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How do you do a triple time step?

Triple Time Step...I know how to do a single and double but not triple.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Triple time is simply 3 steps in 2 beats. The exact steps, shuffles, skips, and everything else vary between dances, but they are all still 3 steps in 2 beats. For west coast swing which is my primary dance, we remember it as quick-quick-slow. We left one foot off the ground and return it for half a beat, repeat for the remainder of the beat, then use the second beat to finish off the third step. In essence it is 2 steps in the first beat and 1 step in the second beat. This is done to make it look smoother, differentiates it from the second set of triple steps, and also makes it easier to start the second set of triple steps.