Quickstep
The Bronze · Bronze · International Ballroom
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Tempo — studio
- 50–52 MPM
- Tempo — NDCA
- 50–52 MPM
- Count
- S Q Q
Origin
Originated in early-20th-century England, evolved from the Foxtrot, Charleston, and One-Step — a light, quick dance that took off in the 1920s Jazz Age.
Music
4/4 time — bright and brisk.
Character
Light, springy, and energetic, travelling quickly around the floor.
Figures
- 1
Quarter Turns (Right & Left)
- 2
Progressive Chassé
- 3
Forward Lock Step
- 4
Natural Turn with Hesitation
- 5
Progressive Chassé to Right
- 6
Back Lock
- 7
Running Finish
- 8
Natural Spin Turn (side & corner)
- 9
Natural Turn and Back Lock
- 10
Tipple Chassé to Right (corner & side)
- 11
Double Reverse Spin
- 12
Chassé Reverse Turn
- 13
Natural Pivot Turn
- 14
Closed Impetus
- 15
Reverse Pivot
- 16
Cross Chassé
- 17
Zigzag
- 18
Heel Pivot
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