Slow Two Step

WELCOME TO SLOW TWO STEP

STS 100 General  ==================

ABBREV.: STS
BEAT:: Slow, Quick, Quick. 

HISTORY: The nightclub or California two step was originated by Buddy Schwimmer, Lee & Linda Wakefield, & Ron Montez during the 1970s in crowded dance clubs on the west coast as a rhythm one could use to the very slow love ballads that are otherwise hard to know what to do with. It had a quick rock, recover, and then side, or a cross behind, recover, side.  Slow Two Step was introduced to round dancing in the early '90s by Bill and Carol Goss, but they presented it as a "slow, quick, quick" rhythm, with the side step done first and the rock/recover second. In 1992, they published a cue sheet for Are You Still Mine. 

STS 101  Intro to Slow Two Step  ==================

Prerequisite (Phase I)            

Entry level for STS is Phase III, so some basics from Phase I are included here.

- Round Dancing GENERAL RULE:

Leader (man) on the inside of the circle, follower (lady) on the outside.  

Both start on outer foot (the free foot when in Open Position).  

Cues are to Leader.  Follower performs opposite footwork.

Shift weight with each step unless the cue is for an "action" step rather than a placement step.

STS 102  Step Basics  ==================

Note: Cues to the Man [M]. Women’s [W] footwork in parentheses ( ) on cue sheets.

- Cue:

       Basic.  SD,-,XIB, rec; 2x [i.e., repeat starting with the trail foot].

       Side Basic. Start with the lead foot: SD,-,XIB, rec [i.e., first half of a Basic].

       Basic Ending. Start with trail foot: SD,-,XIB, rec [i.e.,second half of a Basic].

Exhibition

A sample of a Slow Two-Step: 

You Don't Own Me, performed by the Blackfords.                         source:JMiller Channel

STS109 Navigation
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