The foxtrot is similar to the waltz, with a box step, plus walking and side steps. The foxtrot, however, is danced in 4/4 time, with the two slow and two quick steps. The slow steps each use two beats, while the quick steps use one.
Beginning Position
The foxtrot is danced in a closed position. Your feet are together, and the partners are facing each other. The man's left hand holds the woman's right, with elbows bent. The woman places her left hand on the man's right arm, and the man's right hand goes on the woman's shoulder blade.
Man's Steps
The first two steps are slow steps--step forward with your left foot, then sidestep with your right foot in a diagonal line. Next, sidestep with your left foot, and bring your right foot to meet your left. Both are quick steps. With the next two slow steps, step backwards, first with your left foot, then with your right. Finally, in two quick steps, sidestep with your left foot, and, again, bring your right foot to your left one.
Woman's Steps
As with many partner dances, the woman's steps mirror those of the man. First, in two slow steps, step backwards with your right foot, then step backwards with your left. Sidestep to the right, and move your left foot to the right foot--as with the man's steps, these are quick steps. Then, once again with slow steps, step forward with your right foot, then with your left foot, and, finally, using quick steps, sidestep to the right and bring your left foot to meet the right one.
