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Zig Zag Quickstep


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What is this?
Title: Zig Zag
Level: (-)
Timing: (SSSSS)
Rotation: 3/8 to Left and 3/8 to Right


Title: 1-4 Zig Zag
Level: (-)
Timing: (SSSS)
Rotation: 3/8 to Left and 3/8 to Right
Notes
The Zig Zag is a stand alone figure is not part of the current ISTD or 
IDTA syllabi, although its first two steps survive in the amalgamation 
Zig-Zag, Back Lock and Running Finish. The Zig Zag is listed in the 
Associate Syllabus (Bronze) of every edition of Alex Moore's Revised Technique up until the 8th Edition of 1976. The Zig Zag is one of 
ten figures to have been removed from ISTD syllabus. 

The Zig Zag is a fine example of Ballroom's origins in social dancing, and as such should be viewed more historically than competitively. It consists of the following:

1-2 Zig Zag (SS) begun facing LOD and turning 3/8 to Left – into –
4-6 Natural Turn (Heel Pull)(SSS) turning 3/8 to Right to face LOD.

At the dancers discretion, 1-4 Zig Zag (which includes Man's Heel Pull) can be taken into 2-4 Forward Lock, Cross Chassé or Rumba Cross.


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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