Fundamental Dance Positions and Steps in Various Time Signatures

Touch Step

A dance step consisting of pointing and closing the feet in a 2/4 time signature.

Belking Step

A dance step involving placing the heel, closing the feet in a 2/4 time signature.

Slide Step

A dance step where one foot slides and closes with the other in a 2/4 time signature.

Hop Step

A dance step that includes stepping and hopping in a 2/4 time signature.

Swing Step

A dance step that involves stepping and swinging in a 2/4 time signature.

Brush Step

A dance step comprising stepping and brushing in a 2/4 time signature.

Close Step

A dance step where one foot steps and closes with the other in a 2/4 time signature.

Change Step

A dance step involving stepping, closing, and stepping again in a 2/4 time signature.

Habanera

A dance step that includes stepping, closing, and stepping again in a 2/4 time signature.

Plain Polka

A polka dance step pattern of step, close, step with a pause in between.

Hop Polka

A polka dance step pattern of hop, step, close, step with a pause in between.

Heel and Toe Polka

A polka dance step pattern involving heel-place, toe-point, step, close, step with a pause in between.

Slide Polka

A polka dance step pattern of slide, close, slide, close; step, close, step with a pause in between.

Plain Waltz

A waltz step pattern of step, close, step in a 3/4 time signature.

Waltz Balance

A waltz step pattern of step, heel-raised, down in a 3/4 time signature.

Cross Waltz

A waltz step pattern of cross-step, close, step in a 3/4 time signature.

Mazurka

A dance step involving sliding, cutting, and hopping in a 3/4 time signature.

Redoba

A dance step comprising sliding and cutting in a 3/4 time signature.

Sway Balance with a Close

A series of steps involving stepping, crossing, stepping, and closing in 2 measures.

Sway Balance with a Point

A series of steps involving stepping, crossing, stepping, and pointing in 2 measures.

Sway Balance with a Brush

A series of steps involving stepping, crossing, stepping, and brushing in 2 measures.

Sway Balance with a Hop

A series of steps involving stepping, crossing, stepping, and hopping in 2 measures.

Sway Balance with a Waltz

A series of steps involving stepping, crossing, stepping, and waltzing in 2 measures.

Double Sway Balance

A series of steps involving stepping, crossing, stepping, pointing, crossing, stepping, and closing in 4 measures.