Partner Dance · Partner dance

Country Two-Step

The foundation of country partner dancing. Quick-quick-slow-slow.

BEGINNER TWO STEP BASICS · Country 2 Step Moves

We did not make this video — we found the clearest one and linked it. There is no single official version of most line dances, so we are filming the version taught on West Michigan floors with local instructors. Teach it here?

Level

Partner dancePartner required

Danced to

Any mid-tempo countryVarious

Type

Country partnerImprovised

The cheat sheet

What you are walking into

The backbone of country partner dancing. Quick-quick-slow-slow, travelling round the floor.

What catches people out

It travels. Standing still in the lane will get you gently bumped by people who know the rules.

How to get through it

Say 'quick-quick-slow-slow' under your breath until your feet stop needing you to.

Moves it leans on

Rock Step Shuffle

These are ours, written for someone who has not danced it yet — not a step sheet. For exact counts, see the choreographer's sheet linked above, or come to a night and let someone teach you.

Go dance this week

We do not claim to know which night plays which song. What we do know is where country dancing happens — here are three of the region's nights, and the calendar has the rest.

Stomp
Verified

Saturday · Spring Lake