Foxtrot is a perfect dance for parties and weddings. It is danced to the great Jazz Standards (think musicians like Sinatra, Holiday, Basie and Ellington). It uses songs in 4/4 time, which are the bulk of songs you hear today. Foxtrot can be romantic and casual or danced more formally depending on your partner, mood and music.

It is traditionally danced as a traveling dance (meaning couples move around the dance floor). However, if the floor is too crowded or small, the Foxtrot can easily be adapted so you can do the dance without traveling.

Our Ballroom Sampler Group Dance Class covers the basics of Foxtrot. You don’t need a partner for this group dance class and you will also learn a sampling of the other major dances.

History of Foxtrot

Fox Trot is commonly attributed to Harry Fox, who was a Vaudeville performer active in New York in the 1910s and became a nationwide craze thanks to a number of popular dancers of the time including Vernon Castle and Oscar Duryea. The Fox Trot combines slow and quick steps which allow for a great variety in the steps and was originally danced to ragtime music.