Foxtrot

The Bronze · Bronze · International Ballroom

Time signature: 4/4
Tempo — studio: 28–30 MPM
Tempo — NDCA: 28–30 MPM
Count: S Q Q

Origin

Early-1900s America — named for vaudeville actor Harry Fox but popularized by Vernon and Irene Castle, from a walking dance they’d seen African American dancers doing; refined in England into the gliding Ballroom Foxtrot.

Music

4/4 time — smooth and continuous.

Character

Effortless and gliding, drawing long flowing lines around the floor.

Figures

1
Feather Step
2
Reverse Turn with Feather Finish
3
Three Step
4
Natural Turn
5
Basic Weave
6
Change of Direction
7
Natural Weave
8
Closed Impetus with Feather Finish

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