quickstep
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A very fast, lively ballroom dance with light steps
- noun
- /ˈkwɪkˌstɛp/
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quickstep
- The couple glided across the dance floor, showcasing their skills in the quickstep during the competition.
Examples
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At the quickstep!
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I'll still do the waltz and the quickstep.
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.. the second and final dance of this competition, the quickstep!
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And who can dance the quickstep!
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Miss Windsor taught me how to do the dance of the quickstep.
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It's a bit old, but Channel 9 had a little dance called the Channel 9 quickstep (really showing my age).
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Does the Emperor know hoe to do the quickstep?
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They'll be dancing the waltz and the quickstep.
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(quickstep starts)
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Kirstie Alley and Maks Chmerkovskiy are doing the Quickstep fused with a Samba tonight.
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How Fast
Surface Forms
quickstep singular
quicksteps plural
Morphology
Etymology
Quickstep comes from the simple parts quick and step, where quick means 'fast' and step means a movement of the foot, so the name paints the picture of a lively, fast ballroom dance.