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Quickstep was originally a march which became popular about 1850.
It was mainly used to celebrate Presidents, Military, Exhibitions,
Regiments, Heroes etc. It was basically used as a type of propaganda
and morale music as well.
-Todays
Ballroom Quickstep when mixed with the Charleston was originally
known as the Fast Foxtrot, however when the Fast Foxtrot was slowed
down in music tempo, the faster version became known as the 'Quick-Time
Foxtrot' or just Quickstep. The first version of this was supposedly
done by Frank Ford and Molly Spain at the Star Dance Championships
in 1927. The One Step, The
March, The Peabody, Black Bottom,
Charleston and Fast Foxtrot merged
to make the Quickstep dance of today.
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Todays Quick step is different than its original namesake. The
speed of the dance is around 200 BPMs and is in 4/4 time and is
one of the five main ballroom dances. The dance consists of a
partner Ballroom hold closed position >with
almost a running base, hops, skips, flicks, points, Crossing of
the feet, Kicks etc. It is a very fun, lively and dynamic dance.
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Books, Magazine Articles on the dance... |
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Author |
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Published |
Publisher |
$
Ballroom dancing, 100 diagrams & photos
of quickstep, waltz, Foxtrot, tango, etc
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Alex
Moore |
1974 |
Pitman Pub |
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Quickstep |
Paul Bottomer |
2003 |
Southwater Pub |
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Carr,
Benjamin - (1768-1831) |
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Sousa,
John Phillip - (1854-1932) |
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