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Charleston Step

A swinging forward-and-back kick that dates to the 1920s.

How to do it

  1. Step forward on your right.
  2. Kick your left forward.
  3. Step back on your left.
  4. Touch your right toe behind you.

The thing people get wrong

Let it swing. Stiff Charlestons look wrong even when the feet are right.

Dances that use it

Watermelon Crawl
This is one of about 25 moves that make up nearly every line dance. See all of them, or go to the heel split.

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Grapevine

Also called: Vine

Four counts that carry you sideways.

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Vine with a Quarter Turn

4 counts

A grapevine that leaves you facing a new wall.

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Shuffle

Also called: Triple Step, Chassé

Three quick steps squeezed into two counts. The engine of most dances.

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