quickstep
Fast ballroom dance
A quickstep is a fast-paced ballroom dance characterized by quick steps, hops, and syncopated rhythms, typically performed to upbeat music in 4/4 time.
In military contexts, quickstep refers to a brisk marching pace, faster than regular march but not quite double time.
As a verb, to quickstep is to move with rapid, light steps: She quickstepped across the dance floor.
Smooth partner dance
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- cha-chaSyncopated Latin partner dance
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
samba · jive · swing · polka · mambo · paso doble · bolero · salsa
Quick and invigorating
- livelyAnimated and energetic
- syncopatedRhythmically accent-shifted
- upbeatCheerfully optimistic
- fast-pacedMoving or changing quickly
sprightly · peppy · bouncy · energetic · vivacious · jaunty · nimble · fleet-footed
Four quarter-note beats per measure
- swing rhythmUneven beat pattern
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
syncopation · melody · arrangement · tempo · composition · bandleader · crooner · standards
Rhythmic group walk
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- drillHole-boring device
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- formationCreation or arrangement
troops · infantry · regiment · double-time · ceremonial · band · procession · tattoo
foxtrot
Smooth partner dance
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- cha-chaSyncopated Latin partner dance
rumba · samba · jive · swing · polka · mambo · paso doble · bolero · salsa · bachata
brisk
Quick and invigorating
- livelyAnimated and energetic
- syncopatedRhythmically accent-shifted
- upbeatCheerfully optimistic
fast-paced · sprightly · peppy · bouncy · energetic · vivacious · jaunty · nimble · fleet-footed · zippy
4/4 time
Four quarter-note beats per measure
- swing rhythmUneven beat pattern
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
orchestra · syncopation · melody · arrangement · tempo · composition · bandleader · crooner · standards · danceable
march
Rhythmic group walk
formation · troops · infantry · regiment · double-time · ceremonial · band · procession · tattoo · inspection
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- ballroom dancingwaltz, foxtrot, polka, tango, rumba
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- dance stylesballet, tango, salsa, waltz, hip hop
- Partner Danceswaltz, tango, foxtrot, rumba, cha-cha
- stepsfootstep, pace, stride, baby steps, tread