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Quickstep Basic Step: Quarter Turn and Progressive Chassé

Quickstep Basic Step: Quarter Turn and Progressive Chassé — video by Andy Wong Play · 5:00

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Andy and Wendy Wong of The Grand Ballroom in Vancouver break down the quickstep basic step, the quarter turn and progressive chassé: the man's and the lady's parts, alignment to the room, and the rise of the chassé on the toes.

  • 5 min
  • Beginner
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • No equipment
  • Ballroom

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  1. Watch the quickstep basic step danced across the floor. 0:16
  2. Man's step: facing diagonal to wall, walk forward, then chassé side-together-side on the toes. 0:54
  3. Progressive chassé: back on the right, chassé, then one walk and a chassé, repeated. 1:48
  4. Lady's step: back on the right foot, two walks, then the chassé, landing softly toe to heel. 3:04
  5. Dance it together: the man's forward step goes between the lady's feet. 4:33

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Take two walks only at the very start; after that it is one walk and a chassé
  • Dance the chassé side-together-side up on the toes with a small turn to the right
  • Lady lands the last chassé step softly, toe to heel

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Joints it uses light on the joints

  • Hips moveswalks and side-together-side chasses
  • Knees moveswalks, chasses, small turns
  • Ankles & feet moveschasses up on the toes, toe-heel landing

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Andy Wong; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety