2019年10月7日 星期一

Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 1)- a little revision

Country Western Line Dancing (image from movie "Footloose", 2011)


A little revision about the actions and steps for dancing (ISTD CW Line Associate Syllabus).

Four beats steps: 
Jazz square;
Vine, Rolling Vine;
Charleston;
Rocking Chair;
Monterey Turn;
Star;

Triple steps:
*the QQS rhythm, can either be 123 hold 4 or 1&2, beat value as one-one-two, or half-half-one
Kick Ball Change, Flick Ball Change;
Shuffle;
Scissors;
Twinkle;
Cross Over; Sailor Step;
Coaster step;
Sugar Foot;

Two beat steps:
Pigeon Toe;
Toe Strut, Heel Strut;
Pivot turn, Paddle Turn;
Fan;
Heel Swivel, Toe Swivel;
Jump Jack Turn

Steps with only one action:
Dip, Hitch, Knee Pop;
Lock;
Rock;
Jump, Hop, Leap, Jazz Jump, Jump Jack;
Switch
Stomp, Point, Tap, Brush, Scuff; 
Flick, Kick; 
Chug, Scoot, Swing;

Steps with turns:
Jump Jack Turn,
Spin;
Pivot Turn, Paddle Turn, Hitch Turn;
Monterey Turn;
Rolling Vine, Travelling Pivot;
Turn, Rotate;

Steps that go into air:
Jump, Hop, Jump Jack, Jump Jack Turn: 
Jazz Jump, Leap;
Switch;

*know more about dance actions/steps/moves/figures here

Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 1)- a little revision
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 2)- The difference among jump, hop, switch, leap, hop, jazz jump and jumping jack
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 3)- some confusing triple steps
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 4)- the moves that you don't know if there's weight transfer
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 5)- the Slide and the Draw
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 6)- the Scuff, the Chug, and the Scoot
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 7)- the foot in the air
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 8)- when we say 'Cha Cha Cha'
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 9)- that paddle and that pivot
Getting to know the Line Dancing Actions and Steps (part 10)- Knee Dip, Knee Pop and the Camel Walk




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