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    Basic Dance Steps

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    This document provides descriptions of basic dance steps organized by time signature. For 2/4 time, steps include the touch step, bleking step, close step, and hop step. Waltz variations like the native waltz and cross waltz are also described. For 3/4 time, steps include the sway balance, engano step, and redoba. Basic 4/4 time steps include the schottische, escotis, and chotis. For each dance step, the document clearly outlines the pattern of foot movements.

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    Basic Dance Steps

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    This document provides descriptions of basic dance steps organized by time signature. For 2/4 time, steps include the touch step, bleking step, close step, and hop step. Waltz variations like the native waltz and cross waltz are also described. For 3/4 time, steps include the sway balance, engano step, and redoba. Basic 4/4 time steps include the schottische, escotis, and chotis. For each dance step, the document clearly outlines the pattern of foot movements.

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    This document provides descriptions of basic dance steps organized by time signature. For 2/4 time, steps include the touch step, bleking step, close step, and hop step. Waltz variations like the native waltz and cross waltz are also described. For 3/4 time, steps include the sway balance, engano step, and redoba. Basic 4/4 time steps include the schottische, escotis, and chotis. For each dance step, the document clearly outlines the pattern of foot movements.

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    Basic Dance Steps

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    Melchien Garcia
    This document provides descriptions of basic dance steps organized by time signature. For 2/4 time, steps include the touch step, bleking step, close step, and hop step. Waltz variations like the native waltz and cross waltz are also described. For 3/4 time, steps include the sway balance, engano step, and redoba. Basic 4/4 time steps include the schottische, escotis, and chotis. For each dance step, the document clearly outlines the pattern of foot movements.

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    BASIC DANCE STEPS IN 2/4 TIME SIGNATURE


    A. Ct. 1 2 = 1M
    1. Touch step Point, close
    2. Bleking step Heel, place, close
    3. Close step Step, close
    4. Hop step Step, hop
    5. Slide step Slide, close
    6. Cross step Step, cross or Cross, step
    B. Ct. 1 and 2 =1M
    1. Change step Step, close, step
    2. Cross and change step Cross-step, close, step
    3. Contraganza Leap, cross-step, step
    C. Ct. 1 2 and = 1M
    1. Habanera step Step, close, step
    D. Ct. and 1 and 2= 1M
    1. plain polka Raise-step, close, step
    2. Hop polka Hop-step, close, step
    E. Ct. 1 2 1 and 2 = 2M
    1. Heel and toe change Heel-place, toe-point, raise-step, close, step
    F. Ct. 1 and 2 (do as many times as desired)
    1. Mincing step With heels raise, take as many steps as desired
    2. Shuffling step With both feet flat on the floor, take tiny slide steps
    3. Chasing step With one foot leading, take successive close steps to
    any direction

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    Basic Dance Steps in ¾ Time Signature


    Dance Step Step Pattern
    A. ct. 1-2 3 = 1M
    1. Touch step Point, close
    2. Bleking step Heel, place, close
    3. Close step Step, close
    4. Hop step Step, hop
    5. Slide step Slide, close
    6. Cross step Step, cross or Cross, step
    7. Step-swing Step, swing
    8. Step-swing hop Step-swing, hop
    9. Step-brush-swing-hop Step, brush-swing, hop
    B. Ct. 1 2 3= 1M
    1. Native waltz Step, close, step
    2. Cross waltz Cross-step, close, close
    3. Mazurka Step, close-heels raise, heels-down
    4. Redoba Slide, cut, hop
    C. ct. 1-2 3 1 2-3
    1. Sway balance with a point Step, cross-step, step, point
    2. Sway balance with a raise Step, cross-step, step, raise
    3. Sway balance with a brush Step, cross-step, step, brush
    4. Sway balance with a hop Step, cross-step, step, brush
    5. Sway balance with a close Step, cross-step, step, close
    6. Engano step with a close Step, cross step, step, close
    1. Sway balance with a point Step, cross-step, step, point
    2. Sway balance with a raise Step, cross-step, step, raise
    3. Sway balance with a brush Step, cross-step, step, brush
    4. Sway balance with a hop Step, cross-step, step, brush
    5. Sway balance with a close Step, cross-step, step, close
    6. Engano step with a close Step, cross step, step, close

    BASIC DANCE STEPS IN 4/4 TIME SIGNATURE


    Dance Step Step pattern
    a. Ct. 1 2 3 4 = 1M
    1. Schottiche Step, close, step, hop (raise foot in front)
    2. Escotis Step, close, step, hop (raise foot in rear)
    B. Ct. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 =2M
    1. Chotis Brush, raise, brush, raise, step, step, step. (Close or pause)

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