The gentleman will then slide his right foot to the second position bring the left up to the heel of the right foot, with another slight spring, and half turn, and so repeat. The gentleman will commence by sliding his left foot to the second position bring the right up to the heel of the left foot, making a slight spring, and half turn. The lady and gentleman in waltz position. Two-Step Waltz (Deux Temps Valse) (Carpenter, 1854): (Click to expand) Historical Descriptions

Wilkinson 1904 notes that this can turn to both the right and the left, or that it can be danced straight forward (and backward), with the Lead backing along LOD as the Follow goes forward. Likewise, the Follow steps straight forward with her right foot along LOD, slightly between his feet, as in the first step of rotary waltz.ģ-and-4: The Lead does exactly what the Follow did, and vice-versa.Īltogether, it goes 'slide-close-turn-, slide-close-turn-.'Īs for the style, turn as smoothly as possible, and imagining you are polishing the floor with your feet. She pulls her right shoulder back, making space for him to get ahead of her and back around.Ģ: The Lead backs around in front of the Follow, stepping across LOD with his left foot, and showing his back to the outside wall, as in the first step of a rotary waltz. “and”: The Lead closes his right foot to left with weight along LOD while the Follow closes her left foot to right with weight along LOD, both beginning to rotate clockwise. The Two-Step is essentially a smoothly-turning, floor-polishing version of the Polka with no hops, the popular way to Polka in the early 20th century.ġ: The Lead slides his left foot along LOD while the Follow slides her right foot along LOD. Library of Dance - Two-Step Two-Step (Turning Two-Step)Įxpand Historical Descriptions Collapse Historical Descriptions Contemporary Description

Two step dance moves