As I always say, there is nothing basic about the basic step. It is the basis of good dancing, but it can take years to refine and perfect. There are many elements to consider, but here are the main five: 1. Weight change A step is a change of weight. Knowing this is even more important than knowing the timing. Almost everyone goes through a stage of pressing their feet to the floor and not changing weight, and some people add all kinds of extra weight changes because they are “dancing”. Change your weight in the same way you do when you are walking, taking your body with you, and you have nailed step 1! 2. Timing In on1 dancing, this means changing weight (aka stepping) on 1,2,3 and 5,6,7 in an eight-beat count. At first, you need to focus on starting on the correct beat in the music, which is 1, and waiting on the 4 and 8. The sooner you can confident...