Bronze Quickstep - Basic Step

The complete DVD is available for download at http://shop.grandballroom.com/. This Bronze 1 Standard DVD collection is the series which follows our Beginners series. It consists of four discs showing the International style of Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, and Quickstep, plus a separate DVD showing complete routines to dance around the room for each dance. The Waltz and Tango are a continuation of the Beginners videos while the other two dances are taught right from the basic steps. Each DVD features Andy & Wendy Wong, owners and instructors of the largest dance studio in North America, teaching and demonstrating the steps exactly the way they do it in their hugely popular classes. Learn from these professionals who have taught over 15,000 students in their world-renowned dance studio, The Grand Ballroom. See their whole catalogue of instructional DVDs by visiting their online store at www.grandballroom.com.

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Howto & Style

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• Quickstep
• Ballroom
• Dancing
• Grand
• Dance
• Instruction
• Basic
• Bronze
• level
• Standard
• International
• style

[wholelover]

I have problems remembering steps. Is it a natural thing or just based on hours and hours of practice?

[aanw97]

@wholelover

Practice is not everything. Don't try to learn or dance too many steps at once. Just learn one basic pattern dance that until you are comfortable before adding on another step. In another words, walk before you try to run.

Andy Wong, The Grand Ballroom

[pipmann1]

The steps follow a 3/4 rhythm (1+2+3+) corresponding to left,right,side close. But quickstep music is in 4/4 time. this has always made it difficult for me because it means that the routine goes out of sync with the tune

[aanw97]

@pipmann1

Qstep music (4/4 time) counted in beats is 1234,5678, etc. The 1/4 Turn & Progressive Chasse (ie Basic Step) is SSQQSSQQS -L fwd, R fwd, side close side-LRL, then R back, side close side-LRL. The 1st step (L fwd) is a preparation step that musically should be taken on beats 78. Therefore the basic step (excluding the prep step) is S=12 Q=3 Q=4 S=56 S=78 Q=1 Q=2 S=34. This matches the music. Stepping L fwd on 12 is a teaching tool to help students to learn the steps. Andy

[iSynd]

Thank you for uploading this video!

[mdspencer86]

Thanks!

[wholelover]

@aanw97 Wow. You were right. I practiced step by step, but i also used heavy weights while doing it, and I know so many steps now, plus I don't get too tired.

I'm trying to learn a few steps from Dancing With the Stars. Thanks for advice!

[simon4139895]

It's great! Thank you so much!

[j1mmyscuba]

Ditto to Rinrys comments. Very clear, professional instruction. I will be downloading some stuff so our co-dancing novice friends are amazed at our progress!! Thanks for the freebies.

[Rinry]

Thank you for uploading this! You don't know how much this will help me. I just started learning the quickstep in class today and we did these basic steps. Needless to say I don't remember how to do them - this video will help me out!

[kwschaus]

All these series are well taught.