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One Step

Library of Dance Favorites

» Basic (Follow Backing)
» Basic (Promenade)
» Outside Turn (Follow Backing)
» Outside Turn (Promenade)
» He Goes, She Goes
» Into and Out of Sweetheart
» Grapevine
» Grapevine (with Double Underarm Turn)
» Rocking Turn
» Pivots (Single, then Double)

Complete List of Demo Videos

Basics
» Basic (Follow Backing)
» Basic (Promenade)

Turns
» Outside Turn (Follow Backing)
» Outside Turn (Promenade)
» He Goes, She Goes

Sweetheart
» Into and Out of Sweetheart Position

Grapevines
» Grapevine
» Grapevine with Double Underarm Turn

Rocking
» Rocking Turn

Pivots
» Pivots (Single, then Double)

Transitions
» Transition to and from Polka
» Transition to and from Street Swing
» Transition to and from Cross-Step One Step



About the Dance

One Step is an easy walking dance, originally introduced in the 1910s.

Today, it is often danced to driving Electro-Swing music (see below).

One Step Music

Here are some of our favorite One Step songs, arranged by tempo:

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If you or your community is interested in learning One Step, .

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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