This is the classic, traveling slow-slow-quick-quick Foxtrot, which Arthur Murray called the Magic Step.
Here are a few of our favorite Foxtrot tunes, arranged by tempo.
All variations in Six Count Swing can be added to Foxtrot, using the transition above.
Quickstep is a faster version of Foxtrot.
Country Two Step is a follow-backing version of Foxtrot done to faster country music. It starts on the quick-quicks.
Cross-Step Foxtrot is Cross-Step Waltz in slow-quick-quick timing, and can be danced to Foxtrot music. All Cross-Step Waltz variations work.
Box Step Foxtrot is a different kind of Foxtrot, done in slow-quick-quick timing to slower music.
Finnish Tango is Foxtrot done to Tango music.
If you or your community is interested in learning Foxtrot, .
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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