
Cross change step CROSS-STEP, CLOSE STEP
-Cross and step Right foot across Left (ct.1); close Left
foot to Right foot (ct.and); step Right foot across left (ct.2)
Contraganza LEAP, CROSS-STEP, STEP
Leap Right foot to sideward Right (ct.1); cross and step
left foot across right foot (ct.and); step Right foot (ct.2)
Habanera step -STEP, CLOSE, STEP
Step Right foot any direction (ct.1); close Left foot to Right
foot (ct.2); step right foot in place (ct. and )
Plain polka – RAISE-STEP, CLOSE, STEP
- Step Right foot any direction (ct.1) close Left foot to
Right foot step Right (ct.and); raise Left foot
Hop Polka – HOP-STEP, CLOSE,STEP
Hop-step Right foot forward (ct.1); close Left foot to Right
foot step Right foot forward (ct.and); pause.
Heel and Toe Heel place Right in front, toe- point in rear, step Right, close left to right, step
Hop Polka – HOP-STEP, CLOSE,STEP
Hop-step Right foot forward (ct.1); close Left foot to Right foot step Right foot
forward (ct.and); pause.
Heel and Toe Heel place Right in front, toe- point in rear, step Right,
Change Step close left to right, step
right forward.
Heel and Toe Heel place Right in front, Toe-point in rear, raise-step
Polka right, close left to right,
step right, pause
Mincing step - HEELS RAISE, TAKE AS MANY AS DESIRE
- -With the heels raise, take as many as desired
Shuffling step - BOTH FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR, TAKE TINY SLIDE
STEP
- with both feet flat on the floor, take tiny slide step
foot step Right foot
forward (ct. and); pause.
Heel and Toe Heel place Right in front, toe- point in rear, step Right,
Change Step close left to right, step right forward.
Heel and Toe Heel place Right in front, Toe-point in rear, raise-step
Polka right, close left to right, step right, pause
Mincing step - HEELS RAISE, TAKE AS MANY AS DESIRE
- With the heels raise, take as many as desired
Shuffling step - BOTH FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR, TAKE TINY
SLIDE STEP
- with both feet flat on the floor, take tiny slide step
Assignment
Do an advance reading
about the basic steps in ¾
time signature.
