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Dancing Terminology & Movement (step) Descriptions page 2
Heel Splits (Butter-milks) - heels apart, close tog. Toe Splits (rev.
Butter-milks) - toes apart,
close tog. 2 bt
Fan - leaving heel in place -
point toes to side, close tog. 2
bt
Rock - step fwd.
or back on one foot, with weight, then replace (change) weight to non-moving
foot 2 bt
Curtsy - tch. toes of one foot behind the other. eg. tch. L toes behind R or step R to side, tch. L toes behind R (2 bt)
Bumps - Leaving feet in place, moving hips &
weight to that direction **** Shimmy -
shaking shoulders
Hooking - bring heel
up towards opposite knee 1 bt **** Hook - Heel (45) then bring heel up towards
knee 2 bt
Brush-Up
- Heel (45), bring heel up towards knee, Heel (45), tog. 4 bt
Brush-Tag (outback) - Heel (45), Tag (as g.), Heel (45), tog. 4 bt
Arrow - Heel (45), tch. toes across the other foot on the floor, Heel (45), tog. 4
bt
Doubles - tch. heel in front 2 x, toes behind 2 x 4 bt
Strut (heel, flat) -
place heel on floor then the rest of foot ' flat ' on floor with weight. 2 bt
Rev. Strut (toe, flat) - place toe on floor then the rest of foot '
flat ' on floor with weight. 2 bt
Reggae (box or Jazz step) (eg. R) - X R
over L, step
back on L, R to side, L tog. (finish weight on L). 4 Full weight steps 4 bt
Camel - usually diag., step on foot, throwing hips in opposite
direction eg. step L, throw hips
R, R tog. 2 bt
Butterfly (double butter-milks) - 'split' the heel apart, toes apart, then toes
tog., heels tog. (or 1/2 - use only 1 foot) 4 bt
Rev. Butterfly -
'split' the toes apart, heels apart, then heels tog., toes tog. '' ''
4 bt
Twists toe-heel to (R or L) eg. R -
toes R, heels R, etc. or heel-toe (heels first) eg. L - heels L,
toes L, etc.
Swivels heels (or toes) - move heels (or toes) in that direction, then
other way - eg. (heels) R, C, L, C or
L, R, L, C
Broncos - Lift knee across body (sometimes slap with opposite hand)
Star -
heel or
toes in front,
side, back, tog. (backward - back, side,
front, tog.) (rev. -
front, back, side, tog.) 4
bt
Slap-out - slap foot with same side hand, on
side.
Triple Step (on the spot) - step on one foot with
weight, on ball of other foot, step on original foot with weight bt
1&2
Shuffle (Chasse or Cha-Cha) - 'as above' but moving fwd.,
back, to side or across on one foot with weight (eg. R),
bringing
the ball of other foot almost tog. (eg. L), then step onto the first foot in the same direction (eg. R). eg. - R, L, R or L, R, L bt 1&2
Cross Shuffle - cross one
foot over the other, bring other foot behind and almost together on the ball,
continue across
in the same direction with the original foot. eg. (moving L) cross R
over L, bring L almost together, continue R over L bt 1&2
Coaster Step
- Step back on one foot, back on
the ball of the other, change weight fwd. onto the original
stepping foot. eg. R
- back on R, back on ball of L,
change weight fwd. to R
bt 1&2
Sailor Step -
Cross one foot behind the other, step ball of the other to the side,
change weight onto the original
stepping foot. eg. R
- cross R behind L, ball of
L to side, change weight to R in
place
bt 1&2
Cha Cha Turn - Step on 1
foot, replace weight to the other then triple step turn in the direction of the
moving foot
eg. step forward on L, replace to R then triple
step turning L ( ¼ or ½ or whatever)
L, R, L
Kick Ball-Change -
kick foot, then take partial weight to ball of kicking foot, replacing
weight to non-kicking foot.
Ball-Change -
part weight on ball of one foot, returning weight to other. bt
&1 ( /\ bt 1&2 /\ )
Ball-Step - part weight on ball of one foot, stepping fwd or back with the other. bt &1
Ball-Cross -
part weight on ball of one foot, crossing other foot in front. bt
&1
Bronco Twists
- twist on heel of one foot
& ball of the other, moving heels & toes in opposite
(Swizzles) directions, then C. eg. ball of L on floor,
heel to L, R heel on floor,
toes to R
(Swiggles) R - ball of L, heel of R, twist R, then C L - ball of R, heel of L, twist L, then C 2 bt
on above & below - 'free' toes (in the air) point the direction
Apple-jacks - twist on heel of one foot & ball of the other, moving in same direction, then C
eg. R - ball of L & heel of R, move R toes & L heel to R, then C -
opposite for L 2 bt
Waltz - Stepping fwd. (back, etc.) with one foot, bring other foot tog. transferring weight to ball of other foot,
taking weight back to original foot -
eg. L, R, L 3 bt
Rumba - Stepping fwd. (back, etc.) with one foot, replacing
weight to non-moving foot, then placing the original
moving foot to the side (back etc.) without weight, then transfer weight to that foot on the 4th
beat.
eg. Step L (fwd.) , rep. to R, place L side, move weight to L (easy - Step L, rep. to R, step L, hold (H)) 4 bt
Turns (
L - 1/4 - 90 deg. - 9 O'cl., 1/2 - 180 deg. - 6 O'cl., 3/4 - 270 deg. - 3 O'cl. full - 360 deg. 12 O'cl.