quick step
Lively partner dance
A quick step is a fast marching pace, typically used in military contexts where troops move at an accelerated rate—around 120 steps per minute.
The quickstep is also a lively ballroom dance characterized by rapid footwork and chassés, popular since the 1920s: They glided across the floor in a quickstep.
- marchRhythmic group walk
- double timeAccelerated pace or pay
- tempoRate of musical performance
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- ballroom dancingFormal partnered dance styles
dance floor · military · brisk · dance · fancy footwork · stride · pace · trot · snap · rhythm · formation · parade · footwork · lively · drill · hustle · cadence · swift
- walkswalk, walks, stroll, strolls, amble
- quick movementsdash, dart, sprint, rush, bolt
- stepsfootstep, pace, stride, tread, stomp
- dance stepsgrapevine, ball change, kick ball change, chassé, heel toe
- footworkpivot turn, sidestep, shuffle, slide, crossover
- Civil War Slangskedaddle, Johnny Reb, bluebelly, grayback, copperhead
tempo/speed
quick stepslow waltz
Unhurried triple-time ballroom dance
waltz · bolero · rumba · adagio · funeral march
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