Things You'll Need:
- Dancing Shoes
- Best Of Ballroom Fox-Trot CDs
- You Can Dance Fox-Trot Videos
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Step 1
Follow the leader.
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Step 2
Place your left hand on his right shoulder.
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Step 3
Bend your right elbow and place the palm of your right hand lightly on his outstretched palm.
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Step 4
Do the opposite of what your partner does. Move your right foot back when the leader moves his left foot forward on the first beat.
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Step 5
Continue following, in reverse, the directions for the leader.
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Step 1
Stand opposite your partner.
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Step 2
Place your right hand on your partner's waist. Extend your left hand, palm up, to your side with your arm bent.
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Step 3
Grasp your partner's hand in a loose grip.
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Step 4
Wait for the music to start.
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Step 5
On the first beat, step forward gracefully with your left foot.
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Step 6
On the second beat, quickly step forward and to the right with your right foot. The motion should look like an upside-down letter L.
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Step 7
Shift your weight to your right foot. Keep your left foot stationary.
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Step 8
On the third beat, slide your left foot quickly over to your right and stand with your feet together.
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Step 9
On the fourth beat, step slowly back with your right foot.
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Step 10
On the fifth beat, quickly step back and to the left with your left foot, this time tracing a backward L. Shift your weight to your left foot.
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Step 11
On the final beat, quickly slide your right foot toward your left and bring your feet together.
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Step 12
Repeat.
Comments
annlord said
on 8/11/2009 Sorry, but the box step cannot be "identical to a waltz." The box step is done in four beats (4/4 time) whereas the waltz is done in three beats (3/4 time). The principles of movement are the same but the rhythm is different.
McFadden08 said
on 9/1/2008 You have helped so much! Thank you! I'm an amateur, who's in a church show and the choreogrpher keeps saying to do the box step but doesn't teach it!!
pat C