Learn to dance foxtrot with this carefully designed video. It covers all the key teaching points that in my experience come up during a complete beginners lesson.

Note: This is an authentic style danced by many people in social settings. It is a good starting point for learning and also a good finish point if you just want a simple and enjoyable way to dance around a dancefloor at an event or simply around a room at home to make an evening special.

00:00 Walking in Time is Fun and Easy (Step 1 of 24)
00:16 Step Naturally (Step 2 of 24)
01:14 Turning Stepping into Dancing (Step 3 of 24)
04:34 Stop-Start Practice (Step 4 of 24)
06:15 Leaders Watch Behind Your Partner (Step 5 of 24)
06:26 How to Stand With the Feet Offset (Step 6 of 24)
07:06 The Leader Dances Forwards (Step 7 of 24)
07:28 Step on the Same Side (Step 8 of 24)
08:18 How to Dance Around the Room With the Feet Offset (Step 9 of 24)
10:19 How to Place the Feet (Step 10 of 24)
10:47 Close Hold (Step 11 of 24)
11:17 Dancing Closer Means Being More Careful (Step 12 of 24)
11:41 Practice Exercise: Vary the Distance as You Dance (Step 13 of 24)
13:16 Alternative Way to Start (Step 14 of 24)
14:08 Moving the Upper Body (Step 15 of 24)
14:31 Reminder of Feet (Step 16 of 24)
14:48 Practice Time (Step 17 of 24)
16:21 Stepping Forwards is Easier (Step 18 of 24)
17:04 Dealing With an Obstacle (Step 19 of 24)
17:54 Leaders Step Smaller if Necessary (Step 20 of 24)
18:37 Practice Time Repeated (Step 21 of 24)
20:58 Leader Waits for the Follower to Step (Step 22 of 24)
21:54 Stop-Start Practice (Step 23 of 24)
23:58 A Final Practice Dance (Step 24 of 24)

I have taught thousands of people to dance in person and thousands more on YouTube. I hope you enjoy this video. If you have any questions you are welcome to leave a comment for me to reply to.

To improve your learning you might want to get my "How to Partner Dance Socially" book which has much more information including the recommended learning order for these videos, a chapter dedicated to the topic of this particular video and much more.

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Health and safety: Obviously contact a doctor if applicable before attempting these dance lessons. You do not have to copy what you see in the video, instead it is up to you to judge what feels safe for your own body and not do a particular movement if you are in doubt. I sometimes demonstrate on a piece of paper and I do not recommend you also dance on a piece of paper in case you slip. Twisting motions can be dangerous, for example they might cause tendon damage, so be careful and some of the demonstrations in the videos are exaggerated and it is not expected that beginners will force themselves into awkward positions. Any move where you stop or suddenly change direction must be done with care on a dance floor with other dancers. In general beware of causing a collision with other dancers on a dance floor; I do not think there is a guaranteed way to prevent collisions and if you do not want to risk it the only answer I know is not to dance. If the leader is travelling backwards this is potentially very dangerous because you may not be able to see where you are going.

All the music in these dance lessons are cleared for use (including payment for a licence where applicable):
Court of the Queen, Gymnopedie No 3, Rains Will Fall, Waltz - Tschikovsky Op. 40, Waltz of the Carnies, Comparsa, Cumbia No Frills, Modern Jazz Samba, Nor Frills Salsa - Alternate, No Frills Salsa, Peppy Pepe (from Kevin Macleod, [ Ссылка ])
Big Band Bash, Stompin Big Band, Sentimental Swing, Ballroom Big Band (from Shockwave)
Cha Cha (from Audio Micro)
Swing Swing, Give Our Dreans Their Wings to Fly, Larger Than Life, Midnight in Tokyo, Rock That Crowd, Walk Through Life, Old Stories, Panther Jazz (from Audio Jungle)
Alice In Rhumba Land, Black Mambo, Brazilian Rain, Come Dancing, Dream State, Finding Your Love, Intimacy, Latin Connection, Limbo Dancing, Mambo For Young Lovers, Poignant Samba, Secret Samba, Sunflower, Sway a Little More, Urban Rendezvous (from Partners in Rhyme)

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