Foxtrot

The foxtrot takes its name from its inventor, the vaudeville actor Harry Fox. According to legend, Fox was unable to find female dancers capable of performing the more difficult two-step. As a result, he added stagger steps (two trots), creating the basic foxtrot rhythm of slow-slowquick- quick. The foxtrot was originally danced to ragtime but it is a versatile dance and can be performed to a variety of musical styles and tempi. Foxtrot is a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor.

Syllabus

Bronze

  • Change of Direction
  • Feather Step
  • Impetus Turn
  • Natural Turn
  • Open Telemark Feather Ending
  • Reverse Turn
  • Reverse Weave
  • Three Step
  • Weave

Silver

  • Hover Feather
  • Hover Telemark
  • Natural Telemark
  • Natural Twist Turn
  • Natural Weave
  • Open Telemark Natural Turn Outside Swivel Feather Ending
  • Top Spin at a Corner
  • Weave from P.P.

Gold

  • Back Feather
  • Curved Feather
  • Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  • Hover Cross
  • Natural Hover Telemark
  • Natural Zig-zag from P.P.