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The two-step has been in the United States since the middle of the 19th century or longer. It is danced to 4/4 music. There are strong accents on 1 & 3; you can hear the bass drum “boom” on these beats. The basic timing is quick, quick, slow, slow. A “quick” represents 1 beat of music and a “slow” represents 2 beats of music. Since a basic, Q Q S S, takes 6 beats of music, 2 basics take 3 bars of music. Another way to express the timing is: steps are taken on beats 1, 2, 3, and 5. Counting “1, 2, 3, 5” will net the same result as counting “quick, quick, slow, slow”. An “outside” turn in the two-step is a “natural” turn and an “inside” turn is a reverse turn.
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