{"id":15997,"date":"2015-01-22T09:35:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T15:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.passion4dancing.com\/?p=15997"},"modified":"2024-06-01T15:07:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T20:07:51","slug":"foxtrot-steps-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.passion4dancing.com\/foxtrot-steps-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Foxtrot Dance: Beginner Guide with Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.passion4dancing.com\/foxtrot-steps-for-beginners\/#more-15997\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.passion4dancing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Foxtrot-basic-steps-guide.png\" alt=\"Foxtrot steps for beginners\" width=\"650\" height=\"280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.passion4dancing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Foxtrot-basic-steps-guide.png 650w, https:\/\/www.passion4dancing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Foxtrot-basic-steps-guide-150x65.png 150w, https:\/\/www.passion4dancing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Foxtrot-basic-steps-guide-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>Learn the <strong>beginner Foxtrot steps<\/strong> for men and women. Foxtrot is one of the most social Ballroom dances out there and you will be able to use these steps in many social situations. Another dance you may want to check out is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.passion4dancing.com\/how-to-waltz-dance\/\">Waltz<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong><!--more Learn the Foxtrot basic step (Click here)--><\/strong><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ededed;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<h2>Most Basic Foxtrot Dance Steps:<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/117497141?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ededed;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<h2>Summary of Foxtrot Steps<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Men:<\/h3>\n<p>Fwd with left foot<br \/>\nFwd with right foot<br \/>\nSide with left foot<br \/>\nClose right foot to left foot<\/p>\n<h3>Women<\/h3>\n<p>Back with right foot<br \/>\nBack with left foot<br \/>\nSide with right foot<br \/>\nClose left foot to right foot<\/p>\n<h2>Pro Tip:<\/h2>\n<p> To achieve smooth gliding across the floor you need to practice passing your feet without stopping, and also making sure the men are stepping forward from their heel and ladies going back from their ball of the foot. <\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ededed;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<h2>Summary of Foxtrot Count:<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The music is structured in phrases of 8 and the way you count this dance is: Slow, Slow, Quick, Quick. The slow is 2 beats, and the quick is 1 beat. An alternative way to count it is with numbers: 1,2 (Slow). 3,4 (Slow), Quick, Quick (5,6). Don&#8217;t worry about it ending at 6 beats, what is important is that you keep the right beat value through out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ededed;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<h2>Lastly, What is the Foxtrot anyways? Foxtrot Character:<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The Foxtrot dance originated around 1910 and is still danced today all over the world. This dance has similarities to the &#8220;rise and fall&#8221; of Waltz, but the steps do differ for the most part. The character of this dance has a smooth gliding feeling across the floor. 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