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A basic figure is the very basic step that defines the character of a dance. Often it is called just thus: "basic movement", "basic step" or the like. For some dances it is sufficient to know the basic step performed in different handhold [broken anchor] s and dance positions [broken anchor] to enjoy it socially.
Box step, the basic move in some American style ballroom dances: rumba [3] and arguably waltz [4] and bronze-level foxtrot. [5] Cha-cha-cha. There are several variants of the basic movement in cha-cha-cha: basic, open basic, basic in place. [6] Lindy basic in lindy hop [7] Mambo basic in mambo; Salsa basic in salsa [8] Zydeco basic in zydeco
The positions of the feet in ballet is a fundamental part of classical ballet technique that defines standard placements of feet on the floor. There are five basic positions in modern-day classical ballet, known as the first through fifth positions.
In ice dancing, chassés are basic dance steps which appear, for example, in many compulsory dances. The International Skating Union rules define the following variants: [1] Simple chassé: a step in which the free foot is placed on the ice beside the skating foot, which is then lifted close to the new skating foot with the blade parallel to ...
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[5] Some genres, such as ballet, have, "a clear repertoire of dance steps," [6] thus different types of dance may be characterized by their differing and shared steps. 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 ...
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The minuet step is the dance step performed in the dance minuet. It "is composed of four plain straight Steps or Walks, and may be performed forwards, backward, sideways, &c." (Tomlinson 1735, 103) or in a square. [citation needed] The steps are often referred to by direction to