| Camel Walk |
Start with feet together:
1 - Step forward with either foot
2 - Pop knee up on that foot and slide the other foot up to and
under the raised heel |
| Canter Rhythm |
3/4 time. An uneven pattern using one long count (1,
2) and one short count (3). Two steps taken to 3 beats of music. |
| Cathedral |
See Partner
Dance Positions - Arch. |
| CCW |
See Counter
Clockwise. |
| Center |
The balance point of the body mass - located near the
diaphragm. |
| Cha Cha Step |
Three steps, LRL,
or RLR, done in place to two beats
of music, used with a cha cha rhythm. Also see Triple
Step. |
| Chaine' |
A 360 degree turn placing the feet together on the
second count with a weight change. See also 3
Step Turn. |
| Change of Weight |
Shifting weight from the supporting foot to the free
foot. See And Step. |
| Charleston |
A 4 count step pattern swiveling the feet in and
out. Example:
1 - Step forward on Left foot with heel swiveled inward
& - Swivel Left heel outward
2 - Kick Right foot forward while swiveling Left heel inward
& - Swivel Left heel outward
3 - Step back on Right foot with Right heel turned outward
& - Swivel Right heel inward
4 - Touch left toe back while swiveling Right heel outward
& - Swivel Right heel inward |
| Charleston
Kick |
1 - Step forward Left
2 - Kick Right foot forward
3 - Step back on Right
4 - Touch Left toe back |
| Chase |
A figure where one partner pursues the other. |
| Chasse' |
(shah-SAY) A series of side steps. The free foot never
passes the supporting foot. May be done forward or backward. |
| Choreographer |
One who authors a dance or a sequence of movements
in dance. |
| Choreography |
A planned sequence of dance movement. |
| Chug |
1 - Step forward on Right keeping weight on ball
of Right foot
2 - Scoot Left foot forward to meet Right
OR
1 - Step forward Left keeping weight on ball of Left foot
2 - Scoot Right foot forward to meet Left |
| Clockwise |
(CW) Movements completed from Left to Right, the way
the hands of a clock move around the face. Opposite of Counter
Clockwise. |
| Close |
To bring the feet together without a change of weight.
|
| Closed |
See Partner
Dance Positions. |
| Coaster Step |
A syncopated maneuver in which the starting foot
steps in a given direction, then the trailing foot closes with
the starting foot and then the starting foot steps in the opposite
direction Unless specified, a coaster is always "back."
Examples:
1 - Step back on Right
& - Step back on Left
2 - Step forward on Right
1 - Step back on Left
& - Step back on Right
2 - Step forward on Left
Forward Coaster Examples:
1 - Step forward on Right
& - Step forward on Left
2 - Step back on Right
1 - Step forward on Left
& - Step forward on Right
2 - Step back on Left |
| Continuity |
The ability to blend and incorporate various school
figures (patterns) together so a continuous flow of movement is
achieved |
| Contra Body Movement
|
(CBM) A movement of the body which turns the opposite
hip and shoulder toward the direction of the moving leg. |
| Conversation |
See Partner
Dance Positions - Promenade. |
| Corkscrew |
A maneuver similar to Unwind.
Cross one foot over the other foot and place weight on balls of
both feet. Unwind 3/4 or a full turn. Legs will end up in an opposite
crossed position. |
| Corte' |
See Dip. |
| Cotton Eyed Joe Position |
See Partner
Dance Positions - Side by
Side. |
| Count |
A call used to count the rhythm of foot movements and
weight changes, or to count the beats of music. |
| Counter Clockwise |
(CCW) Movement completed from Right to Left; opposite
of Clockwise. |
| Cradle |
See Partner
Dance Positions - Wrap. |
| Cross |
The free foot will step across in front of or behind
the opposite foot. See Across
Left and Across Right. |
| Cross Back |
See Partner
Dance Positions - Skaters. |
| Cross Ball-change |
See Sailor Step.
|
| Cross Shuffle |
See Gallop |
| Cuban Motion |
A discreet but excessive hip movement achieved by bending
and straightening the knee with carefully timed weight transfer.
The foot is moved delaying the weight transfer. Knee of the moving
leg bends inward. |
| Cuddle |
See Partner
Dance Positions - Wrap. |
| Cue Sheet |
See Step Sheet. |
| Cup and Pin |
The palm of the man’s left hand is facing inward,
with his thumb over the lady’s fingertips. She curls her right
fingertips over his left fingers. Some resistance is needed for
the many changes of positions and turns. |
| C/W |
County Western. Used when referring to dance. |
| C&W |
Country & Western. Used when referring to music.
|
| CW |
See Clockwise.
|
| C/W Open Position |
See Partner
Dance Positions - Side by Side,
Open, Promenade.
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