Nina & Alexander
Dances!
Cha Cha
Cha Cha! What a fun dance! Easy to pick up, hard to master. But we don't need any masters around here to have a good time! The step breaks down as: ONE (slow), TWO (slow); Cha, Cha, Cha (fast in succession); ONE, TWO; Cha, Cha, Cha Depending on if you are leading or following and where you are in the dance, your "one, two" will be essentially a rock step forward or backwards. The "cha, cha, cha" portion is an initial step to the side, bringing your other foot to close your stance as a second step, and another step to the side in the same direction. Watch the video under "View" for a more comprehensive breakdown of the entire dance with better descriptions. Watch the video at the following location for a specific breakdown of the basic step: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWiLi22Cq8w You can dance Cha Cha to a surprising number of popular songs actually so don't be afraid to whip this one out whenever the feeling is right!
East Coast Swing
East coast swing is also known as "triple step swing" and is characterized by a rock step followed by two triple steps: Rock Step; Triple Step; Triple Step (repeat from top) The follows and leads mirror each other so you will always be rocking back on the same foot, unlike many ballroom dances where the steps do a full cycle through both feet. Leads rock back on their left foot while follows rock back on their right foot. This website explains the step numbering breakdown a little bit differently but is the same pattern (https://www.dancing4beginners.com/swing/). Click the video under "view" when you're ready to try it out yourself!
Kalamatiano
This dance is the most common dance at Greek parties and (possibly) stems from Kalamata, Greece (yes! Like the olives!). It, like most other Greek dances, is syncopated and is typically in 7/8 time. The dance is 12 steps and starts on the RIGHT foot (moving to the right). The dance is mostly walking in a counterclockwise direction RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, etc. The "dance" part comes in that the steps are to the beat of the (syncopated) music and that everyone is holding hands in a line and moving together. Now, the final description of the steps! Watch the video under "view" and use the linked drawing below as a reference for where each foot goes. The beat is: Right; Left, right, left; Right, left, right; Left, right, left; Right, left. There's a chart with the foot placement at this link which may help with my terrible explanation: http://musicfromworld.altervista.org/kalamatianos-greek-dance/ Note: You can also dance samba to it ;)
Hasapiko
To be added~
Shivers (By Ed Sheeran) Line Dance
In for a challenge? Texas line dances are surprisingly complicated on the front end but are typically repeats over of the same (sometimes 16, sometimes 32, sometimes 64, etc.) steps. View the video under "view" for a guide or the link here: https://youtu.be/bc4b38Uhzkw for an alternative breakdown. This dance has a repeating step that is done on each "wall" (each cardinal direction). The rest of the description is to be continued if I remember to edit this again~