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Foxtrot
Posted by Bluestep
10/24/2003  9:09:00 AM
Hi

I'm new to Foxtrot and I'm puzzle by the count of the step.

Slow - Slow Quick Quick or 1- 1 1/2 and 1/2 ?

but it is a 4/4 ?!

How should i count ?

Thnaks
re: Foxtrot
Posted by Naturaltelemark
11/15/2003  8:57:00 AM
You're right, Don. The approach you outline is used at advanced (sc. International Standard) levels. Check any number of Blackpool Dance Congress videos featuring Hillier, Sinkensen, etc. Or, if you're really ambitious, book a lesson with them when they're over here.
re: Foxtrot
Posted by phil.samways
11/24/2003  2:28:00 AM
This is a reply to Bos:
You can find out about foxtrot on the web, but you'd need a good dance teacher to be able to dance it even reasonably.
the dance gets its name from a guy called Sydney(i think) Fox, who invented it in the 1920's
As the for music, Dronak is right about many frank Sinatra songs being gorgeous foxtrots. My own favourite is "without a song" recoerded with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra in 1940. However, this isn't much help to you, since you probably won't find this on the internet. so here's a link to some more modern ones:
http://www.dancelifeinternational.com.au/ItemList.asp?Type=5

Hope this works
The page gives you lots of dance CDs. Look for "Best of Ballroom Music Part 1" and click on the foxtrot tunes. You'll get a chance to hear typical foxtrot music.

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