THE TILE TROT

NZ Truth, Issue 1216, 21 March 1929, Page 8

THE TILE TROT

How To Dance The j Latest Steps SIMPLE MOVEMENT - — — . . ". . ... : ]

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1 'poLLOW photographs from right 1 'Ho.ieft.YY-y/; . >. 1 ] -R.im'eans" .-Right .foot. ' I L.' means Left foot. . | y A w turn° tdi the left is anti- | 'clockwise. | A turn to the right is clockwise. _ Line of dance means the ordinary 1 line of progress around the floor. | THE SKID STEP | See Figs. Bto 12. | MAN. | QTEP forward on left foot (Slow), I iJ' step forward on right foot, across 1 m front of left and outside partner 1 (Quick) , step to left side on left foot,

Follow with the Skid St^p to regain line of dance. A; 1 GIRL. The girl's steps are the opposite. } of the man's, except on the second. •_ step which is for the girl — short -. .1 step forward on L. The man, -my !

stepping around his partner, must take his first backward step; slightly to the side m order to keep . directly opposite her. THE NATURAL TURN This step is a little more difficult and can be left until the preceding ones have been mastered thoroughly. ', MAN. ■'■"■■ Fprward on R. pivoting 1/3 turn to the right. Count 1 "and" (Slow). Backward on L.. Pivoting another 1/3 turn to tho right. . Count 2 "and" (Slow). Forward on R. continuing pivot and '

I. allowing foot to twist inwards (Quick), 1 move right foot very slightly to the 1 right (Slow), brush left foot up to right | foot and step forward (Slow). I GIRL. . i I Step backward on right foot (Slow), I step backward on left foot, acr.oss I behind right (Quick), step to right side 1 on right foot, allowing foot to. twist = outwards (Quick)*, move letf foot very 1 slightly to the left (Slow), brush right 1- foot up to l6ft foot and step backward | (Slow). ■I THE DOUBLE CAPER ; | : MAN. .. ,',_.-. ; . .-.;.. - : ' I Forward on L. making a half-turn to

completing x a full turn, so as to'faceline of dance; Count 1 "and"- (Slow).Forward on In across m front of R. •" and outside partner's feet. Count 2 (Quick). Step to side on -R. level . with L. Count "and" (Quick). Forward ion L. long 'step. Count 1 ■ "and" (Slow). GIRL. „- . , .-Y.-'y . ' ' •- ■ The girl's steps are the opposite of the man's. On the fourth step the girl merely stei>s ori 'R. across behind' L. The man has stepped across L. m front of R. so that he is outside his partner, his feetybeing to the left of hers.- :

I left, bringing back to . line of dance. I Count 1 (Quick). ' ' . I.' Short step backward and slightly to I side on R. Count "and". (Quick). mi Backward on I* ; Count 2 "and" — (Slow). SB Backward on R.- Count 1 "and" — (Slow). Backward on L. Count 2 "and" fc (Slow). Backward on R. short step on ball of foot. Count 1 (Quick). Backward on L, short- step, on ball it of foot. Count "and" (Quick). a Backward on R. making a quarter- .. turn to theleft. .'.Count '2 "and" (Slow), d Step to side m line of dance on L. « Count! "and" . (Slow).