Figures,
Actions, Rhythms …
|
Rhythms In
Which Each Figure Is
Described
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Music & Video Clips
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| Natural |
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Glossary |
| Natural Fallaway Twist Turn |
Tango |
One Figure
-- Tango Natural Twist Turn |
| Natural Fallaway Weave |
Foxtrot |
Two Foxtrot Weaves by Eum
|
| Natural Fallaway Whisk |
Foxtrot |
|
| Natural Fleckerl |
Viennese
Waltz |
Viennese
Waltz III by Stier |
| Natural Hover Cross |
Foxtrot, Waltz |
A Waltz Clinic
by Eum & Hadley
Finding
Solutions for Common Problem Figures in Smooth Dancing by
Finch |
| Natural Hover Fallaway |
Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz |
Smooth Dancing
by McGee |
| Natural Hover Telemark |
|
The
Telemark
Figures II by Stier
Phase V
Smooth
Figures by Stier
Telemarks
by McGee
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| Natural Opening Out |
Cha, Rumba |
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| Natural Pivot Turn |
American Tango,
Tango |
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| Natural Promenade Turn |
Tango |
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| Natural Promenade Zigzag |
Foxtrot |
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| Natural Roll |
Samba |
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| Natural Telemark |
Foxtrot,
Waltz |
The
Telemark
Figures II by Stier
Telemark
Talk by Moore
Telemarks
by McGee
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| Natural Top |
Cha, Mambo, Rumba |
Some Three-Part Figures by Eum
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| Natural Turn |
Foxtrot, Quickstep, Viennese Waltz |
What's Natural About A
Natural
Turn? by Sears
The
Foxy Foxtrot by Rotscheid
Intermediate Foxtrot by Eum & Ray
Viennese
Waltz I by Stier
To Turn Or Not To Turn by Hicks
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| Natural Twist Turn |
Foxtrot, Tango |
Twists
and Twist Turns
Tango
Helps &
Figures
One
Figure -- Tango Natural Twist Turn
Phase VI
Smooth
Figures by Stier
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| Natural Weave |
Foxtrot, Waltz |
|
| Neck Slide |
Jive |
More Jive Tips
by Eum |
| New Yorker |
Bolero, Cha, Mambo, Rumba |
Photo Essay |
| New Yorker In Four |
Cha, Rumba |
Photo Essay |
Nightclub Two
Step
|
|
Nite Club
Clinic Notes by Auriene
|
| Nothing Touching |
|
Dance
Position List |
| Oblique Line Position |
|
Photo
Essay |
| Ocho |
Argentine
Tango |
Argentine Tango and
the
Flirtatious Ocho
Photo Essay
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| Ocho Para Atras |
Argentine
Tango |
|
| One-Step
Rhythm |
|
Music Clip |
| Open Basic |
Cha, Slow Two Step |
A Few
Notes on Slow Two Step by Finch |
| Open Box |
Two
Step, Waltz |
|
| Open Break |
Bolero, Cha, Mambo, Merengue,
Rumba,
Salsa,
Slow
Two Step |
|
Open Contra
Check
|
Foxtrot
|
|
| Open Facing Position |
|
Dance
Position List
Photo Essay
|
| Open Fence Line |
Viennese
Waltz |
|
| Open Finish |
Tango, Waltz |
Tango
Helps &
Figures |
Open Head
|
|
Glossary |
| Open Hip Twist |
Cha, Rumba |
Hip Twist by
Sears
Hip Twist Figures
by Sears
Let's
Learn to Twist by Finch
Twists And Twist Turns
Rumba
Tips by Eum
3 Hip Twists by Sears
Rumba Hip Twists by Eum & Ray
Lead With Lead Hands Low by Sears
To
Close Or Not To Close [in Rumba], That Is the Question! by
German (PDF)
|
| Open Impetus |
Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz |
Spin
&
Impetus Turns by Stier
Heel Turn -- Not Just Another Turn by Finch
Open and Closed Figures by Hilton
|
| Open In And Out Runs |
Foxtrot, Waltz |
Squeeze the Trigger |
| Open Natural Turn |
Foxtrot, Quickstep,
Tango, Viennese
Waltz, Waltz |
Phase IV
Smooth
Figures by Stiers
Blend To Banjo by Sears
Banjo and Sidecar by Armstrong
Flight the Sequence by Sears
One
Figure, Three Rhythms by Finch
Open and Closed Figures by Hilton
|
Open Out
|
|
Glossary |
| Open Position |
|
Dance Positions
Photo Essay
|
| Open Promenade |
Tango |
Tango
Helps &
Figures by Rotsheid
Tango
Tips by Eum
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| Open Reverse Box |
Two
Step, Waltz |
|
| Open Reverse Turn |
American Tango,
Foxtrot,
Tango,
Waltz |
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| Open Reverse Turn Closed
Finish |
Tango |
|
Open Reverse
Turn w/ Reverse Swivel
|
Tango
|
|
Open Telemark
(see also Telemark to SCP)
|
Foxtrot,
Quickstep, Waltz |
The
Telemark In Retrospect by Stiers
The
Telemark Figures
I by Stiers
Dance Right Through Her
Telemark
Talk by Moore
Telemarks
by McGee
Telemarks
by Slater
Movin'
On UP! by Nelson
Open and Closed Figures by Hilton
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| Open Turn |
|
Glossary |
| Open Vine |
One Step, Two Step |
|
| Opening Out |
Bolero |
Bolero Tips
by Eum
A
Few Bolero Figures by Eum
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| Opposite Footwork |
|
Glossary |
Opposition
Line
|
|
Unphased
Figures II by Stier |
| Opposition Points |
Waltz |
Glossary
Picture
Figures, Fact and Fantasy by Plaisance
Picture
Figures by Finch
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Out
|
|
Glossary |
| Outside Change |
Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz |
Phase IV
Figures by Stier
Some
Waltz Figures by Eum |
| Outside Check |
Foxtrot, Waltz |
A Waltz Whirl
Tim
Eum Waltz Tip
Feathers
II by Tim Eum
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| Outside Foot and Hand |
|
Glossary |
Outside
Partner
|
|
Glossary |
| Outside Roll |
Slow Two Step |
Article |
| Outside Spin |
Foxtrot, Quickstep,
Waltz |
Flight the Sequence |
| Outside Swivel |
American Tango,
Foxtrot,
Quickstep,
Tango,
Waltz |
Phase IV
Figures by Stiers |
| Outside Swivel Link |
Tango |
|
| Outside Swivel and Tap |
Argentine Tango,
Tango |
|
Outside Whip
|
West Coast
Swing |
|
| Overspin Turn |
Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz |
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| Oversway |
Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz |
Glossary
Photo Essay
Picture
Figures by Finch
Two Picture Figures by Eum
Dancing Or Just Standing
There
Some
Basics About Picture Figures by Rotscheid
Mini Picture Figures
Picture
Figures, Fact and Fantasy by Plaisance
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| Overturn |
|
Glossary |
| Paddle Turn |
|
From
the Ballroom by various dancers |
Palmquist, Eddie & Audrey
|
|
Palmquist Tribute by Finch |
Palmquist Palm Springs Round-Up, 50th Anniversary
|
|
Palmquist Tribute by Finch
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Pandemic, Dealing With
|
|
To Dance Or Not To Dance by Sears (PDF)
While Waiting For A Dance by Finch
Can't Wait To Start Dancing by Finch
Palmquist Tribute by Finch
A Little Hard Work Ahead by Finch
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Parallel Breaks
(now called Alternating Cross Body)
|
Rumba |
|
| Parallel Chase |
Cha |
|
| Parallel Runs |
Slow
Two Step |
|
Partnering
|
|
Partnering In Teaching Dance by Byars
Be
Gentle by Sears
Don't
Fight by Sears
Long & Short
by Sears
Round
Dancing Is a Partnership by Sears
Ballroom Dancing Is Not For Sissies by Finch
The
Three A's + 1 by Buck
Don't Blame Me by Lieuallen
|
| Pas De Bas |
Waltz |
Glossary |
| Paso Doble
Rhythm |
|
Paso
Doble: The Beginning by Finch
Paso
Doble by D'Aloiso
Paso Doble, the
"Other
Two-Step" by Finch
Paso Doble Styling
by Ayme
Let's Put On A Show
by Sears
Music Clip
|
Pass Half
Turn Left
|
Hustle
|
|
Pass Half
Turn Right
|
Hustle
|
|
| Passing American Spin |
Jive |
|
| Passing Change | Waltz |
|
| Passing Cross Chasse |
Slow Two Step |
|
| Passing Outside Roll |
Slow
Two Step |
Inside
& Outside Rolls In Slow Two Step by Sears
|
| Passing Step |
|
Glossary |
| Pattacake Clap |
Quickstep |
|
| Patticake |
Two
Step |
|
| Patty Cake Tap |
Mambo |
|
Peabody
|
One Step
|
|
Peabody Open
Left Turn
|
One Step |
|
Peabody Twist
Vine
|
One Step |
|
| Pecking |
Lindy |
Animal Dances
|
Peek-A-Boo
Chasse
|
|
Let's Chasse
by Sears |
Pendulum
|
Quickstep
|
|
Pepper Pot
|
Quickstep
|
Unclassified
Quickstep Figures II by Stier |
| Phase Levels |
|
Phase
Rating System
The
Complete
Roundalab Phases 101 by Woodruff
ROUNDALAB PHASES 101 by Woodruff
Phase Levels -- Where Do You Start? by Finch
|
Physical Limitations
|
|
Making Do by Finch
|
| Phrase of Music |
|
Glossary |
| Phrasing |
|
Glossary |
| Pickup |
American
Tango, Five-Count,
Foxtrot,
One
Step, Polka,
Tango,
Two Step,
Waltz |
Glossary
Photo Essay
|
| Pickup Tango Draw |
American Tango |
|
| Picture Figure |
|
Glossary
Dance
Position List
Picture
Figures by Finch
Picture
Figures by Hilton
Picture Figures by Rotscheid
Making Ballroom Lines by Moore
Dancing Or Just Standing There
by Sears
Mini-Picture Figures
by Sears
Make A
Picture
by Sears
Photo
Essay  |
Pirouette
|
|
Glossary |
| Pivot |
|
Glossary
Standard
Figures from I to VI by Eum
From
the Ballroom by various dancers
|
| Pivot Right Face |
Two
Step |
|
| Pivot Right Face Double or
Pivot Four |
American
Tango, Foxtrot,
Quickstep,
Tango |
|
| Pivot Three |
Waltz |
|
| Pivot To Hairpin |
Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz |
|
Pivot To Semi
|
Waltz |
Some Waltz Figures
by Eum |
| Pivot Two |
Foxtrot, One Step, Two Step |
|
| Plait |
Samba |
|
Plunge
|
Jive |
|
| Point |
|
Glossary
Photo Essay
|
| Point Step |
Jive |
|
Poise
|
|
Glossary |
| Polka
Rhythm |
|
Music Clip |
Polka Runs
|
|
Quickstep
Figures by Stier |
| Position |
|
Glossary
Dance Position by Sears
Why We Keep Left by Armstrong
Smooth
Your Dancing by Sears
Ballroom Dancing Is Not For Sissies by Finch
Oh
My Aching Head by German (PDF)
Three
Little Secrets by German (PDF)
Dancing
Posture by Lamberty
Movin'
On UP! by Nelson
Your
Space or Mine? by DeChenne
Photo Essays
Fred Astaire Album |
| Posture |
|
Standing On Your Own Feet by Finch
Efforts We Can
Make To Improve All Our Dancing by Sears
Posture and Frame by Finch
An Old Idea New Again -- Posture by Finch
Keeping It Simple by Finch
Making the Most of the Situation by Finch
Balance by Sears
Posture
and Balance by West
Standing
On Your Own Two Feet, Not Your Partner's - Part I by Cantrell
(PDF)
Standing
On Your Own Two Feet, Not Your Partner's - Part II by
Cantrell (PDF)
Cast Your Eyes Up
Making
Your Figures Flow by Moore
Dancing
Posture by Lamberty
How
Much Technique at Phase II? by Casper & Beck
Movin'
On UP! by Nelson
Smooth
Dancing by Fisher
Secrets
Of Successful Dancing by Blackford
Your
Space or Mine? by DeChenne
The Busy Bee of Gravity by Finch
Woman's Head, Left or Right? by Finch
Dancer's Feet by Finch
Time to Re-Visit Balance by Finch
The Neck Is Part Of Posture by Eum
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Power Whip
|
West Coast Swing
|
|
Practice
|
|
Round
Dancers vs. "Good" Round Dancers by Valenta
The 3 D's of Dance Excellence by Rotscheid
Dancing
In Your Head by Sears
The Three Levels of Dancing by Lieuallen
|
Preferred Cue Term
|
|
What's In A Name by Finch |
Prep;
Preparation
|
|
Picture Figures by Eum
Dancing
Is Not Walking
WCS
-- To Anchor or to Coaster by Cantrell (PDF)
|
| Press |
|
Glossary |
| Press Line |
Paso
Doble |
|
| Pretzel Turn |
Jive,
Single Swing
|
|
| Pretzel Wrap |
|
Glossary
Tim Eum Latin
Animal
Figures |
Programming,
Dance
|
|
Programming
a State "Beginner's Dance" by Eum
|
| Progressive |
|
Glossary |
| Progressive Basic |
Mambo |
|
| Progressive Box |
Foxtrot, Two Step, Waltz |
|
Progressive
Breakaway
|
Viennese
Waltz |
|
| Progressive Chasse |
Quickstep |
Phase III
Smooth
Figures by Stier
Phase IV
Smooth
Figures by Stier
|
| Progressive Link |
Tango |
Introduction To Tango by Finch
One Figure --
Promenade Link
Tango
Helps &
Figures by Rotsheid |
| Progressive Rock |
Jive |
|
| Progressive Sand Step |
Two
Step |
|
| Progressive Scissors |
Two
Step, Five-Count |
Scissors by Eum
|
| Progressive Side Step |
Tango |
Tango
Helps &
Figures |
| Progressive Tango Rocks |
Argentine
Tango |
|
| Progressive Twinkle |
Waltz |
|
| Progressive Walks |
Cha, Rumba |
Shall We Take A
Walk? by Sears |
Progressive
Whisks (see Bota Whisks)
|
Samba |
|
| Progressive Wing |
Foxtrot, Waltz |
|
| Promenade |
Merengue,
Paso
Doble, Tango |
Tango: Go, Stop
Paso
Doble: Continued by Nobel
|
| Promenade Basic |
American Tango |
|
| Promenade Close |
Paso
Doble |
|
| Promenade Cumbia with Turn |
Salsa |
|
| Promenade Link |
Paso
Doble, Tango |
One Figure --
Promenade Link
|
| Promenade Lock |
Waltz |
Photo Essay |
| Promenade Position |
|
Dance Position
Tim
Eum Dance Position Tips
Photo Essay
|
| Promenade Quarter Beats |
Tango |
|
| Promenade Sway |
Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango,
Waltz |
Glossary
Picture
Figures by Finch
Two Picture Figures by Eum
Dancing Or Just Standing
There
Mini-Picture Figures
Make A
Picture
Photo
Essay |
| Promenade Swivel (s) |
Merengue,
Tango
|
|
| Promenade Tap |
Tango |
|
Promenade To
Counter Promenade
|
Paso
Doble
|
|
Promenade Turn Away
|
Merengue |
|
| Promenade Turning Left |
American
Tango |
|
| Promenade Turning Right |
American
Tango |
|
Promenade
Walk-Around
|
Foxtrot |
|
| Promenade Weave |
Foxtrot |
Beyond
Feathers - Phase IV by Stier |
| Promenade Wingspin |
Tango, Argentine Tango |
|
| Pull Pass |
Slow Two Step |
|
| Push Break |
Hustle, West Coast Swing
|
|
Push Pull
|
Hustle |
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