Military Two-step
Military Two-step
Formation:
Couples around the room facing anti-clockwise, ladies on the right.
Music:
6/8 marches or Shetland-style two-step tunes. Or 6/8 Military marches a la Sousa…
Dance Steps
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(Bars 1-2): Lady with hand on man’s shoulder, man with arm around waist, with outside foot (man’s left, lady’s right) “Heel, toe, heel, toe”
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(Bars 3-4): Walk forward for three steps then turn towards each other to face in the opposite direction.
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(Bars 5-8): Repeat in the opposite direction.
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(Bars 9-10): Facing partner and joining hands at arms’-lengthh, bounce on both feet, then kick the right foot across the left. (So, man and lady “bounce, and kick in opposite directions”
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(Bars 11-12): Repeat with left foot.
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(Bars 13-16): Polka around the room for 8 beats of the music.
Repeat.