Triple Two and Foxtrot, Too

I was thinking of Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too for this post. :-)

Gary and I have been moving along nicely with our 1920’s foxtrot. It's very adaptable. You can use many timing combination for the basic step...the ballroom slow slow quick quick, or slow slow quick quick quick, or slow quick quick, anything you would like that fits the music. In 1920’s foxtrot there is no side step in the basic, which sounds easier but we’ve found it harder, because you don’t have that “square up” step at the end.

So anyway, we’ve been going along when I realized that the slow slow quick quick timing is exactly the same as the Texas two step. We’ve always known these two dances looked very similar, and now that we are playing around with foxtrot the same way we play around with other dances, it’s been fun to put Texas moves in the foxtrot, and vice versa. Who knew we were getting two dances for the price of one when we switched to 1920’s foxtrot?

In my quest to find Texas two step moves on You Tube I discovered a variety called triple two step. The basic is exactly like triple EC swing only it moves…triple step, triple step, one two. Here’s a video of it. We both think it’s fun and really beautiful, and will further spice up that foxtrot. Yee HA!