Z Z JA

J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
1.ARABESQUE
- STAND IN ONE LEG WITH THE OTHER LEG
EXTENDED BEHIND THE BODY.
- THE ARMS CAN BE HELD IN A VARIETY OF
POSITIONS.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
2. BATTEMENT TENDU
- IS AN ALTERNATING SIDE-TO-SIDE
MOVEMENT OF THE WORKING LEG.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
3. PIROUETTE
- IS A 360 DEGREE SPIN MADE ON ONE FOOT
THAT IS EN POINTE OR DEMI-POINTE AND IN
FREQUENTLY BEGIN FROM FOURTH POSITION.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA 4. PLIE
- MEANS “BENT” OR “BENDING”, AND IS WHEN
ONE OR BOTH KNEES ARE BENT WHILE LEGS
AND FEET REMAIN TURNED OUT AND ARE DONE
IN FIRST, SECOND, FOURTH AND FIFTH POSITION.
2 TYPES:
A. DEMI-PLIE B. GRAND PLIE
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
5. JETE
- BALLET LEAP IN WHICH THE WEIGHT OF
THE DANCER IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE
FOOT TO THE OTHER. THE DANCER “THROWS”
ONE LEG TO THE FRONT, SIDE, OR BACK.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
6. PAS DE BOURREE
- A SIDE WAY STEP IN WHICH ONE FOOT
CROSSES BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF THE
OTHER.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
7. CHASSE
- A GLIDING STEP, BOTH A SIDEWAY SQUARE
DANCE MOVE
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
8. PASSE
- REFERS TO THE MOVEMENT WHEN A
DANCER GOES THROUGH A RETIRE POSITION,
WHICH IS WHEN ONE LEG IS BENT SO IT
LOOKS LIKE A TRIANGLE WITH THE FOOT
PLACED NEAR THE OTHER LEG’S KNEE.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
9. CAMBRE
- MEANS “ARCHED”. IT DESCRIBES AN
ARCHED MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER BODY,
BENDING FROM THE WAIST UPWARDS, AND
CAN BE DONE FORWARD, BACKWARDS OR
SIDEWAYS.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
10. PRETZEL
- A SITTING POSITION WHERE ONE LEG IS
CROSSED OVER THE OTHER AND THE BOTTOM
ONE IS TUCKED IN BENT.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
11. LUNGE
- POSITION IN EITHER 2ND OR 4TH WHERE
ONLY ONE KNEE IS BENT AND THE OTHER
STRAIGHT.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
12. CONTRACTION
- POSITION OR MOVEMENT IN WHICH THE
CENTER OF THE TORSO RETREATS.
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J A JAZZ Z JA Z Z
P S IN
AZ Z Z
ST E J JAZZ
SI C
BA
13. ARMS BRAVAT
END
SOCIAL
DANCE
LINE DANCE
 LINE DANCE
-  IS A CHOREOGRAPHED DANCE WITH A REPEATED SEQUENCE
OF STEPS IN WHICH A GROUP OF PEOPLE DANCE IN ONE OR MORE
LINES OR ROWS, ALL FACING EITHER EACH OTHER OR IN THE
SAME DIRECTION, AND EXECUTING THE STEPS AT THE SAME
TIME. UNLIKE CIRCLE DANCING, LINE DANCERS ARE NOT IN
PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER.
DEFINITIO
- LINE DANCING IS A FORM OF DANCE THAT TAKES PLACE WITH A
N UP IN ROWS AND
GROUP OF PEOPLE. PARTICIPANTS LINE
EXECUTE THE SAME MOVEMENTS IN A SYNCHRONIZED MANNER.
 LINE DANCE
- LINE DANCING INVOLVES PEOPLE STANDING IN LINES AND
PERFORMING DANCE MOVEMENTS TOGETHER. IT CONSISTS OF
PATTERNED FOOT MOVEMENTS THAT ARE USUALLY
PERFORMED TO A NUMBER OF COUNTS PER SEQUENCE, AND
THEN THE SEQUENCE IS REPEATED. THE DANCES ARE DONE
ONE-WALL, TWO-WALL, OR FOUR-WALL.
- A WALL IS THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE DANCERS FACE AT
ANY GIVEN TIME: THE FRONT (THE DIRECTION FACED AT THE
DEFINITIO
BEGINNING OF THE DANCE), THE BACK OR ONE OF THE SIDES.
 LINE DANCE (HISTORY)
• "IN THE 1800S, EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS TRAVELED WEST TO NORTH
AMERICA, BRINGING WITH THEM A WEALTH OF CULTURE, INCLUDING
SUCH NATIVE DANCES AS THE POLKA AND WALTZ, WHOSE MOVEMENTS
JOINED AND EVOLVED INTO WHAT WAS CALLED ROUND AND SQUARE
DANCING. MANY BELIEVE THAT THIS STYLE OF DANCING INTRODUCED
THE TERMS AND STEPS USED IN LINE DANCING TODAY."
• "SOME PEOPLE FEEL IT WAS THE COWBOYS ON THE WESTERN
FRONTIER, FROM THE 1860S TO THE 1890S, THAT TOOK THESE MORE
TRADITIONAL DANCE MOVES AND ASSIMILATED THEM INTO A
COUNTRY-WESTERN STYLE."[
 LINE DANCE (HISTORY)
• THERE ARE THOSE, "WHO BELIEVE THAT THE REAL POPULARITY OF LINE
DANCING EVOLVED FROM THE DISCO ERA. ... LINE DANCES WERE PERFORMED
TO DISCO-STYLE MUSIC."
• "MANY SAY THAT 'ACHY BREAKY HEART' WAS A MAJOR TURNING POINT IN THE
POPULARITY OF LINE DANCE."
• SOME SAY IT STARTED OUT IN THE SLUMS OF CALCUTTA; THE INTRICATE AND
DIVERSE RANGE OF MOVEMENT WERE USED AS A FORM OF SILENT
COMMUNICATION. THIS TRAVELLED ACROSS THE TURBULENT SEAS TO THE
WEST COAST OF AMERICA, ON TRADE SHIPS, WHERE ITS POPULARITY
INCREASED. IT IS NOT DOCUMENTED WHEN THE COMMUNICATION ASPECT
WAS DROPPED.
 LINE DANCE (HISTORY)
•"OTHER BELIEVE THAT THE SETTLERS OF THE WESTERN STATES, SUCH AS
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, SHOULD BE CREDIT WITH THE SIMPLE FOOTWORK
AND THE COUNTRY FLAIR THAT REFLECTS THE CULTURE OF THEIR TIME."
•"IN THE EARLY 1900S, SCHOOLS BEGAN TO INCLUDE FOLK DANCING IN THEIR
PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MANY BELIEVE THAT AMERICAN
SERVICEMEN RETURNING HOME FROM WAR INFLUENCED THE SPREAD OF
LINE DANCING AFTER BEING INTRODUCED TO TRADITIONAL EUROPEAN
FOLK DANCES. AS LARGE NUMBERS OF YOUTH LEARNED COUNTRY-
WESTERN DANCE, ITS POPULARITY GREW IN LEISURE AND SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES."
Date Comment Dances

historic Folk Dances longways folk dances

about 1600 Country Dances - England  

1800's Square dancing & Contra dances - USA  

late 1800's Country & Western dancing - USA  

1800's-1900's Chorus line dances - Broadway USA  

1940's-1960's Contra dancing begins to show traces of modern day linedancing The Stroll (1940's)

1960's Fad contra-linedances Hully Gully, Mashed Potatoes

1970's Disco "line dances" Bus Stop, Nut Bush

1980 First recognised linedances Tush Push, Four Corners

1981 Oak Ridge Boys release "Fancy Free" Elvira

early 1980's Urban Cowboy - start of country influence Cotton-Eyed Joe, Two Step

late 1980's-1992 Rock 'n Roll & pop linedances predominate Copperhead Road, Cruisin', Electric Slide, Mustang Sally

Achy Breaky Heart - linedancing becomes synonymous with country

1992 Achy Breaky Heart
music
Waltz Across Texas, Linda Lu, Hot Tamales, Midnight Waltz, Dance Ranch Romp, Cowgirl's
mid 1990's deluge of country linedances
Twist, Smokey Places etc. etc.!
13 MWZ, Cha Cha Lengua, Hey Bruce, Coastin', Quando When Quando, Red Hot
1994-1999 drift away from country music begins
Salsa, Funky Town etc. etc.

2000's linedancing a mix of music styles  

 LINE DANCE (CHARACTERISTICS)

• AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, THE DANCERS STAND IN A SINGLE OR IN

MULTIPLE LINES WHILE PERFORMING THE COUNTRY LINE DANCE.
THERE IS NO REGARD FOR AGE OR GENDER OF THE DANCERS
WHEN THEY STAND IN THESE DANCE LINES.
• THE DANCERS ALL FACE THE SAME DIRECTION AND PERFORM THE
SAME SET OF STEPS IN UNISON AND PERFECTLY COORDINATED
REPETITIONS. THE REPETITIONS USUALLY FOLLOW A PATTERN,
SUCH THAT THE DANCERS FACE THE AUDIENCE IN THE FRONT, ON
THE LEFT, AT THE BACK AND TO THEIR RIGHT ONE AFTER THE
OTHER TO COMPLETE A ROTATION.
 LINE DANCE (CHARACTERISTICS)

• THERE IS ALMOST NO PHYSICAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE

DANCERS. THIS IS WHAT SEPARATES COUNTRY LINE DANCE FROM
OTHER SIMILAR DANCE FORMS SUCH AS ROCK N' ROLL, SWING,
JAZZ AND DISCO.
• EVERYONE DANCES ALONE, SIDE BY SIDE, FACING THE SAME
DIRECTION IN LINES OR ROWS.
 LINE DANCE ( MUSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS)
• MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH COUNTRY AND
WESTERN MUSIC.
• SIMPLE MELODY, RHYTHMS AND HARMONY
• 4/4 WITH ACCENTED 1ST AND 3RD BEATS
• SINGLE MELODY HARMONIZED BY BACKING SINGERS
• ONLY 2 OR 3 CHORDS-MAINLY TONIC AND DOMINANT
• STEADY CROTCHET MOMENT IN THE BASS LINE
• REGULAR 4 BAR PHRASES
• VERSE & CHORUS STRUCTURE
• SLIDES IN THE MELODY AND ACCOMPANIMENT
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)
• HEEL DIG
AS SIMPLE AS DIGGING ONE HEEL INTO THE
GROUND, THIS CAN BE PERFORMED WITH AN
ACCENT BY BENDING THE SUPPORTING LEG. A
FURTHER ACCENT/VARIATION IS TO HOP OUT OF THE
STEP INSTEAD OF SIMPLY STEPPING BACK ONTO
YOUR FOOT.
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)
• DOUBLE HEEL DIG
FOR FASTER DANCES, SOMETIMES A DOUBLE HEEL
DIG IS CALLED FOR, WHERE YOU, WITH YOUR
WEIGHT FIRMLY PLANTED ON YOUR LEFT LEG,
QUICKLY DIG YOUR RIGHT HEEL INTO THE GROUND
TWICE, USUALLY TO THE FRONT AND SLIGHTLY TO
THE SIDE.
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)
• GRAPEVINE (OR VINE)
- TRAVELING TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT SIDE, THIS
STEP IS PERFORMED (TO THE RIGHT), AS FOLLOWS:
- RIGHT FOOT STEPS TO THE RIGHT
- LEFT FOOT CROSSES BEHIND THE RIGHT ONE
- RIGHT FOOT STEPS TO THE RIGHT
- LEFT FOOT CLOSES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE
RIGHT FOOT
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)
• WEAVE
- THE GRAPEVINE WITH A CROSS IN FRONT AS WELL AS A CROSS
BEHIND, THIS MOVE WILL LET THE DANCER TRAVEL IN ZIGZAG ON
THE FLOOR. ONE COMPLETE CYCLE LOOKS LIKE THIS:
- STEP YOUR RIGHT FOOT TO THE RIGHT
- CROSS YOUR LEFT FOOT BEHIND YOUR RIGHT FOOT
- STEP YOUR RIGHT FOOT TO THE RIGHT
- CROSS YOUR LEFT FOOT IN FRONT OF YOUR RIGHT FOOT
- REPEAT STEPS 1-4 AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT. WHEN YOU
WANT TO END THE WEAVE, DO STEPS 3 AND 4 OF THE GRAPEVINE
STEP TO COMPLETE THE WEAVE.
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)
• JAZZ SQUARE OR JAZZ BOX
- YOU MAY KNOW THIS STEP FROM JAZZ CLASS. IT CAN
BE PERFORMED TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT; IT'S OFTEN
PERFORMED TWICE IN A ROW IN THE SAME DIRECTION:
- STEP YOUR RIGHT FOOT ACROSS YOUR LEFT FOOT
- STEP YOUR LEFT FOOT BACK AND TO THE SIDE
- STEP TO THE RIGHT SIDE WITH YOUR RIGHT FOOT
- CLOSE YOUR LEFT FOOT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR
RIGHT FOOT
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)
• TRIPLE STEP
- THIS IS THREE STEPS IN A MUSICAL TRIPLET DURING TWO BEATS OF
MUSIC TRAVELING IN ANY DIRECTION. SIMILAR TO A STEP-BALL-
CHANGE IN TAP DANCING, THIS STEP INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING THREE
STEPS (OR OPPOSITE IF STARTING WITH THE LEFT FOOT INSTEAD OF THE
RIGHT):
- STEP ONTO YOUR RIGHT FOOT
- STEP ONTO THE BALL OF YOUR LEFT FOOT, PLACING YOUR WEIGHT
ON THE FOOT
- STEP QUICKLY ONTO THE RIGHT FOOT WITHOUT HAVING LINGERED
ON THE LEFT. THE WEIGHT TRANSFER TO YOUR LEFT FOOT SHOULD
ONLY HAVE BEEN DEEP ENOUGH TO FREE YOU TO PICK UP YOUR RIGHT
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)
• PIVOT TURN
- A SIMPLE TURN, A PIVOT IS A HALF TURN. DANCES
OFTEN USE TWO PIVOT TURNS IN A ROW IN ORDER TO
COMPLETE A FULL 360 DEGREE ROTATION:
- STEP FORWARD ONTO YOUR RIGHT FOOT, BUT KEEP
THE WEIGHT CENTERED ON THE BALL OF YOUR FOOT.
- WITH YOUR WEIGHT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN
BOTH FEET, TURN YOUR BODY A HALF TURN TO THE LEFT,
ENDING UP WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT IN FRONT
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)
•KICK-BALL-CHANGE
- A FAVORITE IN COWBOY BOOTS, THIS STEP IS EASY TO PERFORM
BUT LOOKS DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT IS EXECUTED QUICKLY:
- WITH YOUR WEIGHT FIRMLY ON YOUR LEFT FOOT, KICK YOUR
RIGHT FOOT IN FRONT OF YOU, LEADING WITH THE HEEL
- STEP YOUR RIGHT FOOT BEHIND YOU, BUT ONLY PUT YOUR
WEIGHT ON THE BALL OF YOUR FOOT IN ORDER TO QUICKLY
AGAIN TRANSFER YOUR WEIGHT IN STEP THREE
- STEP, HARD (LOUDLY) ONTO YOUR LEFT FOOT
 LINE DANCE
( BASIC DANCE STEPS)

•ROCK STEP
- ROCK FORWARD ONTO YOUR RIGHT
FOOT-REPLACE THE WEIGHT BACK ONTO
YOUR LEFT FOOT.
 LINE DANCE
HEEL DIG - 8 COUNTS
DOUBLE HEEL DIG - 8 COUNTS REPEAT TWICE
GRAPEVINE - 16 COUNTS ------ REPEAT TWICE
JAZZ SQUARE - 8 COUNTS
KICK BALL CHANGE- 8 COUNTS REPEAT TWICE
GRAPEVINE WITH ROCK - 32 COUNTS
MANIL
A
SWING
 Filipino variation of hustle. Americans
MS usually refer to the Manila Swing as the
A W Four-Court Hustle (as opposed to the more
common and more difficult Three-Count (or
N I Disco) Hustle). The Hustle is a catchall name
I N for several disco dances which were
L G extremely popular in the 1970s. Today it
mostly refers to the unique partner dance
A done in ballrooms and nightclubs to disco
music.
 SWING in the Philippines, whether single or
MS double, is nowhere near the East Coast
A W Swing or West Coast Swing. Local Double
Swing is nearest in rhythm to the Street
N I Hustle , with the steps counted at “ & 1 2 3 -
I N & 4 5 6” ( * steps in 6 beats of music). The
L G Dance Addict personally prefers the other
rhythm “ 12 & 3 – 4 5 & 6”, but that isn’t
A always possible if her leader uses the former
rhythm.
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W a. The Basic Step
Man’s Part
N I
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W b. The Basic Step
In Partnership
N I
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W c. The Basic Step
Rotating
N I
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W d. Half Turn Rotation
N I
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W e. Lady’s Underarm
N I Turn
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W f. Man’s Turn to Left
N I
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W g. Alternating
N I “She Goes / He
Goes Turn
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W h. Movement to
N I Closed and
Movement to Open
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W i. Movement to
N I Closed and Arch
Turn to Open
I N
L G
A
MS Basic Dance Steps
A W j. Head loop to
N I Closed and Arch to
Open
I N
L G
A
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