The Squat Charleston involves a slightly tricky movement that needs a little practice; as the dancer steps to
one side, at the same time they need to lift the other leg up behind the stepping leg. Once this movement is
mastered, the move as a whole follows a pattern that is common in
the Charleston and in jazz steps: the
step alternates between mirrored versions in a pattern LRLLRLRR (see the Choreographed Sequences
section for other examples of this sort of pattern).
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1. S:JueSL Start with the dancer's weight on their right foot. The dancer performs a jump slightly to the side with their left foot, lifting their right feet up and behind their left knee.
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2. S:KsR The dancer performs a kick to the side with their right foot.
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3. S:JueSR The dancer performs a jump slightly to the side with their right foot, lifting their left feet up and behind their right knee.
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4. S:KsL The dancer performs a kick to the side with their left foot.
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5. S:JueSL The dancer performs a jump slightly to the side with their left foot, lifting their right feet up and being their left knee.
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6. S:KsR The dancer performs a kick to the side with their right foot.
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7. S:JueSL The dancer performs a jump slightly to the side with their left foot, lifting their right feet up and being their left knee.
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8. S:KsR The dancer performs a kick to the side with their right foot.
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1. S:JueSR The dancer performs a jump slightly to the side with their right foot, lifting their left feet up and behind their right knee.
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2. S:KsL The dancer performs a kick to the side with their left foot.
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3. S:JueSL The dancer performs a jump slightly to the side with their left foot, lifting their right feet up and behind their left knee.
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4. S:KsR The dancer performs a kick to the side with their right foot.
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5. S:JueSR The dancer performs a jump slightly to the side with their right foot, lifting their left feet up and being their right knee.
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6. S:KsL The dancer performs a kick to the side with their left foot.
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7. S:JueSR The dancer performs a jump slightly to the side with their right foot, lifting their left feet up and being their right knee.
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8. S:KsL The dancer performs a kick to the side with their left foot.
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