Coupled dancing:Basic steps

Rock step
Rock steps to 4 count music: In simple dance the leader is stepping left foot on odd beats and right foot on even beats. The follower is stepping right foot on odd beats and left foot on even beats.

Leader: left - right - left - right Follower: right - left - right - left

Rock step is also called back step.

Kicks
Kicking on one beat causes that the step order is reversed when the foot is put down. Therefore two kicks usually follow each other. Following is a six count sequence:

leader: left - right - kick(left) - down(left) - kick(right) - down(right) follower: right - left - kick(right) - down(right) - kick(left) - down(left)

Taps
Stepping down a foot without putting weight on a it.

Slides
Sliding requires two beats and causes that the step order is reversed when the foot is put down.

Leader: left - right - slide (left) - right (together) Follower: right - left - slide (right) - left (together)

Slow steps
Slow steps are steps that uses one beat.

Quick steps
Slow steps are steps that uses half a beat.

Simple Charlston steps
Done to an eight count in the music: Leader: Tap (left) - pause - Step (left) - pause - Tap (right) - pause - Step (right) - pause Follower : Tap (right) - pause - Step (right) - pause - Tap (left) - pause - Step (left) - pause

Triple steps
Triple steps or Chassé steps are left-right-left or right-left-right foot combinations