Basic Movement

Intro:

A series of small steps forward or back danced in Closed or Contact Position, each step no longer than the dancer's foot and taking one beat of music. The weight changes are danced with strong pressure into the ball of foot with heel just off, or lightly in contact with the floor. Ball of foot contact with the floor is released on each step although the toe is not raised.

Man will normally commence with RF (lady LF) and dance four to eight Basic Movements (1.2.3.4 etc). No turn, or gradual turn of up to a 1/4 to R or L may be used over four steps.

Basic Movement is danced in place of Sur Place and is used as a link between figures, to achieve a desired alignment and to facilitate correct phrasing.

Precedes:

Newcomer - Gold: Any syllabus figure ended with feet together.

Follows:

Newcomer - Gold: Any syllabus figure commenced with feet together.

* When ended in Promenade Position having taken the last step to side (small step) and turned 1/8 to L (lady 1/8 to R)

Newcomer: Promenade Close

Bronze: Huit, Grand Circle

Silver - Gold: Spanish Line in Inverted CPP

• Other Syllabus Steps
  • Newcomer
    • Sur Place
    • Basic Movement
    • Chasses to Right or Left
    • Drag
    • Deplacement (Attack)
    • Promenade Link (Promenade Close)
    • Promenade
    • Ecart (Fallaway Whisk)
    • Separation
    • Separation with Lady's Caping Walks
  • Bronze
    • Fallaway Ending to Separation
    • Huit
    • Sixteen
    • Promenade and Counter Promenade
    • Grand Circle
    • Open Telemark
  • Silver
    • La Passe
    • Banderillas
    • Twist Turn
    • Fallaway Reverse TUrn
    • Coup de Pique
    • Left Foot Variation
    • Spanish Lines
    • Flamenco Taps
  • Gold
    • Syncopated Separation
    • Traveling Spins from Separation
    • Traveling Spins from Counter Promenade
    • Fregolina (Farol)
    • Twists
    • Chasse Cape (inc. Outside Turn)

Suggested Styling:

Silver - Gold: A Promenade shape with the joined hands lowered may be used when making no turn or turning to L. A Counter Promenade shape may be used when turning R.

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