Coupled dancing:Basic steps
Rock step
editRock steps to 4 count music: In simple dance the leader is stepping left foot on odd beats and right foot on even beats. The follower is stepping right foot on odd beats and left foot on even beats.
Leader: left - right - left - right
Follower: right - left - right - left
Rock step is also called back step.
Kicks
editKicking on one beat causes that the step order is reversed when the foot is put down.
Therefore two kicks usually follow each other.
Following is a six count sequence:
leader: left - right - kick(left) - down(left) - kick(right) - down(right)
follower: right - left - kick(right) - down(right) - kick(left) - down(left)
Taps
editStepping down a foot without putting weight on a it.
Slides
editSliding requires two beats and causes that the step order is reversed when the foot is put down.
Leader: left - right - slide (left) - right (together)
Follower: right - left - slide (right) - left (together)
Slow steps
editSlow steps are steps that uses one beat.
Quick steps
editSlow steps are steps that uses half a beat.
Simple Charlston steps
editDone to an eight count in the music:
Leader: Tap (left) - pause - Step (left) - pause - Tap (right) - pause - Step (right) - pause
Follower : Tap (right) - pause - Step (right) - pause - Tap (left) - pause - Step (left) - pause
Triple steps
editTriple steps or Chassé steps are left-right-left or right-left-right foot combinations