Fundamental Dance Steps in Folk Dance

Rhythmic Counts Per

Dance Step Time Signature Step-By-Step Description
Measure
(count 1) step left (right) foot in fourth position
in front,

(count 2) step right (left) close to left (right) in

Waltz 3/4 1, 2, 3
first or third position in rear,

(count 3) step left (right) in fourth position in

front.
(count 1) step right (left) foot in fourth position
in front,

(count ah) cut the right (left) foot with the left
(right) thus displacing it and at the same time
Gallop 2/4 Time 1, ah 2, ah taking the weight of the body with the left
(right) foot ,

(count 2, ah) repeat count 1 and ah.

this is executed with one foot always leading
and may be done in any direction.
(count 1) step right (left) foot in fourth position
in front,

(count and) step left (right) foot close to right

Change Step Or
2/4 Time 1 and 2 (left) foot in third position rear or in first
Two – Step
position,

(count 2) step right (left) foot quickly in fourth

position in rear.
(count 1) step left (right) foot in fourth in front,

(count and) step right (left) close to right (left)

foot in third position in rear,
Polka ¼ Time 1, and 2, and
(count 2) step left (right) foot in fourth position
in front,
(count and ) pause,

(count 1) slide right (left) foot in second

position,

(count 2) cut right (left) foot sideward with the

left right,
Mazurka ¾ Time 1, 2, 3
(count 3) hop on the left (right) foot and beat
in rear or in front the right (left) foot close to
the ankle of the left (right) foot.

This is executed with one foot always leading

and may be done in any direction.
footwork:

(count 1, 2) step right (left) foot obliquely

forward right (left)

(count 3) step left (right) foot across the right

Sway Balance (left) foot in front,

( With A Close, 1, 2, 3 to a measure (count 1, 2) step right (left) obliquely backward

¾ Time
Point, Brush, right,
Hop, Raise,
Waltz) (count 3) close/point/brush /hop/raise/waltz
left (right) foot in fourth or third position in
front.

Arms:

Arms in fourth position with right (left)

Close Step 2/4 Time 1, 2 (count 1) step right (left) foot in fourth position
 in front,

(count 2) close left (right) to right (left) foot in

third or first position rear

Note: when done sideward, one foot leads to

the direction of the step.
(count 1, 2) step right (left) foot in fourth
position in front,

(count 3) close left (right) to right (left) foot in

third on first position rear

¾ Time 1, 2, 3 or

(count 1) step right (left) foot in fourth position

front,

(count 2, 3) close left (right) to right (left) foot

in third or first position rear
A spring one foot, landing on the other foot in
2/4 1,2 any direction.
Leap
4/4 1 count per leap

(count 1) point right (left) foot in fourth

position in front,

(count 2) step right (left) foot close to left

(right) foot in first position,

or
2/4 Time
1, 2
(Allegro) (count 1) hop on left (right) and point right
(left) foot in front,

(count 2) with a spring, reverse the position of

the feet, that, is, pointing the left (right) in
Touch Step front and the right (left) taking the weight of
the body. This is taking one count for every
change of position of the feet.
(count 1) point right (left) foot in fourth
position in front,

(count 2, 3) step right (left) close to the left

(right) in first position,
¾ Time
1, 2, 3
(Moderato)
(count 1, 2) point right (left) foot in fourth
position in front,

(count 3) step right (left) foot close to the left

(right) foot in first position.
(count 1) step right (left) foot in second
position,

(count 2) turn left (right) about and step right

(left) foot to second,
Three – Step Turn
¾ Time 1, 2, 3 (count 3) turn left (right) about and step left
Waltz Turn (right) to second to face front.

(count 1) close right (left) foot to left (right)

foot,

(count 2, 3) pause.