Quickstep Drop Locks

Drop Locks Quickstep

Title: Drop Locks
Level: (-)
Timing: (SQSQQQ)
Rotation: None

Title: Drop Locks from PP
Level: (-)
Timing: (SQSQQQ)
Rotation: None

Notes
The Drop Locks are a variation of the Double Lock Step, which is in turn a play
on the standard Quickstep Forward Lock. The Drop Locks were listed in the
Named Variations (Gold) of Alex Moore's Revised Technique up until the 8th
Edition of 1976. The Drop Locks is one of ten figures to have been removed
from ISTD syllabus.

The Drop Locks are an example of the extremely rare (SQSQ) timing pattern.
They also feature a lowering or "dropping" action similar in philosophy to that
of the Foxtrot Bounce Fallaway. It consists of the following:

1-4 Forward Lock (SQSQ) followed by 3-4 Forward Lock (QQ).

Rise and Fall
The Drop Locks do not follow the Forward Lock rise and fall:

Forward Lock
Com. to rise e/o 1
Continue to rise
on 2 and 3
Up. Lower e/o 4
-
-

Step
1
2
3
4
5
6

Drop Locks
Rise e/o 1
Up. Lower e/o 2
Down with knees flexed. Rise e/o 3
Up. Lower e/o 4
Down with knees flexed. Rise e/o 5
Up. Lower e/o 6

Pre-Bronze
1. Quarter Turn to Right
2. Natural Turn
3. Natural Turn with Hesitation
4. Natural Pivot Turn
5. Natural Spin Turn
6. Progressive Chassé
7. Chassé Reverse Turn
8. Forward Lock
9. Heel Pivot
(Quarter Turn to Left)

Bronze
10. Closed Impetus
11. Back Lock
12. Reverse Pivot
13. Progressive Chassé to Right
14. Tipple Chassé to Right
15. Running Finish
16. Natural Turn and Back Lock
17. Double Reverse Spin
18. Zig-Zag, Back Lock and
Running Finish
19. Cross Chassé
20. Change of Direction

Silver
21. Quick Open Reverse
22. Fishtail
23. Running Right Turn
24. Four Quick Run
25. V6
26. Closed Telemark

Gold
27. Cross Swivel
28. Six Quick Run
29. Rumba Cross
30. Tipsy to Right
31. Tipsy to Left
32. Hover Corté

Additional Figures
33. Tipple Chassé to Left
34. Open Impetus
35. Open Telemark
36. Passing Natural Turn
37. Running Cross Chassé
38. Outside Change

Former Syllabus Figures
-Zig Zag
-Running Zig Zag
-Reverse Turn
-Reverse Pivot Turn
-The Drag
-Outside Spin
-Checked Lock
-Drop Locks

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