Roundalab has designated a list of General Terms, Directions, and Positions and lists of basic moves and actions that are used in dances of a certain Phase. Each Phase is further subdivided into several rhythms. The Phases go from I to VI in increasing difficulty of executing the basic moves.
If you know the General Terms, Directions, and Positions and can execute all the basic moves and actions of a particular rhythm up to and including those in a particular Phase, than you should be able to dance a matching Phase and Rhythm dance from cues.
The Rhythms currently include Two-Step, Waltz, Foxtrot, Jive, West Coast Swing, Mambo, Merengue, Cha Cha. Rhumba, Samba, Tango, Quickstep, Bolero, Paso Doble, and Slow Two Step. Each of the above are danced by various groups in Nova Scotia to some extent but the most round dancing is in the Phase II to IV+ range.
| Phase I Actions | Phase II Actions |
|---|---|
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Bow Bump Curtsy Heel Point Shake Stamp Tap Toe Touch Wiggle |
Brush Draw Kick Knee Lift Pivot Spin Swing Swivel Twist Unwrap Wrap |
| Phase I Waltz Movements and Figures | Phase II Waltz Movements and Figures |
|---|---|
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Apart and Together Back (step) Balance (Forward and Back) Balance (One-Step) Balance (Side) Behind Box Circle Away Circle Away and Together Close Cross (direction) Face Forward (step) Lady Under Man Under Pickup Recover Reverse Box Rock Side (step) Step Thru Waltz Away and Together |
Back Twinkle Back Waltz Box: Left Turning Box Right Turning Box Open Box Open Reverse Box Progressive Box Solo Left Turning Box Canter Change Sides Check Dip Forward Waltz Lace Left Face Turning Waltz Maneuver Progressive Twinkle Reverse Twirl Reverse Twirl Vine Right Face Turning Waltz Roll Solo Waltz Turn Spin Maneuver Spot Spin Standard Waltz Sway Thru Side Close Thru Twinkle Turn Face Close Twinkle Twirl Twirl Vine Twisty Vine Vine Six Vine Three Wheel |
| Phase I Two-Step Movements and Figures | Phase II Two-Step Movements and Figures |
|---|---|
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Away and Together Back (step) Back Two-Step Balance (Forward and Back) Balance (One-Step) Balance (Side) Behind Box Chug Circle Away Circle Away & Together Close Cross (direction) Cross Walk (# of steps) Face Forward (step) Forward Two-Step Glide Lady Under Man Under Pickup Recover Reverse Box Rock Run Side (step) Side Two-Step Side Two-Step Apart and Together Slide Step Stomp Stroll Strut Swagger Thru Walk |
Balance Away, Away Step Step Balance Together, Together Step Step Back Lock, Back Lock Back Basketball Turn Box: Left/Right Turning Box Broken Box, Circle Box Open Box, Open Reverse Box Progressive Box, Traveling Box Solo Left Turning Box Breakaway Change Sides Charleston Check Circle Chase Circle Pickup Cut, Cut Back Dip Door Face-to-Face and Back-to-Back Forward Lock, Forward Lock Forward Hitch, Hitch Scissors Hitch Forward & Back Hitch Six or Double Hitch Hitch Four Hop Lace Across Limp, Front Limp Lock Lunge (direction) Maneuver Pivot 2 Progressive Scissors Quick Two-Step Reverse Twirl (# of steps) Reverse Twirl Vine (# of steps) Rock (# of steps) Roll (# of steps to ending position) Sand Step Scissors, Scissors Hitch, Scissors Thru Scoot Skate Skip Sliding Door Spot Spin Swivel Traveling Door Twirl (# of steps), Twirl Vine (# of steps) Twisty Vine (# of steps) Two Turning Two-Steps Unwind Vine (# of steps), Open Vine Vine Apart and Together Wheel (to ending position) |