How to Do the Triple Step | Swing Dance

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The triple step.

One of the few common denominators done in all styles of swing. What you're doing with the triple step is putting three steps into two beats of music, so if the rhythm was [snap, snap], those two beats, I'm going to do three steps, in that period of time. So the first triple step you're going to learn is just going step together step. Let's start left. We're going to go step-together-step, now to the other side, step-together-step.

I'll turn my back so you can try that with me. Left foot, step-together-step, right foot, step-together-step. And you want to kind of be in a slightly athletic position, so you don't want to be back on your heels. You want to be more on the balls of your feet. So again we go step-together-step, step-together-step. Now as we do that, we want to make sure we kind of change up the timing a little bit. So I want you to think little-little-big, little-little-big. Yeah? So we go, triple step, triple step.

Now I also want you to think about doing the triple steps maybe with the foot going behind then side. You're going to go behind-then-side, behind-then-side. So we have triple step, triple step. So we have a sideways triple. Ready, triple step, triple step. And we have a triple step that's a little bit more in place where one foot goes behind and then comes back to the side, behind-then-side, behind-then-side. And now let's try the triple step to music. Five, six, seven, eight.

And that is the triple step.

[jerryreyes]

He's a beautiful dancer and his explanations are all technically correct. The problem is that there's not enough repetition so that true beginners can learn the footwork. For example, when he did little-little-big - great tip, incidentally - he showed it once slowly, then just took off. True beginners need more repetition, and it's frustrating to keep using the back arrow. Also, more close-ups on the feet would be helpful. On the upside, he's got a pleasant voice and he wears clothes that allow us to see how his body sways. If it were just a bit slower and reiterative, it would be perfect for those of us who are nascent dancers. Thank you.

[laurabowden]

Why is this so easy but I’m having such a hard time with it? ☹️

[holog]

It's fine when you're counting the steps, but when the music plays I can't get my body/brain to step to beats I don't hear.

[radium]

Gonna impress my BF with my new dance skills

[dickcarter]

For timing, how about a dotted eighth note- a sixteenth note-and a quarter note?

[sirtripalot]

In swing dancing, triple steps are syncopated.
You are taking the same amount of time for each step.  That works for salsa or cha-cha, but the timing is completely wrong for swing dancing.

[nightstar]

This isn’t right for dancing Triple swing it’s rock step triple step
So for a girl is back right, forward right, triple step to right, than triple step to left. And repeat, for boys it’s opposite

[brianjones]

I pray you understand I take this person seriously. And then

[MCproaedificater]

Salsa and Chachacha for you guys, honestly...he seems kinda unexperienced or too stiff :/