NEW DANCE STEP GLOSSARY

This is the New Dance Step Glossary

A work in progress and will be evolving with new content

 

COASTER STEP - R & L

5&6     Step back on Right, Step back Left next to Right, Step forward on Right  
7&8     Step back on Left, Step back Right next to Left, Step forward on Left

CHARLESTON STEPS
1-2      Touch R forward, step right back
3-4      Touch L backward, step L forward
5-6      Touch R forward, step right back
7-8      Touch L backward, step L forward

CROSS & POINT - STEP & POINT - SYNCOPATED POINT
1-2      Cross Right over Left, point Left to left side
3-4      Cross Left over Right, point Right to right side
5-6      Step right forward, point left to the side
7-8      Step left forward, point right to the side

1&2    Kick right forward, step down on right, touch left toe side
3&4    Kick left forward, step down on left, touch right toe side

CROSS WEAVE
1-2      Cross right over left, step left to left side
3-4      Step right behind left, step on left
5-6      Cross right over left, step left to left side
7-8      Step right behind left, step on right

CROSS BACK WEAVE
1-2      Cross right over left, step left back
3-4      Step right to right side, cross left over right
5-6      Step right back, step left to left side
7-8      Cross right over left, 1/4 turn left

DIAGONAL STEPS (FWD  or BWD)
1-2      Step right FWD to diagonal right, slide left toes next to right
3-4      Step left FWD to diagonal left, slide right toes next to left

DIAGONAL STEPS (SHUFFLES)
1&2     Shuffle right diagonally right, left, right
3&4     Shuffle left diagonally, left, right, left

GRAPEVINE OR VINE
1-2       Step right side, cross left behind
3-4       Step right side, touch left next to right (or scuff or brush)

HEEL GRIND R or L
5-6       Touch right heel forward, with weight to right heel grind 1/4 turn right and step left side
7-8       Touch left heel forward, with weight to left heel grind 1/4 turn left and step right side

HEEL HOOK R or L
5-6       Touch right heel forward, hook right across left
7-8       Touch left heel forward, hook left across right

HEEL JACK (SYNCOPATED)

&1        Step right to side, touch left heel diagonally forward

&2        Step left together, cross right over left

&3        Step left to side, touch right heel diagonally forward

&4        Step right to side, cross left over right

Hip Bumps (FWD or BWD)
1-2     Step right FWD double hip bump
3-4     Step left BWD double hip bumps
5-6     Single hip bumps, FWD & BWD
7-8     Single hip bumps, FWD & BWD

HEEL TOUCHES - TOE STRUTS  & HEEL SWIVELES W/ BUMPS
1-2     Touch right heel forward, step right next to left
3-4     Touch left heel forward, step left next to right

1-2       Heels right, toes right
3-4       Hip right, hip right

5-6       Heels left, toes left
7-8       Hip left, hip left

5-6       Step right toe FWD, step right heel down
7-8       Step left toe FWD, step left heel down

HITCH STEP- R & L (requires steping down and continuing more of the dance routine)

5-6      Step right to side, hitch left knee up
7-8      Step left to left side, hitch right knee up

HOP & CLAP
&5-6  Quickly hop forward on right, step left next to right
&7-8  Quickly hop back on right, step left next to right

JAZZ BOX - TURNING - 1/4 JAZZ - 1/2 JAZZ
5-6      Cross right over left, step back on left
7-8      Step right-to-right side, step left slightly forward

1/4 TURNING RIGHT JAZZ BOX
5-6      Cross right over left, step left back
 7-8      Turn 1/4 right and step right forward, step left together
1/2 TURNING RIGHT JAZZ BOX - REPEAT ABOVE 2X

KICK BALL CHANGE - BALL POINT - BALL CROSS
5&6     Kick right forward, step together on ball or right, step left up and down

KICK BALL POINT
1&2    Kick right forward, step down on right, touch left toe side
3&4    Kick left forward, step down on left, touch right toe side

KICK BALL CROSS
1&2      Kick right forward, step together on ball of right, cross left over right

LINDY SHUFFLE (RIGHT or LEFT)
1 & 2   Step Right to side, step left beside right, step right to side
3 - 4    Rock back left, recover right
5 & 6   Step left to side, step right beside left, step left to side
7 - 8    Rock back on right, recover on left

LOCK STEPS (R OR L) W/SHUFFLES
1-2     Step right forward, lock left behind right
3&4    Step right forward, step left next to right, step right forward

5-6    Step left forward, lock right behind left
7&8    Step left forward, step right next to left, step left forward

MAMBO RIGHT SIDE

1&2    Right side mambo (rock right to right, step left in place, step right beside lef

MAMBO LEFT SIDE

3&4    Left side mambo (rock left to left, step right in place, step left beside right)

MAMBO FORWARD

5&6    Right forward mambo (rock right forward, step left in place, step right beside left)

MAMBO BACK

7&8    Left back mambo (rock left back, step right in place, step left beside right)

MAMBO CROSS
5&6    Rock right to right, recover on left, cross right over left
7&8    Rock left to left, recover on right, cross left over right

MONTEREY TURN 1/4 TURN RIGHT - 1/2 TURN LEFT

1-2     Point right to right side, turn 1/4 left (shifting weight to left)

2-3     Point left to left side, step left beside right

5-6     Point right to right side, turn 1/2 left (shifting weight to left)

7-8     Point left to left side, step left beside right

PIVOT TURNS 1/4 TURN, 1/2 TURN
5-6      Step right FWD, pivot 1/4 left (shifting weight to left)
7-8      Step right FWD, pivot 1/2 left (shifting weight to left)

ROCK STEPS - F, B, L, R - CROSS ROCK - ROCKING CHAIR

1-2      Rock right FWD, recover BWD on left
7-8      Rock right BWD, recover FWD on left
5-6      Rock left to side, recover on right
7-8      Rock right to side, recover on left

5-6      Cross Rock left over rght, recover back on right
7-8      Cross Rock right over left, recover back on left

5-6      Rock right FWD, recover BWD to left (don't pick up left foot)
7-8      Rock right BWD, recover FWD on left (don't pick up left foot)

PADDLE TURNS - 1/4 TURN, 1/2 TURN
1-2       Step right FWD, 1/8 turn left (weight on left)
3-4       Step right FWD, 1/8 turn left (weight on left)
5-6       Step right FWD, 1/4 turn left (weight on left)
7-8       Step right FWD, 1/4 turn left (weight on left)

RHUMBA BOX

1-2     Left step left, rigth step beside left

3-4     Left step FWD, hold

5-6     Rigth step rigth, left step beside right

7-8     Right step BWD, hold

SAILOR STEPS - L & R
3&4    Step right behind left, step left slightly left, step on right (weight on right) right sailor
7&8    Step left behind right, step right slightly right, step on left (weight on left) left sailor

SHUFFLE STEPS - FWD, BWD - L SIDE, R SIDE- CROSSING L, R - TURNING L, R
1-2     Touch right heel forward, step right next to left
3-4     Touch left heel forward, step left next to right

1&2     Shuffle side left, rigth, left
3&4     Shuffle side right, left, right

1&2     Cross left over right, step right together, cross left over
3&4     Cross right over left, step left together, cross rigth over

5&6     Shuffle 1/2 turn left, rigth, left turning to right
7&8     Shuffle 1/2 turn right, left, right turning to left

SISSOR CROSS & HOLD

1-2       Step right to side, slide left next to rigth foot (weight on left)
3-4       Step right across left, HOLD
5-6       Step left to side, slide right next to right foot (weight on right)
7-8       Step left aross right, HOLD

SWAY

1-4     Step rigth to side swaying right, left, right, left
5-8     Step left to side swaying left, rigth,, left,right

WIZARD STEPS - L & R
1-2&    Step right forward, lock left behing right, step right forward
3-4&    Step left forward, lock right behing left, step left forward