Lady's steps are mostly natural
opposite of the man's among these nine elementary figures.
A few points to note before making steps:
* always track the legs
* notice the difference between full weight and part weight
* remember to keep straight knees and pointed toes
Figure 1: Basic Movement (Closed, Open
and In Place)
| Man | Lady | ||
| Count | Movement | Count | Movement |
| 2 | LF fwd | 2 | RF back |
| 3 | Transfer weight to RF | 3 | Transfer weight to LF |
| 4 & 1 | LF to side, slightly back to chasse LRL | 4 & 1 | LF to side, chasse RLR |
| 2 | RF back | 2 | LF fwd |
| 3 | Transfer weight to LF | 3 | Transfer weight to RF |
| 4 & 1 | RF to side to chasse RLR | 4 & 1 | LF to side, slightly back to chasse LRL |
Figure 2: New York (To LSP or RSP)
| Man | Lady | ||
| Count | Movement | Count | Movement |
| 2 | LF fwd in LSP | 2 | RF fwd in LSP |
| 3 | Transfer weight to RF | 3 | Transfer weight to LF |
| 4 & 1 | LF to side to chasse LRL,
End in Open PP |
4 & 1 | RF to side to chasse RLR,
End in Open PP |
| 2 | RF fwd in RSP | 2 | LF fwd in RSP |
| 3 | Transfer weight to LF | 3 | Transfer weight to RF |
| 4 & 1 | RF to side, chasse RLR.
End in Open CPP |
4 & 1 | LF to side, chasse LRL.
End in Open CPP |
Figure 3: Spot Turn to Left or Right
(Including Switch Turns and Underarm Turns)
| Man | Lady | ||
| Count | Movement | Count | Movement |
| 2 | RF fwd (after turning 1/4 to L on preceding "&")
in line with LF Then turn 1/2 to end with RF in the back on "&" |
2 | LF fwd (after turning 1/4 to R on preceding "&")
in line with RF Then turn 1/2 to R to end with LF in the back on "&" |
| 3 | Transfer weight to LF | 3 | Transfer weight on to RF |
| 4 & 1 | RF to side to chasse RLR | 4 & 1 | LF to side chasse LRL |
| 2 | LF fwd (after 1/4 to R) in line with RF, then turn 1/2 to end with LF in the back |
2 | RF fwd (after 1/4 to L) in line with LF, Then turn 1/2 to L ending with RF in the back |
| 3 | Transfer weight to RF | 3 | Transfer weight to LF |
| 4 & 1 | LF to side to chasse LRL | 4 & 1 | RF to side chasse RLR |
Figure 4: Shoulder to Shoulder (Left
and Right side)
| Man | Lady | ||
| Count | Movement | Count | Movement |
| 2 | LF fwd to Lady's L side | 2 | RF back |
| 3 | Transfer Weight to RF | 3 | Transfer weight to LF towards Man's side |
| 4 & 1 | LF to side to chasse LRL,
Ending LF side and slightly fwd |
4 & 1 | RF to side to chasse RLR,
ending RF side and slightly back |
| 2 | RF fwd towards Lady's R side | 2 | LF back |
| 3 | Transfer weight to LF | 3 | Transfer weight to RF towards Man's R side |
| 4 & 1 | RF to side to chasse RLR,
ending RF side and slightly fwd |
4 & 1 | LF to side to chasse LRL,
ending LF side and slightly back |
Figure 5: Hand to Hand (To LSP or RSP)
| Man | Lady | ||
| Count | Movement | Timing | Movement |
| 2 | LF back in RSP | 2 | RF back in RSP (after 1/4 to R) |
| 3 | Transfer weight to RF | 3 | Transfer weight to LF |
| 4 & 1 | LF to side (after 1/4 to R) to chasse LRL | 4 & 1 | RF to side (after 1/4 to L) to chasse RLR |
| 2 | RF back in LSP | 2 | LF back in LSP |
| 3 | Transfer weight to LF | 3 | Transfer weight to RF |
| 4 & 1 | RF to side to chasse RLR | 4 & 1 | LF to side to chasse LRL |
Figure 6: Three Cha Cha Cha (Forward
and Back)
| Man | Lady | ||
| Count | Movement | Count | Movement |
| 2 | RF back | 2 | LF forward check |
| 3 | LF replace | 3 | RF replace |
| 4 & 1 | RF Latin cross in front LF, forward lock | 4 & 1 | LF back into Latin cross, backward lock |
| 2 & 3 | LF Latin Cross; lock step | 2 & 3 | RF Latin Cross back; lock step |
| 4 & 1 | RF Latin Cross; lock step | 4 & 1 | LF Latin Cross back; lock step |
Figure 7: Side Steps (To Left and
Right)
| Man | Lady | ||
| Count | Movement | Count | Movement |
| 2 | LF to side | 2 | RF to side |
| 3 | Close RF to LF | 3 | Close LF to RF |
| 4 & 1 | LF to side to chasse LRL | 4 & 1 | RF to side to chasse RLR |
| 2 | Close RF to LF | 2 | Close LF to RF |
| 3 | LF to side | 3 | RF to side |
| 4 | Close RF towards LF | 4 | Close LF towards RF |
| & | LF to side | & | RF to side |
| 1 | Close RF towards LF | 1 | Close LF towards RF |
Figure 8: There and Back
| Man | Lady | ||
| Count | Movement | Count | Movement |
| 2 | Close LF to RF | 2 | Close RF to LF |
| 3 | Replace weight to RF | 3 | Replace weight to LF |
| 4 & 1 | Backward runs in small steps LRL | 4 & 1 | Backward runs in small steps RLR |
| 2 | RF back | 2 | LF back |
| 3 | Transfer weight to LF | 3 | Transfer weight to RF |
| 4 & 1 | Forward runs in three small steps RLR, End in Closed Position. | 4 & 1 | Three Forward Runs LRL |
Figure 9: Time Steps
| LF Time Step | RF Time Step | ||
| Timing | Movement | Timing | Movement |
| 2 | LF behind RF (Cuban Cross) | 2 | RF behind LF (Cuban Cross) |
| 3 | Replace weight to RF | 3 | Replace weight to LF |
| 4 & 1 | LF to side to chasse LRL | 4 & 1 | RF to side to chasse RLR |