Dance Steps
By Treva Bedinghaus, About.com Guide
Ready to learn a few dance steps? Try your hand, or feet, at the many beautiful ballet steps and poses. Maybe you'd like to move a little faster, with a little more spunk...check out the jazz steps. Perhaps you and your partner are in the mood for some ballroom dancing...try out a few of the basic poses. For a little more fun, brush up on the basic party dances - they're sure to make you smile.
Ballet Basics
Do you know how to tendu? Releve? Pirouette? Even though you really need a ballet instructor to learn ballet, you can become familiar with several basic steps at home.
- 5 Positions of Ballet
- Video: Learn the 5 Basic Ballet Positions
- Video: Learn How to Do a Pirouette
- Positions of the Arms
- Basic Barre Exercises
- Barre Stretches
- Grand Plie
- Demi Plie
Step Into Jazz
View descriptions and illustrated tutorials of several popular steps in jazz.
Head for the Ballroom
Grab your partner and try these fun dance steps for two.
- Gallery of Basic Positions
- Basic Closed Position
- Promenade Position
- Outside Right Position
- Outside Left Position
- Fallaway Position
Party Dances
Can you Cha-Cha Slide? Group dances, such as line dances and folk dancing, are tons of fun because everyone in the group performs the same moves at the same time. Get ready to cut loose at the next party!