 SOME DANCE STEP DESCRIPTIONS A few (unoffical) definitions....
Step/Move Description
Back rock Rock back on to L or R foot, recover forward on to the other foot
Ball change Quick change of weight from one foot to the other, usually preceded by a kick or
heel touch
Box step Sequence of steps usually linked in 8 counts in a box shape, starting on either
foot. Can start by moving forward or to either side.
Brush Swinging the foot forward or back, brushing the floor on the way
Chasse Syncopated side shuffle. to either L or R
Coaster step 3-step syncopated (usually) movement forward (forward, together, back) or
backward (back, together, forward)start on either foot
Cross and unwind Cross one foot either in front of or behind the other and unwind for a half,
three-quarter or full turn
Cross rock (Forward) Rock forward across one foot and recover back; (Back) rock
backward and behind one foot and recover forward
Grapevine 4-step movement to the side (can be extended), stepping side-behind-side-close or
touch. Sometimes ends with a quarter turn
Heel grind Put weight on heel and arc the toes across, over two counts
Heel jack (Left) Step diagonally back right, touch left heel diagonally forward, step left to centre and
touch or step right next to left. (Right) starts on opposite foot
Jazz box (Left) Cross left over right, step back on right, step left to left side and close right beside
left. (Right) starts on opposite foot
Lock step 3-step movement, forward or back, locking the second foot behind or across
the front of the other
Monterey turn (Left) Touch L to L side, on ball of R make half turn left stepping L beside R.
Touch R to R side, step R beside L (Right) starts on opposite foot. Can also
be done with a quarter turn instead of a half
Pivot A turn where one foot is forward of the other and a quarter or half turn is made on the
ball of the feet
Toe strut Step forward or back in two separate movements; toe then heel
Vaudeville (Left) Step diagonally back on L foot, cross R over L. Step diagonally back on L, touch R
heel diagonally forward R. (Right) starts on opposite foot
Weave (Left) Cross R over L, step L to left. Cross R behind L, step L to left. (Right) starts on
opposite foot
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