The Golf Step

(Philadelphia, 1900)

General Description

This is an easy mazurka combination composed by Lucien D. Carpenter in 1900.

The Position

Closed position throughout.

The Dance

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.

The Music

No specific music is suggested, but the dance is in waltz time.

Sources

Lucien D. Carpenter (dance). (1900, September 8). "The New Dance." The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, IN).

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Historical Descriptions

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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