Zig Zag Steps for Men in Foxtrot Dancing

Series Summary

The Foxtrot, an American ballroom dance, was developed by Harry Fox in 1914 as a simplified dance to allow for quicker acquisition of dancing ability. Originally danced to ragtime music, the Foxtrot is now danced to swing-style big band music and artists such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong. Though it was originally designed to be very simple, the Foxtrot incorporates several different dance steps and moves that make it complex enough to be fun to dance and not very difficult to learn.

In this series of free video dancing lessons you'll learn how to dance the Foxtrot from professional dancers and dance instructors Sarolta Eke & Tamas Kassay as they demonstrate Foxtrot dance steps such as the Foxtrot walk, basic zig zag step for men and ladies, the rock turn, Foxtrot promenade, backwards lock moves and Foxtrot patterns.

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Sarolta Eke, hi my name is Tamas Kassay we are here on behalf of Expert Village we are going to show you how to dance the foxtrot. The first step is a zig zag Tamas would show you the man's step. Slow, quick, quick, slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. Okay foot position for this step the right foot forward, left foot to the side, close right foot to left foot, left foot back, right foot back, left foot to the side, close right foot to the left foot and left foot forward. The foot technique for this step is heel, toe, toe, toe, heel, toe, heel, toe, toe, toe, heel. Okay let's see this again with music slow, quick, quick, slow, quick, quick, slow, slow, quick, quick, slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. Slow, quick, quick, slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. Slow, quick, quick, slow, slow, quick, quick, slow."