The Quick Step is one of the main five ballroom dances. It is not to be confused with laminated flooring, tiles or an 1850s march. The ballroom dance Quickstep is a blend of the Charleston and the Foxtrot and can be danced at either a fast or slow tempo to many musical styles.
Variations of the Foxtrot emerged such as the Slow Foxtrot and Quick-Time Foxtrot as the dance evolved. As many bands played too fast for the Slow Foxtrot, the Quick-Time Foxtrot emerged, which was later simplified to the Quick Step. Similar to the polka, dancers moved slowly but using quick steps. Partners are held in a closed position and kick, twist, hop, and skip swiftly around the floor. It's a high-energy dance and is a lot fun to do.
The Quick Step incorporates many dances such as the Foxtrot, Waltz, Black Bottom, Peabody, Charleston, One Step, March and many others. And although most of the dances that were incorporated was American, the definitive Quick Step was created in the U.K. G.K. Anderson, an American dancer, brought the Foxtrot to London and won numerous trophies with partner Josephine Bradley. And in 1927, the Quick Step emerged when Frank Ford and Molly Spain danced it at the Star Dance Championship and eventually caught on as a dance craze.
The Quick Step takes a bit of coordination so you have to be focused as you're doing it. It follows a slow-quick-quick pattern with rapid changes in balances. You have to be light on your feet and be able to ground your heel and toe interchangably as you change from slow to quick movements. The Quick Step is very energetic but very enjoyable.
If you always wanted a pogo stick but your parents wouldn't allow it, the Quick Step may be the dance to fulfill your hitherto frustrated urges to bounce. It's positively Tiggerific.
Variations of the Foxtrot emerged such as the Slow Foxtrot and Quick-Time Foxtrot as the dance evolved. As many bands played too fast for the Slow Foxtrot, the Quick-Time Foxtrot emerged, which was later simplified to the Quick Step. Similar to the polka, dancers moved slowly but using quick steps. Partners are held in a closed position and kick, twist, hop, and skip swiftly around the floor. It's a high-energy dance and is a lot fun to do.
The Quick Step incorporates many dances such as the Foxtrot, Waltz, Black Bottom, Peabody, Charleston, One Step, March and many others. And although most of the dances that were incorporated was American, the definitive Quick Step was created in the U.K. G.K. Anderson, an American dancer, brought the Foxtrot to London and won numerous trophies with partner Josephine Bradley. And in 1927, the Quick Step emerged when Frank Ford and Molly Spain danced it at the Star Dance Championship and eventually caught on as a dance craze.
The Quick Step takes a bit of coordination so you have to be focused as you're doing it. It follows a slow-quick-quick pattern with rapid changes in balances. You have to be light on your feet and be able to ground your heel and toe interchangably as you change from slow to quick movements. The Quick Step is very energetic but very enjoyable.
If you always wanted a pogo stick but your parents wouldn't allow it, the Quick Step may be the dance to fulfill your hitherto frustrated urges to bounce. It's positively Tiggerific.
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