New Vogue Marches

The New Vogue Marches come squarely out of the tradition of dancing to military bands in early colonial Australian history, and the choreography of these dances tends to match the two-beat rhythm (a heavy beat followed by a medium beat) of a marching troupe. This means the patterns to these dances are usually fairly straightforward, with a simple “left right” fall of the feet to a consistent, walking-paced tempo. The predictable pattern of one foot then the other is lifted in these dances by the natural variations that dancing brings, like taking side and backward steps as well as forward, and adding kicks, taps and skips. These days, the traditional military band music is not often heard, and is instead replaced with modern rock and pop music that has a heavy, consistent beat and a good amount of energy. Dancing the march rhythms is similarly energetic, and a lot of fun.

Learn New Vogue Marches at Long-Steps

Long-Steps currently teaches the New Vogue marches periodically during our Adult Classes and by Private Tuition.

Long-Steps teaches the New Vogue marches according to a combination of Russ Hesketh’s New Vogue Championship Dances (6th Ed.), Neville Boyd’s New Vogue Sequence Dancing and the Viennese Waltz, and other Comdance approved scripts and visual media.

Technical Details

Routine Length: 16 or 32 Bars
Time Signature: 2/4 or 6/8
Musical Selection: March, Rock, Pop
Tempo Range: 28 to 33 bars per minute.