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In two-step, it's danced to a 4/4 time with one basic done in 3 counts (SSQQ) where each slow is 1 beat and each quick is 1/2 of a beat. The dancers end up on the same foot free each time so it takes 4 measures to get back to the first beat of the measure with the first dance step.
Sizes of steps may vary. This also concerns the second, "Together", step: the moving foot may land right beside the standing foot or leave some space, or even barely move from its previous position. Timing may vary. Typical timings in ballroom dances are qqS (1/4, 1/4, 1/2) and SaS ("slow-and-slow", 3/8, 1/8, 1/2). Footwork may vary.
A count is one half of a musical measure, such as one quarter note in 2 4 time or three eighth notes in 6 8 time. A count may also be called a step, as contra dance is a walking form, and each count of a dance typically matches a single physical step in a figure. Typical contra dance choreography comprises four parts, each 16 counts (8 measures ...
Each dance emphasizes its own moves, but often moves are shared by several dances. The steps of a dance or pattern may be listed in a step sheet. Dance patterns may be described by difficulty. [7] Dance patterns may be described according to combinations of quick and slow steps and often by the rhythm or meter of the music, for example waltz ...
Opas (Опас) in 2 4: A varied dance often done with hands across the chest of the person next to you with the next in line. Pravo horo (Право хоро) in 2 4 or 6 8, counted as 3+3: Often in music for the Pravo, both 2 4 and 6 8 time signatures will be used where 2 4 is used for the singing and 6 8 is used for the slightly faster ...
The fourth beat is split in two so the count of the next three steps is 4-and-1. These three steps constitute the cha-cha chasse. A step to the side is taken with the left foot, the right foot is half closed towards the left foot (typically leaving both feet under the hips or perhaps closed together), and finally there is a last step to the ...
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In the same closed position familiar in the waltz, [citation needed] the step combined a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, ordinarily in a fast 2 4 time. The galop was a forerunner of the polka , which was introduced in Prague ballrooms in the 1830s and made fashionable in Paris when Raab, a dancing teacher of Prague, danced the polka ...