FF5a
Names for different steps and figures in dancing—in past years:
| WALTZ | 754 |
| TWO-STEP | 580 |
| CHARLESTON | 439 |
| FOX-TROT | 338 |
| SCHOTTISCHE | 213 |
| BLACK BOTTOM | 164 |
| POLKA | 145 |
| CAKEWALK | 123 |
| ONE-STEP | 109 |
| BIG APPLE | 93 |
| BUNNY HUG | 80 |
| JITTERBUG | 80 |
| SQUARE DANCES | 77 |
| VIRGINIA REEL | 75 |
| JIG | 65 |
| TANGO | 62 |
| NR | 51 |
| BUNNY HOP | 36 |
| TURKEY TROT | 36 |
| QUADRILLE | 32 |
| RHUMBA | 32 |
| SQUARE DANCING | 29 |
| THREE-STEP | 24 |
| MINUET | 23 |
| ROUND DANCE | 22 |
| CHA-CHA | 21 |
| SHAG | 21 |
| CLOG | 19 |
| LINDY | 16 |
| SHIMMY | 15 |
| TWIST | 15 |
| BOX STEP | 13 |
| GRAPEVINE | 13 |
| LANCERS | 11 |
| PAUL JONES | 11 |
| RYE WALTZ | 11 |
| SAMBA | 11 |
| BIRD IN A CAGE | 10 |
| LINDY HOP | 9 |
| CAMEL WALK | 8 |
| CASTLE WALK | 8 |
| RAG | 8 |
| PUT-YOUR-LITTLE-FOOT | 7 |
| REEL | 7 |
| COTILLION | 6 |
| MAZURKA | 6 |
| VARSOVIANA | 6 |
| BACK-STEP | 5 |
| CONGA | 5 |
| DO-SI-DO | 5 |
| DOUBLE SHUFFLE | 5 |
| FIGURE-EIGHT | 5 |
| GRAND MARCH | 5 |
| LAMBETH WALK | 5 |
| TRUCKING | 5 |
| BUCK DANCE | 4 |
| HESITATION WALTZ | 4 |
| JITTERBUGGING | 4 |
| PORTLAND FANCY | 4 |
| ROUND DANCING | 4 |
| SKIP-TO-MY-LOU | 4 |
| SLOP | 4 |
| SUSIE-Q | 4 |
| TODDLE | 4 |
| BARN DANCE | 3 |
| BOX WALTZ | 3 |
| BUCK DANCING | 3 |
| BUTTERFLY | 3 |
| CADRILL | 3 |
| CHA-CHA-CHA | 3 |
| CIRCLE TWO-STEP | 3 |
| COMING-THROUGH-THE-RYE | 3 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| GRIZZLY BEAR | 3 |
| HOP | 3 |
| MONEY MUSK | 3 |
| BALANCE-ALL | 2 |
| BALL AND JACK | 2 |
| BALL THE JACK | 2 |
| BEER-BARREL POLKA | 2 |
| BELLFIELD | 2 |
| BOP | 2 |
| BOSTON DIP | 2 |
| BUCK AND WING | 2 |
| CARIOCA | 2 |
| CHICAGO GLIDE | 2 |
| CHICKEN | 2 |
| CHICKEN SCRATCH | 2 |
| CUT THE FIGURE-EIGHT | 2 |
| DIP SCHOTTISCHE | 2 |
| DOG | 2 |
| FISHER’S HORNPIPE | 2 |
| FIVE-STEP | 2 |
| FLAT FOOT | 2 |
| FOLK DANCES | 2 |
| FRENCH MINUET | 2 |
| GALLOP | 2 |
| GRAPEVINE TWIST | 2 |
| HEEL AND TOE | 2 |
| HOP WALTZ | 2 |
| HULLY-GULLY | 2 |
| IRISH JIG | 2 |
| JIVE | 2 |
| LADIES’ CHOICE | 2 |
| LANCES | 2 |
| MADISON | 2 |
| MAMBO | 2 |
| MASHED POTATOES | 2 |
| MONKEY | 2 |
| NINE-PIN QUADRILLE | 2 |
| PEABODY | 2 |
| PIGEON WING | 2 |
| PROMENADE | 2 |
| ROCK AND ROLL | 2 |
| ROUND | 2 |
| SCOTTISHE | 2 |
| SQUARE DANCE STEPS | 2 |
| STOMP | 2 |
| SWING | 2 |
| SWING DANCES | 2 |
| TAG DANCES | 2 |
| TEMPEST | 2 |
| TENNESSEE WALTZ | 2 |
| TEXAS STAR | 2 |
| TURKEY WALK | 2 |
| TWO-STEPPING | 2 |
| VARSOVIENNE | 2 |
| VIRGINIA | 2 |
| ALLEMANDE LEFT | 1 |
| ARUSKUYA | 1 |
| AURORA | 1 |
| BACK-STEPPED | 1 |
| BALBOA | 1 |
| BALL AND THE JACK | 1 |
| BALLET | 1 |
| BALLING THE JACK | 1 |
| BALLROOM | 1 |
| BARCELONA | 1 |
| BARNYARD CHARLESTON | 1 |
| BEAR DANCE | 1 |
| BEAR HUG | 1 |
| BEAR WALK | 1 |
| BEN BOLT | 1 |
| BIG STEP | 1 |
| BIRDLAND | 1 |
| BIRMINGHAM HOP | 1 |
| BLOCK DANCING | 1 |
| BONNY LUG | 1 |
| BOOGALOO | 1 |
| BOOGIE-WOOGIE CAMEL WALK | 1 |
| BOSTON | 1 |
| BOW-TO-YOUR-LADY | 1 |
| BOX DANCING | 1 |
| BREAKAWAY | 1 |
| BROAD SHUFFLE | 1 |
| BROOM DANCE | 1 |
| BUCK | 1 |
| BUCK-AND-WING DANCING | 1 |
| BUCKING | 1 |
| BUGALOO | 1 |
| BUNNY | 1 |
| BUNNY WALK | 1 |
| BUTTERFLY SWING | 1 |
| CAGE-THE-BIRD | 1 |
| CAMEL | 1 |
| CAN-CAN | 1 |
| CAPTAIN JINX | 1 |
| CAROLINE GLIDE | 1 |
| CHANGE-YOUR-PARTNER | 1 |
| CHARDUSH | 1 |
| CHASE-THE-BUFFALO | 1 |
| CHASE-THE-SQUIRREL | 1 |
| CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO | 1 |
| CHICKEN DANCE | 1 |
| CHICKEN TROT | 1 |
| CHORUS JIG | 1 |
| CIRCLE FOUR | 1 |
| CIRCLE TWO | 1 |
| CIRCULAR TWO-STEP | 1 |
| CLOGGING | 1 |
| CLOSE-THE-DOOR | 1 |
| “COME TO ME, KID” | 1 |
| CONTRA | 1 |
| CONTRA DANCE | 1 |
| COON SHUFFLE | 1 |
| COTILIUT | 1 |
| CROOKED S. | 1 |
| CUT THE BUCK | 1 |
| CUT THE PIGEON-WING | 1 |
| DARLING NELLY GRAY | 1 |
| DIME JIG | 1 |
| DIP | 1 |
| DIRTY NIGGER-BOTTOM | 1 |
| DITTY-WA-DITTY | 1 |
| DIVE AND SIX | 1 |
| DO YOU SEE MY NEW SHOES | 1 |
| DUCHESS | 1 |
| DUCK FOR THE OYSTER | 1 |
| DUSTY MILLER | 1 |
| FANDANGO | 1 |
| FAST DANCE | 1 |
| FAST STEP | 1 |
| FAST WALK | 1 |
| FISH | 1 |
| FIVE-STEP SCHOTTISCHE | 1 |
| FLEA HOP | 1 |
| FOLK DANCING | 1 |
| FRUG | 1 |
| FUNKY BROADWAY | 1 |
| FUNKY CHICKEN | 1 |
| GLIDE | 1 |
| GOING TO THE KITCHEN | 1 |
| GRIND | 1 |
| HALF-STEP | 1 |
| HALL’S VICTORY | 1 |
| HEEL-AND-TOE DANCES | 1 |
| HEEL-AND-TOE POLKA | 1 |
| HERE COMES JIMBO THROUGH THE WINDOW | 1 |
| HERR SCHULTZ | 1 |
| HESITATION POLKA | 1 |
| HIGH ITALIAN | 1 |
| HIGHLAND FLING | 1 |
| HOEDOWN DANCE | 1 |
| HOKEY-POKEY | 1 |
| HOLDING THE MULE | 1 |
| HONEY BUG | 1 |
| HORSE | 1 |
| HOT-CHA | 1 |
| HUCKA-BUCK | 1 |
| HULA | 1 |
| HULL’S VICTORY | 1 |
| HUMBO | 1 |
| IN THE MOONLIGHT IN THE JUNE LIGHT | 1 |
| INDIAN TRAIL | 1 |
| INDIANA HOP | 1 |
| IRISH HOP | 1 |
| IRISH LILT | 1 |
| IRISH TROT | 1 |
| IRISH-WASHERWOMAN JIG | 1 |
| IT | 1 |
| JAYHAWKING | 1 |
| JAZZ DANCING | 1 |
| JELLY ROLL | 1 |
| JERK | 1 |
| JIG DANCE | 1 |
| JIG DANCING | 1 |
| JOHN BROWN | 1 |
| JOHNNY WAS A MILLER BOY | 1 |
| JOTA | 1 |
| KICK WALTZ | 1 |
| KNOCKING BROTHER RABBIT | 1 |
| LADY WALPOLE REEL | 1 |
| LADY WALPOLE’S REEL | 1 |
| LAMBERT WALK | 1 |
| LANCER | 1 |
| LANCIERS | 1 |
| LITTLE APPLE | 1 |
| LOLA FRATA | 1 |
| LONGWAYS | 1 |
| MARCH AND EIGHT | 1 |
| MARENGO | 1 |
| MASH POTATOES | 1 |
| MERRY WIDOW | 1 |
| MEXICAN HAT DANCE | 1 |
| MILITARY POLKA | 1 |
| MILK OLD SUE | 1 |
| NEW YORKER | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NICKIE-HOKIE | 1 |
| NIGGER SHUFFLE | 1 |
| NORTH PHILADELPHIA STEPS | 1 |
| OCEAN WAVE | 1 |
| ONE-TWO | 1 |
| OPERA REEL | 1 |
| OVER THE RIVER TO CHARLESTON | 1 |
| OYSTER RIVER | 1 |
| PAUL JONES’S | 1 |
| PEARL | 1 |
| PECK | 1 |
| PHILADELPHIA LINDY | 1 |
| PHILLY | 1 |
| POLACKA | 1 |
| POLONAISE | 1 |
| PORTLAND WALK | 1 |
| QUICKSTEP | 1 |
| RABBIT | 1 |
| RAGTIME | 1 |
| RED APPLE | 1 |
| RED BIRD THROUGH THE WINDOW | 1 |
| REDOWA | 1 |
| ROUND CIRCLE DANCE | 1 |
| SCOOP THE WINDOW | 1 |
| SCOTTISCHE | 1 |
| SCOTTISH | 1 |
| SCOTTISH JIG | 1 |
| SHIMMY-SHE-WOBBLE | 1 |
| SHIMONY-SHE-WABBLE | 1 |
| SHINE-THE-SHOES | 1 |
| SHOOT-THE-BUFFALO | 1 |
| SHOTA | 1 |
| SIDE-STEP | 1 |
| SKATE | 1 |
| SKATER’S WALTZ | 1 |
| SLEIGH BELLS | 1 |
| SLIDE | 1 |
| SLOW DRAG | 1 |
| SLOW-DRAG DANCE | 1 |
| SLOW-STEP | 1 |
| SNAG | 1 |
| SNAKE HIP | 1 |
| SNAKE-HIPPING | 1 |
| SOCIAL | 1 |
| SOFT-SHOE | 1 |
| SOUTHERN SHUFFLE | 1 |
| SOUVIAN | 1 |
| SPANISH WALTZ | 1 |
| SPEED THE PLOW | 1 |
| SPOTLIGHT DANCE | 1 |
| SQUARE SET | 1 |
| SQUARE SKIP | 1 |
| SQUARE STEP | 1 |
| STEP | 1 |
| STROLL | 1 |
| STRUTTER | 1 |
| STUMP | 1 |
| SUGAR FOOT | 1 |
| SUVIAN | 1 |
| SWINGING CHEAT | 1 |
| SWING-THE-PARTNER | 1 |
| SWING-YOUR-PARTNER | 1 |
| T.V. STEP | 1 |
| TAG TWO-STEP | 1 |
| TAP DANCING | 1 |
| TARANTELLA | 1 |
| TEN-PIN QUADRILLE | 1 |
| TEXAS TOMMY | 1 |
| TOE STEP | 1 |
| TOE-DANCING | 1 |
| “TRAIL AWAY, OH WIND IN STYLE” | 1 |
| TRUCK | 1 |
| TURKEY IN THE STRAW | 1 |
| TURN-YOUR-PARTNER | 1 |
| TWISTIFICATION | 1 |
| TWO-WAY SWING | 1 |
| VARIETY | 1 |
| VARSITY DRAG | 1 |
| VIENNESE WALTZ | 1 |
| VISACUVIN | 1 |
| WALTZ MINUET | 1 |
| WALTZ PROMENADE | 1 |
| WALTZING DANCE | 1 |
| YOKE | 1 |
| YOU SEE MY NEW SHOES | 1 |
| YOUNGER DOG | 1 |
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