Line Dancing Terminology & Movement (step) Descriptions page 1 (click here for page 2)
Cross (X), Replace (rep.) - rock to, Step L or R - step fwd. with weight., Reverse (rev.), Touch (tch.)
Beats (bt) 1, 2, 4, 6 or
8 turning R - Clock-Wise (CW), turning
L - anti-CW or (counter) CCW
a. Heel (45) - Heel placed at 45 degrees
(usually diagonally towards corner).
b. Touch (tch.)
- Place part
of foot down (toe,
ball, heel)
next
to the other, without weight
c. Hitch
- Lift knee
d. Stomp
- Place foot down with force
e. Scuff
- Kick foot, making contact with
heel on the floor
f. Tag - Slap foot with opposite hand behind the
back
g. Slap - Slap foot with opposite hand in front
h. Kick
i. Together (tog.)
- Place foot next to the other
with (equal
or changing)
weight.
Diagonal (diag.) -
moving at 45 degrees, towards
corner, or movement in that
direction - eg. kick, step, etc.
R Vine (frieze) - Step R to side, X L behind R, R to side, L
a. - i. 4 bt (a – i
as just above… heel, touch etc.)
L Vine
- Step L to side, X R behind L, L to
side, R a. - i. 4 bt
R fwd. Vine - 3 steps fwd. - R, L, R, L a.
- i. 4 bt
L fwd. Vine - 3 steps
fwd - L, R, L,
R a. - i. 4 bt
R back Vine - 3 steps back. - R, L, R, L a. - i. 4 bt
L back Vine
- 3 steps back - L, R, L, R
a. - i. 4 bt
R Grape Vine (Full Vine) - Step R to side,
X L behind R, R to side, X L over R tog., R to side,
L a.-i.
6 bt
L Grape Vine (Full Vine) - Step L to side,
X R behind L, L to side, X R over L tog., L to side,
R a.-i
R Extended Grape Vine - Step R to side, X L behind R, R to side, X L over R, R to
side, X L behind R, R to side, L a.-i.
(Ext.
Vine) /\ & \/ 8 bt
L Extended Grape Vine - Step L to side, X R behind L, L to side, X R over L, L to
side, X R behind L, L to side, R a.-i..
L Lock (step - Vine)
- Step L fwd., R foot behind & to the L of
L, step L fwd.,
R a. - i.
R Lock (step - Vine)
- Step R fwd., L foot behind & to the R of
R, step R fwd.,
L a. - i.
R Rolling (Roll.) Vine
(s) -
Start with opposite foot to the direction of travel.
Going R - X L over R
first, going L - X R over L first 4, 6, or 8 bt
eg. to
R -
X L over R, R to side,
X L behind R, R a. - i. 4 bt
Turning Vines -
3 step full turn, then a. - i. eg. to R, turn R, L, R, completing full turn, then L a. - i. 4 bt
Pivot (cheat's or quick pivot) - touch toes (ball of foot) of one foot in front, leaving weight on other foot and turn 1/4,
1/2, or more, in the direction of the non-moving foot eg. R pivot -
L toes in front, turn R on R
foot 2 bt
Pivot (proper) - step fwd. on one foot, turn 1/4, 1/2, or more, in the direction of the non-moving foot,
returning or
changing weight to the non-moving foot. eg. L pivot - step fwd. on R, turn L changing weight to L foot 2 bt
Heel (45) - (as
above – a.), then tog. 2
bt.