At a Glance
The Foxtrot was invented in 1914 by Vaudeville actor Harry Fox. The Fox-trot originated in the Jardin de Danse on the roof of the New York Theatre. As part of his act downstairs, Harry Fox used to do trotting steps to ragtime music, and people referred to his dance as "Fox's Trot."
The Foxtrot was the most significant development in all of ballroom dancing. The combination of quick and slow steps permits more flexibility and gives much greater dancing pleasure than the one-step and two-step which it has replaced. There is more variety in the fox-trot than in any other dance, and in some ways it is the hardest dance to learn!
Variations of the foxtrot include the Peabody, the Quickstep and Roseland foxtrot. Even dances such as the lindy and the hustle are derived to some extent from the foxtrot.
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Music- Fast Music in ¾ or 6/8 time
Meter- ¾ or 6/8
Tempo- 174 to 180 beats per Minute
Basic Rhythm- 1 2 3, 1 2 3 (Main Accent on 1)
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Syllabus
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| Bronze Level ( Basic, Intermediate, Full ) |
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Feather Step |
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Three Step |
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Natural Turn |
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Reverse Turn and Feather Finish |
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Closed Impetus and Feather Finish |
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Natural Weave |
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Change of Direction |
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Basic Weave |
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Reverse Wave |
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| Silver Level |
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Quick Open Reverse |
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Quick Natural Weave |
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Top Spin |
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Hover Telemark |
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Natural Twist Turn with Feather Ending |
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Natural Twist Turn with Alternative Endings |
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Open Telemark, Natural Turn, Outside Swivel and Feather Ending |
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Open Impetus |
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| Gold Level |
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Natural Twist Turn |
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Curved Feather to Back Feather |
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Natural Zig Zag from PP |
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Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot |
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Natural Hover Telemark |
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Bounce Fallaway with Weave Ending |
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Ballroom Dance |
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Latin American Dance |
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Social & Night Club Dance |
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