The Golf Step (Carpenter, "The New Dance," 1900):
This is an easy mazurka combination composed by Lucien D. Carpenter in 1900.
Closed position throughout.
Part I - Mazurka and Three-Slide Galop (4 bars): Slide (1), cut (2), lift (3) as in Polka Mazurka, then slide-and-slide-and-slide (4-and-5-and-6) as in Three-Slide Galop, turning halfway around to the right on the third slide. Then repeat opposite (1, 2, 3, 4-and-5-and-6).
Part II - Three-Slide Galop (4 bars): Two full turns of Three-Slide Galop (1-and-2-and-3, 4-and-5-and-6, 1-and-2-and-3, 4-and-5-and-6).
Repeat from the beginning.
No specific music is suggested, but the dance is in waltz time.
© 2018 Nick Enge
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The Golf Step (Carpenter, "The New Dance," 1900):
For more dance descriptions, see our three books on dancing:
The Book of Mixers: 100 Easy-Teach Dances for Getting Acquainted (2022) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge,
Cross-Step Waltz: A Dancer's Guide (2019) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge, and
Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living (2013) by Richard Powers and Nick Enge.
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