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The Alternating Underarm Turns in Cha Cha is a fun step for both partners, because they both get a chance to turn. It is characterized by a break in the dance hold to open position, and then a...

Samba is a fun, fast Latin dance that either be danced in one spot or by traveling around the dance floor. While dancing the Samba, you can mix things up by dancing in place for a few steps,...

The Cross body Lead in Cha Cha is just one of many snappy steps you can do for this dance. It can be danced all by itself as a stand-alone pattern, although it is often used as a lead-in for other...

The cross body lead in Mambo is just one of many different steps you can do for this dance. It can be danced all by itself as a stand-alone pattern, although it is often used as a lead-in for...

West Coast Swing is a swing dance with several basic patterns that everyone should learn when they are learning the dance. Many other patterns are built off of these basic steps, and these basic...

West Coast Swing is a swing dance with several basic patterns that everyone should learn when they are learning the dance. Many other patterns are built off of these basic steps, and these basic...

Bolero is a Latin dance characterized by large, sweeping steps and arm movements. The Crossover Break and Double Underarm Turn in Bolero is a very common step. Latin dancers who like to turn...

The cha-cha is a Latin dance that is very fast, so you tend to do a lot of patterns through the course of each song. The open break underarm turn is a cha-cha step that is very common and easy....

West Coast Swing is a swing dance that has several basic patterns. Many other patterns are built off of these basic steps, which are used as connectors and “thinking steps” between...

Mambo is a fast-paced Latin dance, so you will find that you quickly run through your repertoire of steps! The open break underarm turn is a mambo step that is very common and easy, yet it looks...

The advanced waltz time step in tap dancing is done to ¾ time. It’s very similar to the single waltz time step, but there are two heel drops added. Put your tap shoes on and...

In tap dancing, the term "essence" applies to a dance step that is associated with the soft shoe. There are a variety of combination and patterns to the essence. We will concentrate on learning...

The single standard or buck break in tap dancing is a two-measure movement that follows a six-measure movement, such as a time step. The breaks can be kind of tricky. You have to get the order of...

At first glance, the basic step in the Mambo may look very similar to Salsa. However, the timing in Mambo is more difficult in that you are starting on the second beat of the measure, which many...

The double triple off beat time step is one of the stomp time steps in tap dancing. The step is done to the count of “and 1 and a 2 and a 3 and 4.” The steps involved are: brush...

The triple-time step is yet another variation of the time step, which is often executed in tap dance routines. The count for the triple-time step is “8 and 1 and a 2 and 3 and.” The...

The double traveling time step in tap dancing is one of those dance moves where you move or “travel” to the right or to the left. This combination is just one of many variations of...

The quarter turn in Quickstep is one of the most basic steps for this dance, and many people will begin the dance with it. It is most often followed by the progressive chasse.The count for the...

The crossover step in tap dancing is also known as the front Irish. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, the most famous African-American tap dancer of the twentieth century, incorporated the...

In tap dancing, the step called “single essence” is associated with the soft shoe, which is a dance performed in a slow 4/4 time. The soft shoe used to be performed on sand-covered...

There are many different steps in Samba that can be performed, but the Whisk is one of the most basic and common. The Whisk in Samba is a good step to use as a “thinking” step...

There are many different steps in samba that can be performed, but the box step is one of the most basic and common. Once you get the hang of it, you can use it to turn to the left to change...

The Crossover Break in Cha Cha is just one of many different steps you can do for this dance. This pattern is generally followed by either an under-arm turn for the lady or a walk-around free turn...

The crossover break in rumba is just one of many different steps you can do in this dance. This pattern is generally followed by either an under-arm turn for the lady or a walk-around free turn...

Waltz is the original ballroom dance and very romantic. It is slow, allowing for long, sweeping turns or syncopated spins. It is characterized by the rise and fall of the dancers, accomplished...

The progressive chasse in quickstep is one of the most basic steps for this dance, and therefore it is usually one of the first steps you learn. It is most often preceded by the quarter turn. The...

There are many different steps in foxtrot, from very simple to very complex and difficult. As you learn more steps, you can interchange them to liven up your dance. With practice, you can learn to...

Bolero is a dance that dates all the way back to 1780 in Spain. It traveled across the Atlantic to Cuba and then to America. Bolero is danced on the social dance floor as well as in ballroom...

Although the dance Samba has its roots in Brazil, the Samba that is danced in ballrooms across America and Europe has no relationship to its distant cousin. What started as a carnival dance,...

While this is a rather easy move to do, it takes daring and a sense of freedom to pull it off. You can't be reluctant to launch yourself fully into the air at the right moment. Fully enjoy the...