48:
of the dance; it is the default move to which a dancer returns, when not performing any other moves. More formally, it can be defined as a "rhythmic step pattern" in the form of a "consistent and recurring grouping of weight changes" between the feet (as well as certain moves that do not involve
49:
complete changes of weight, as when one taps, kicks, or points a foot) which is rhythmic and repeated for the length of a song. For some dances it is sufficient to know the basic step performed in different
185:
340:
271:
292:
105:. There are several variants of the basic movement in cha-cha-cha: basic, open basic, basic in place.
81:
108:
175:
114:
229:
208:
126:
8:
250:
102:
313:
133:
Links to videos showing these dance steps can be found in the references section below.
120:
68:, have multiple basic steps, any of which can theoretically be selected by the leader.
181:
65:
96:
150:
84:
334:
61:
64:
have only one basic step which can be easily mastered. Others, such as
37:
77:
88:
45:
92:
41:
180:(3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. p. 32.
156:. International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Assiciation
332:
40:that defines the character of a particular
333:
173:
167:
54:
13:
251:"Foxtrot: Left Box (Reverse) Turn"
14:
352:
230:"Waltz: Left Box (Reverse) Turn"
174:Wright, Judy Patterson (2013).
151:"Glossary of Round Dance Terms"
306:
285:
264:
243:
222:
201:
177:Social Dance: Steps to Success
143:
1:
136:
50:
7:
71:
10:
357:
80:, the basic move in some
57:to enjoy it socially.
316:. BallroomDancers.com
295:. BallroomDancers.com
274:. BallroomDancers.com
253:. BallroomDancers.com
232:. BallroomDancers.com
211:. BallroomDancers.com
341:Social dance steps
95:and bronze-level
60:Most traditional
348:
325:
324:
322:
321:
310:
304:
303:
301:
300:
289:
283:
282:
280:
279:
268:
262:
261:
259:
258:
247:
241:
240:
238:
237:
226:
220:
219:
217:
216:
205:
199:
198:
196:
194:
171:
165:
164:
162:
161:
155:
147:
66:West Coast Swing
356:
355:
351:
350:
349:
347:
346:
345:
331:
330:
329:
328:
319:
317:
312:
311:
307:
298:
296:
291:
290:
286:
277:
275:
270:
269:
265:
256:
254:
249:
248:
244:
235:
233:
228:
227:
223:
214:
212:
207:
206:
202:
192:
190:
188:
172:
168:
159:
157:
153:
149:
148:
144:
139:
85:ballroom dances
74:
55:dance positions
12:
11:
5:
354:
344:
343:
327:
326:
305:
284:
263:
242:
221:
200:
186:
166:
141:
140:
138:
135:
131:
130:
124:
118:
112:
106:
100:
82:American style
73:
70:
62:partner dances
44:. It sets the
26:basic movement
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
353:
342:
339:
338:
336:
315:
314:"Salsa Basic"
309:
294:
288:
273:
267:
252:
246:
231:
225:
210:
204:
189:
187:9780736095075
183:
179:
178:
170:
152:
146:
142:
134:
128:
125:
122:
119:
116:
113:
110:
107:
104:
101:
98:
94:
91:and arguably
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
75:
69:
67:
63:
58:
56:
52:
47:
43:
39:
35:
31:
30:basic pattern
27:
23:
19:
318:. Retrieved
308:
297:. Retrieved
287:
276:. Retrieved
266:
255:. Retrieved
245:
234:. Retrieved
224:
213:. Retrieved
203:
191:. Retrieved
176:
169:
158:. Retrieved
145:
132:
127:Zydeco basic
111:in lindy hop
59:
33:
32:, or simply
29:
25:
22:basic figure
21:
17:
15:
293:"Lindy Hop"
209:"Rumba Box"
121:Salsa basic
115:Mambo basic
109:Lindy basic
103:Cha-cha-cha
320:2020-06-09
299:2020-06-09
278:2020-06-09
257:2020-06-09
236:2020-06-09
215:2020-06-09
160:2020-06-04
137:References
38:dance move
18:basic step
272:"Cha Cha"
193:4 January
129:in zydeco
51:handholds
335:Category
123:in salsa
117:in mambo
78:Box step
72:Examples
97:foxtrot
36:is the
184:
46:rhythm
154:(PDF)
93:waltz
89:rumba
42:dance
34:basic
195:2021
182:ISBN
53:and
16:The
337::
87::
28:,
24:,
20:,
323:.
302:.
281:.
260:.
239:.
218:.
197:.
163:.
99:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.