Folk dancing involves several basic steps with corresponding time signatures and patterns, including the pivot turn where dancers step and ball turn repeatedly in 24 time, the skip where dancers step and hop in 24 time, and the gallop where dancers step and cut in 24 time. Other steps include the slide, bleking, change step, mincing with tiny steps, stamping by stamping and closing one foot, and the parallel tortillier involving pivoting heels and toes.

1. BASIC DANCE
STEPS IN
FOLKDANCING

2. Dance Steps
Time
Signature Step Pattern
Pivot turn ²₄
Step, ball and turn,
step, ball and turn
and so on
Skip ²₄ Step and hop
Gallop ²₄ Step and cut
Slide ²₄ or ³₄ Slide, close

3. Dance Steps
Time
Signature Step Pattern
Bleking ²₄
Heel-place, close
Change step ²₄ Step, close, step
Mincing ²₄ Step, step, step and so on
(tiny steps)
Stamping ²₄ or ³₄ Stamp (R) and close to
supporting foot
(L)

4. Dance Steps
Time
Signature Step Pattern
Parallel Tortillier
²₄ or ³₄
Pivot and turn heels,
pivot and turn toes