Dance History Of The Quick Step

Not to be confused with laminate flooring or Formica tiles, the Quick Step is one of the five main ballroom dances. The Quick Step was a popular march around 1850, but it has nothing to do with the modern ballroom Quick Step, which was blended from a variety of dance styles such as the Charleston but more notably the Foxtrot, which could be danced at either a fast or slow tempo to a variety of musical styles. The Foxtrot was all the rage in the 1920s and is still highly popular today. As the