Forward and Back

START: varied

join hands (as needed); walk forward 3 steps; pause, while touching free foot to floor without transferring weight ...

... walk backwards 3 steps; pause, while touching free foot to floor without transferring weight

END: same as start

• styling
  • as couples/lines meet in center, end dancers may touch or clap their outside hands palm-to-palm (palms flat, fingers pointed upward)
• 4-beat Forward and Back
  The opposite side shows an 8-beat Forward and Back.
  Forward and Back is often done in four beats instead of eight.
  In this case, it is: one step forward, touch, one step back, touch.
  
• sample calls (4 or 8 beats)
  • up to the middle and back
  • into the middle with a great big yell
  • heads go forward and back
  • lines up to the middle and back
• sample calls (4-beat only)
  • balance up and back
  • rock forward and back