Breaking the Rhythm
Changing the stress of a beat breaks the rhythm and creates a simple syncopation.
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Breaking the Rhythm
Changing the stress of a beat breaks the rhythm and creates a simple syncopation.
| & tick shuf R |
a a fle R |
1 tock step R |
(er) |
& tick step L |
(a) |
2 tock step R |
(er) |
& tick shuf L |
a a fie L |
3 tock step L |
(er) |
& tick step R |
(a) |
4 tock step L |
(er) |
| ------------------- basic-R------------- | ------------------- basic-L------------- | ||||||||||||||
| & tick step fwd R |
(a) |
5 tock slide back R |
(er) |
& tick step fwd L |
(a) |
6 tock slide back L |
(er) |
& tick step fwd R |
(a) |
7 tock slide back R |
(er) |
& tick step L |
(a) |
8 tock step R |
(er) |
| & tick shuf R |
a a fle R |
1 tock step R |
(er) |
& tick step L |
(a) |
2 tock step R |
(er) |
& tick shuf L |
a a fle L |
3 tock step L |
(er) |
& tick step R |
(a) |
4 tock step L |
(er) |
| ------------------- basic-R-------------- | ------------------- basic-L-------------- | ||||||||||||||
| (&) |
(a) |
5 tock step fwd R |
(er) |
& tick slide back R |
(a) |
6 tock step fwd L |
(er) |
& tick step R |
(a) |
7 tock slide back R |
(er) |
& tick step L |
(a) |
8 tock step R |
(er) |
Most of the "tick -
tock" steps can be converted to take in a triplet, a shuffle or an extra chug or two and a little syncopation but beware this is the very edge of things where many different percussive dance traditions merge into one and although much can and has been gained by this merging much too has been lost.