Grapevine:
(Normal timing is 1,2,3,4 - can have syncopation)
Any four step in any direction where the forth step can
be of several variations. The first three steps are normally:
Side, behind, side (this looks like a grapevine). These
steps could also be forward lock forward etc. The forth
step can be - scuff, hitch, cross in front, flick, kick |
Hitch:
Where knee is raised - can be forth step of a grapevine top |
Flick:
Where the lower leg is raise either across the other in front
or behind. Can be forth step of grapevine but also as a leg
is lowered with forward and backward flicks - see slap leather
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Scuff:
Where the foot moves forward or back as the ball of the
foot just touches the floor. |
Cross in
front (With or without weight change)
Where the leg crosses over the standing foot. Can be forth
step of grapevine sometime incorrectly called a weave top |
Rock:
Where a foot steps either forward, back or across and the
weight is transferred onto that foot, the the weight is transferred
back to the other foot..The feet need not be far apart and
do not need (either of them) to be off the floor at any point
in the movement. This is a body weight change. top |
Pivot turn:
Where the foot steps forward and a half turn is taken towards
the other foot moving the body weight to that foot. For example:
Step forward on the Right foot and turn left transferring
the weight to the left by the end of the turn. top |
Paddle turn:
Where the foot step forward and pushes the body round (often
a quarter turn) moving the weight to the standing foot. However
if several paddles are done the standing foot acts as an axle
while the other acts as a paddle. Similar to pivot |
Jazz box:
Normally 4 steps but variations exist. Example - Right foot
crosses over Left, weight transfers to right, Left steps
back, Right steps to right side, Left either closses to
Right or step slightly in front. The final step is normally
dictated by the next step or variation. Can also end with
a cross in front top
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Shuffle:
(sometime cha cha cha)
Where three steps are taken in any
direction and the timing is 1&2 or cha cha cha - Side
Right, side Left closing, side Right. This can also be done
turning. Shuffle would normally move, while a cha cha cha
is often in place.top
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Coaster Step:
Where one step is taken back ,next step closes back with
weight, final step is then taken forward:- For
example: step back on the Right close the Left back step
forward on the Right.righttop
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