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Side-Steps - Learn to Dance |
| Side-Steps |
| by: Shawn Trautman |
| Side-steps are exactly what they sound like. You use them to move to the right or left without stepping forward or backward or crossing your feet. Picture yourself in a movie theater to slide down the row to your seat in the middle of the theater, you need to do side-steps. |
| Foot Positions Used |
| Side-steps use the first and second foot positions. |
| How to Do a Side-Step |
| A side-step to the right begins in first foot position with your weight on your left foot. Step out to the right with your right foot to second foot position. Let your left foot follow your right to bring your feet back to a first foot position, ready to begin your next side-step. If you want to side-step to the left, you would begin with your weight on your right foot, step to second foot position with your left foot, bring your right foot to meet your left in first position, and so on. |
| Master It Now |
| Take this opportunity to master side-steps in both directions. Picture yourself back in that movie theater. If there is a line on the floor that you can follow, it'll make it that much easier. Practice your side-steps by taking eight side-steps to the right, and then eight back to the left. Repeat. Next take four side-steps to the right and back to the left. Repeat. Cut down the number of side-steps in each direction to two, and then even one, and then repeat. You should do this exercise with both feet until you're comfortable. |
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