Dance Music for Quickstep
Michael Buble': Mack the Knife
Lou Rawls: I'd rather drink muddy water
Quickstep Syllabus Outline
Couple Demonstration
- To Music
- To a Teaching Count
Couple Technique
- Dance Position
- Leading
- Following
- Musicality
Leaders Pattern
- Alignment of Steps
- Timing
- Musicality
Followers Pattern
- Alignment of Steps
- Timing
- Musicality
History of the Quickstep:
Roots as far back as the Charleston era
1) Quarter Turn
Couple:
Technique
Leaders:
Technique
Followers:
Pattern
Technique
2) Progressive Chasse' Finish
Couple:
Technique
Man's Pattern:
Technique
Lady's Pattern:
Demonstration
Technique
3) Quarter turn with Progressive Chasse' Finish
Couple:
Technique
Man's Pattern:
Demonstration
Technique
Lady's Pattern:
Demonstration
Technique
4) Forward Lock
Couple:
Technique
Man's Pattern:
Demonstration
Technique
Lady's Pattern:
Demonstration
Technique
5) Quickstep Combination #1: Quarter Turn, Prog Chasse', Fwd Lock
Couple:
Technique
Man's Pattern:
Demonstration
Technique
Lady's Pattern:
Demonstration
Technique
