Basic (dance move)
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Basic Step, Basic Movement, basic pattern, or simply Basic is the very basic dance move that defines the character of a particular dance. Often it is called just thus: "Basic Movement" or "Basic Step". For some dances it is sufficient to know the basic step performed in different handholds and dance positions to enjoy it socially.
Basic steps in particular dances
- Lindy Basic, in Lindy Hop
- Salsa Basic, in Salsa
- Mambo Basic, in Mambo
- Box Step, the basic move in some American Style ballroom dances: Rumba, Waltz, bronze-level Foxtrot.
- There are several variants of the Basic Movement in Cha-cha-cha: Basic, Open Basic, Basic in Place. Each of them may also be subdivided into a Forward and a Backward ones.
- Basic step in Zydeco
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