Traditional Single Time Step

Description

Shuffle the right foot, hop on the left, step onto the right, flap the left, then step onto the right again. That is one side (counts 8& through 3&). Weight ends on the right, so the next one mirrors it with a left shuffle on 4&. It follows the same pattern as the buck single time step, except it opens with a shuffle where the buck version has a stomp. It can be danced straight, as written here, or swung (8 a1 2 a3 a).

Breakdown

1. Shuffle
2. Hop
3. Step
4. Flap
5. Step

Practice Tips

• Keep the heels off the floor through the whole phrase so every sound comes from the balls of the feet.
• In the swung version, don't let the spank drift late; it has to land just before the hop.