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How To Dance:
West Coast Swing
Walk Rhythm Fox Trot
Latin Hustle.
By Dr Matt
LATIN HUSTLE BASIC Step Description:
Step, Step, Step, Tap, Back, Together, Forward
Feet: L R L R R L R
Rhythm: S S S S q q S
Music Beat: 1 2 3 4 5 & 6
Both Guys and Girls start on the Left Foot!
Latin Hustle is danced in 3 adjoining squares — like hop scotch squares:
Front, Middle, & Back
Foot Movement in Squares: Middle, Middle, Middle, Front, Back, Back, Middle
Music Beat: 1 2 3 4 5 & 6
The last three steps (counts 5 & 6) are called the Coaster Step: Don't take 2 steps backwards (Back, Back), instead take 2 steps in the same place, the "Back" square; so after tapping in the Front Square with your Right Foot, step on your Right Foot in the Back Square, THEN you bring your Left Foot directly "together" next to your Right Foot (in the Back Square), then the Right Foot steps forward in the Middle Square.
The Coaster Step is a Triple Step done at the end of every basic =
R L R = q q S = 5 & 6 = Back, Back, Middle
SYNCOPATED BASIC Step Description:
Weight on Right Foot — Point-Side-Left
Step Left Foot — Point-Side-Right
Step Right Foot — Point-Front
Step Left Foot — Point-Front
Coaster Step = R L R = q q S = 5 & 6 = Back, Back, Middle
Here's how the weight changes work in conjunction with the Musical Beat:
Point Step Point Step Point Step Point Back Together Forward
Music Beat: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 5 & 6
HOT FOOT Step Description:
Weight on Right Foot — the ending position after every Coaster Step
Step-Side Left
Step-Side Right (feet in 2nd position)
Step-Middle
Step-Middle (feet together)
Step-Side Left
Step-Side Right (feet in 2nd position)
Step-Middle
Tap Front
Coaster Step = R L R = q q S = 5 & 6 = Back, Back, Middle
Step Description: Out Out In In Out Out In Front — Coaster Step
Feet: L R L R L R L R R L R
Rhythm: q q q q q q q S q q S
Music Beat: & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 5 & 6
Starting on "&" means you are stealing a half-count from the previous Coaster Step.
SYNCOPATED GRAPEVINE Step Description:
Begin with Weight on Right Foot — the ending position after every Coaster Step
Kick-Side Left — Left Foot low to floor (similar to Side Karate Kick) (
Step-Side Left — Left Foot
Cross-Front — Right Foot
Step-Side Left
Cross-Back
Step-Side Left
Tap Cross-Front
Coaster Step = R L R = q q S = 5 & 6 = Back, Back, Middle
Step Description: Kick Side Cross Side Cross Side Tap — Coaster Step
Feet: L L R L R L R R L R
Rhythm: q q q q q q S q q S
Music Beat: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 5 & 6
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