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One dance move a day, written out in counts.

Today's move, step by step

Every day there's one move from social dancing, ballroom or line dancing: first the counts, then a tip to make it yours. Practice it once or ten times. Go at your own pace.

Step, cross behind, step, touch. Count 1, 2, 3, 4.

  • Dancers seen from the knees down, stepping together in a circle on a grey hall floorFeet in a circle dance, mid-stepUnuaiga · CC BY-SA 4.0

Move cards

  1. Rock step forward swing and line dance · 2 counts
  2. Grapevine to the right line dance · 4 counts
  3. Heel dig line dance · 2 counts

Browse the move cards and try the mystery move

A dance move every afternoon

  • A move a day, counted out in short numbered lines.
  • A tip with every move: a styling touch, an easier version or the other direction.
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On the floor

  • A black tap shoe seen from the side, with metal taps on heel and toeA tap shoe: metal taps on the heel and toeLambtron · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Two pairs of feet in tango shoes on a wooden floor, one dancer stepping onto the other's shoesTango feet on a wooden floorPiotr Cirrus (Pcirrus2) · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Bare feet stepping on grass under swaying skirtsDancing barefootquinn.anya · CC BY-SA 2.0

Step notes

No step notes yet. Once they're approved, each week's moves get put together here.

Find the beat

How fast is your music? Tap along with the beat and we'll show the tempo, plus how long each count and each set of 8 takes. Find the beat