R - Right foot/arm/hand

L - Left foot/arm/hand
X – Male Dancer
O – Female Dancer
Ct/s. – Count/Counts
M - Measure
2x – Two times
- Distance
- Move backward
- Move Upward
- Move Sideward Right
- Move Sideward Left
• The vis-à-vis (Opposites) both advanced
forward, pass each others right (or left) side,
step across to the right (or Left), move
backward without turning around pass each
others left (or right) side to proper places.
This is of foreign origin and is used in many
Philippine dances.
 FREE
FREE
HAND
FOOT • The hand not
• The foot not
placed
bearing the anywhere or
weight of the not doing
body. anything.
 HAYON – HAYON

•To place one forearm in front

and the other at the back of
the waist. This is a visayan
term.
 INSIDE INSIDE
FOOT HAND
• The foot • The hand
nearest one’s nearest one’s
partner, when
partner, when
partners
partners stand stand side by
side by side. side.
 KUMINTANG
• Moving the hand from the wrist
either in a clockwise or
counterclockwise direction. This is
an Ilocano term.
 LEAP
• Spring on the supporting foot and
land on both feet.
• A spring from one foot, landing on
the other foot in any direction
(forward, sideward, backward or
oblique)
OUTSIDE OUTSIDE
FOOT HAND

• The foot away •The hand

from ones away from ones
partner, when
partner, when
partners stand
partners stand side by side.
side by side.
 POINT
•Touch the floor lightly with
the toes of one foot, weight of
the body on the other foot.
 SALOK
• To swing the arm downward-upward
passing in front of the body as if
scooping the trunk is bent forward
following the movement of the arm
doing the “salok”. This is a Tagalog
term.
 SLIDE
•To glide smoothly along the
floor. The movement may be
finished with or without
transfer to weight.
 STAMP
•To bring down the foot forcibly
and noisily on the floor (Like
doing a heavy step) with or
without transfer of weight.
 BASIC DANCE STEP IN 2/4
TIME SIGNATURE
Dance Step Step Pattern
A. Ct. 1 2 = M
Touch Step Point, Close
Blecking Step Heel, Place, Close
Close Step Step, Close
Hop Step Step, Hop
Slide Step Slide, Close
Cross Step Step, Cross or Cross Step
 Basic Dance Step in 2/4 Time
Signature
Dance Step Step Pattern
B. Ct. 1 and 2 = M
Change Step Step, Close, Step
Cross and Change Cross-step, Close
Step Step
Contraganza Leap, Cross-step,
Step
 Basic Dance Step in 2/4 Time
Signature
Dance Step Step Pattern
C. Ct. 1 2 and = M
Habanera Step Step, Close, Step
D. Ct. and 1 and 2= 1M
Plain Polka Raise-Step, Close,
Step
Hop Polka Hop-Step, Close,
Step
 Basic Dance Step in 2/4 Time
Signature

Dance Step Step Pattern

D. Ct. 1 and 2(do as many times as desired)
Mincing Step With the heels raise, take
as many as desired
Shuffling Step With both feet flat on the
floor, take tiny slide step
 BASIC DANCE STEP IN 3/4 TIME
SIGNATURE

Dance Step Step Pattern

A. Ct. 1 2 3 = M
Native Waltz Step, Close, Step
Cross Waltz Cross-Step,Close,Step
Waltz Balance Step,Close-Heels
raise,Heels down
Mazurka Step Slide,cut, Hop
Redoba Step Slide, Cut, Cut
 BASIC DANCE STEP IN 3/4 TIME
SIGNATURE

Dance Step Step Pattern

A. Ct. 12.3/1.23 = M
Sway balance w/ a point Step, Cross-step,step point

Sway balance w/ a hop Step, Cross-step,step hop

Sway balance w/ a waltz Step, Cross-step,step close

step
 BASIC DANCE STEP IN 4/4 TIME
SIGNATURE

Dance Step Step Pattern

A. Ct. 1 2 3 4 = M
Schottische Step Step, Close, Step, Hop (raise
foot in front)
Escotis Step Step, close, step, hop (raise
foot in rear)
Chotis Step Brush, raise, brush, raise/
Step, step,step, close