Single Traveling Time Step

Description

Shuffle step on the right foot, shuffle the left, then do two left-right ball changes that carry you sideways to the right. Next, hop on the right, step on the left, and finish with a right shuffle step. The whole phrase takes eight counts and ends with the weight on the right, so the next one mirrors it, starting with a left shuffle and traveling left. Some dancers start the phrase from the hop instead.

Breakdown

1. Shuffle
2. Step
3. Shuffle
4. Ball Change
5. Ball Change
6. Hop
7. Step
8. Shuffle
9. Step

Practice Tips

• Stay on the balls of your feet with the heels lifted the whole way; heavy heels slow down the ball changes and stop the travel.
• Let the ball changes move you sideways rather than rocking in place, so the step really travels.