Two Step
what is it and what song do I play?
I'm sure a lot of you have been doing
an event only to have someone come up to you and say would you please play a two step for
us! How do you choose a song to play and what can you play so that the other
dancers can dance at the same time?
First of all let me tell you a little bit about the Two Step, or commonly referred to as
the Texas Two Step! Some people claim that basic rhythm pattern & steps can be traced
back to the 15th century in France, and to the North Army in General Custards days.
l don't really know myself because I wasn't there back then even
though I'm really old!
What I do know was that about 20 years ago l
reamed the Texas Two step in Dallas, Texas! It was taught to me as a partner dance where
you take two slow steps then. It was done in a circular pattern moving in a counter
clockwise rotation. Now days in many parts of the US it's taught Quick, Quick, Slow, Slow
instead of Slow, Slow, Quick, Quick! Same dance you just need to know where to start
off so you don't step on your partners foot!
The Two Step has become popular because you can dance
with a partner. You can even look into their eyes while dancing. The amount of Turns and
spins you can do is endless. The man is supposed to lead, so he can dance with
almost any lady without having practiced together. Since they are not extremely close the
ladies are more open to dancing a two step for their first dance with a man instead of a
slow dance.
There are many songs that are fitted just for the two
step! If you listen to a song and start walking forward, thinking slow, slow, quick, quick
you can quickly learn to identify an appropriate song. The tempo of the song and dance can
vary as the age and abilities of your dancers change.
As you find popular line dance songs in your area,
listen for that two step beat. You may find that if two steppers don't fill the floor that
line dancers can dance in the middle of the floor at the same time. This should be
your job as DJ to control this and if line dancers are getting in the way call a two step
dance only and then follow it up with a line dance only to make everybody happy.
Here is a list of some of country's favorite
two step tunes! You might cut this out and put it in your case for future use. I intend to
talk about waltz's, east coast swing, west coast swing and cha cha's in the future. If you
know of really good songs that fill the floor, please send me your list! I'd like to
share them with everybody else! Kind of like the Mobile Beat Top 200! Maybe will
call it the Mobile Beat Top Country Dance Songs! If I can help you in anyway please
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