How To 2 Step

By: Rita Wood

Break Studios Contributing Writer

It is not hard to learn how to 2 step. You just need a lot of practice and a willing partner. It can be a lot of fun. This guide will show you how to do the 2 step.  There is a leader and a follower. These next few steps are for the leader doing the 2 step.

  1. Have the leader stand with their fee together. They need to be facing their partner.
  2. Put the right hand on the partner’s waist. Put the left hand to the side with the arm slightly bent.
  3. Grasp the partner’s hand. Wait for the music to start.
  4. On the first beat of the music step forward with your left foot. You need to step quickly.
  5. On the second beat step forward with the right foot. This also needs to be done quickly.
  6. On the third beat step forward with your left foot. This needs to be done more slowly.
  7. Pause on the fourth beat. On the fifth beat step forward very slowly with the right foot.
  8. Pause again on the sixth beat. Pull your left foot even with your right foot and repeat.
  9. The follower does things a little bit differently. First place the left hand on the leader’s right shoulder.
  10. Bend your right elbow. Put your palm on the leader’s right hand.
  11. Now do the exact opposite of your partner. Simply move the right foot back when they move their left foot forward. This is on the first beat.
  12. Now you just do the opposite. When your partner steps forward with his right foot you step back with your left.

To learn how to do the 2 step takes a lot of time and practice. The 2 step is a fast dance but at first you need to go slow until you get the steps down. It is a lot of fun so will be well worth your time. Have fun doing the 2 step!

Posted on: May. 10, 2010