Figure Index, Letters Q, R

Figures, Actions, Rhythms …	Rhythms In Which Each Figure Is Described (These links take you to the section of the page in which the figure or step is described. There, you might have to page down once to find the item.)	An Article or Photo Essay, a few Music & Video Clips (Article links take you to the top of the page — you may have to skim for the topic of interest. Music and video clips open in a separate page.)	RAL Phase Rating (Any figure that is only slightly altered from a standard, phased figure usually carries the same phase rating as that standard figure, even if the exact name is not listed in the RAL manual.)
Quarter Beats	Tango		V — top of pg
Quarter Turns	Quickstep	Phase IV Smooth Figures by Stiers	IV
Quarter Turns & Progressive Chasse	Quickstep		IV
Quick		Glossary
Quick Cucaracha	Cha
Quick Diamond 4	Foxtrot, Waltz		IV
Quick Hesitation	Quickstep
Quick Lock Slow Lock	Waltz		V
Quick New Yorker	Cha
Quick Open Reverse	Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz	Phase V Smooth Figures by Stiers	V
Quick Promenade Wing Spin	Tango
Quick Two Step	Two Step		II
Quick Whirligig	Tango
Quick Wing	Waltz
Quickstep Rhythm		Foxtrot and Quickstep - History by Sears Quickstep -- An Introduction by Nelson A Few Notes On Quickstep by Finch An Introduction to Quickstep by Eum Stepping Into Quickstep by Rotscheid Quickstep by Teague Quickstep by Fisher Quickstep, Notes for Dance Improvement by Moore Improving Rhythmic Definition by Moore Let's Quickstep by Easterday Let's Put On A Show by Sears Music Clip
Recover	Five-Count, One Step, Tango, Two Step, Waltz	Glossary	I — top of pg
Recruiting Students		Freestyle Social Dancing -- Friend or Foe by Feightner
Release	Hustle
Releve	Cha	Glossary
Replace		Glossary
Responsiveness		Smooth Your Dancing by Sears Ballroom Dancing Is Not For Sissies by Finch
Restraint		Dance Small by Sears
Returning the Lady to Her Seat		Glossary
Reverse		Glossary
Reverse Barrel Roll	Samba		V
Reverse Box	Two Step, Waltz		I
Reverse Canter Twirl	Viennese Waltz
Reverse Chasse Turn	Quickstep		IV
Reverse Corte	Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz		VI
Reverse Develope		Glossary
Reverse Fallaway	American Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz	Dance Position List by Sears Phase III Smooth Figures by Stier Phase V Smooth Figures by Stier Reverse Fallaway Figures by Eum Finding Solutions for Common Problem Figures in Smooth Dancing by Finch Thinking Outside the Box by Finch	IV
Reverse Fallaway from Semi	American Tango, Foxtrot, Tango		IV
Reverse Fallaway And Slip	American Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz	Reverse Fallaway Figures by Eum Reverse Fallaway by Finch Thinking Outside the Box by Finch Three Left-Turning Figures by Eum	V
Reverse Fleckerl	Viennese Waltz	Viennese Waltz III by Stier
Reverse Hover Corte	Foxtrot
Reverse Impetus Turn	Foxtrot, Waltz		V
Reverse Line And Center		Glossary
Reverse Line And Wall		Glossary
Reverse Line Of Dance		Glossary
Reverse Line Of Progression		Glossary
Reverse Loop Turn	Hustle
Reverse Ocho	Argentine Tango
Reverse Opening Out	Rumba
Reverse Pivot	American Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz		VI
Reverse Riff Turns	Bolero
Reverse Semi-Closed Position		Two Positions: SCP & RSCP by Eum Dance Position by Sears Tim Eum Dance Position Tips Photo Essay
Reverse Top	Cha, Rumba
Reverse Turn	Argentine Tango, Foxtrot, Samba, Tango, Viennese Waltz	Reverse & Natural Turns by Sears Phase III Figures by Stiers Some Basic Foxtrot Technique by Armstrong The Foxy Foxtrot by Rotscheid One Figure, Three Rhythms by Finch A Waltz Clinic by Eum & Hadley Intermediate Foxtrot by Eum & Ray Make It Look Easy by Sears Dance Right Thru Her by Sears Move Your Body First by Sears Tango Helps & Figures by Rotscheid Viennese Waltz I by Stier To Turn Or Not To Turn by Hicks	IV
Reverse Turn Open Finish	American Tango, Tango		IV
Reverse Turn Closed Finish	American Tango, Tango		IV
Reverse Twirl	Two Step, Waltz		II
Reverse Twirl Vine	Two Step, Waltz		II
Reverse Underarm Turn	Bolero, Cha, Mambo, Rumba, Slow Two Step	A Few Notes on Slow Two Step by Finch	III
Reverse Varsouvienne Position		Dance Position List by Sears
Reverse Wave	Foxtrot	Beyond Feathers - Phase IV by Stier The Look Alikes by Stier Movin' On UP! by Nelson Three Left-Turning Figures by Eum	IV
Revolving Door	Cha
Rhythm		Glossary Rhythm, Tempo, and Timing by Sears Differences In Rhythms by Rotscheid Each Rhythm is Different by Lieuallen Dance Music, Matching Dance Styles With Music Types by Cantrell (PDF) Rhythmic Patterns by Cantrell (PDF) I Got Rhythm by Finch It's 4/4, but What Is It? by Finch Rhythms by Finch
Riff Turn	Bolero	A Few Bolero Figures by Eum	V
Right Face		Glossary
Right Foot Basic	Argentine Tango		IV
Right Foot Rock	Tango
Right Hinge		Left Hinge, Right Hinge by Sears Viennese Waltz II by Stier
Right Lunge	American Tango, Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz	Picture Figures by Finch Picture Figures by Eum Two Picture Figures by Eum Dancing Or Just Standing There by Sears Squeeze the Trigger by Sears Give Her Leg A Nudge by Sears Tango: Go, Stop by Sears Inching Along -- The Timing Of A Step by German (PDF) The Right Lunge Line by McGee Photo Essay	IV
Right Lunge Rag Doll Sways and Slip	Foxtrot
Right Lunge Roll And Slip	Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz	The Right Lunge Line by McGee Picture Figures by Finch	V
Right Pass	Bolero	A Few Bolero Figures by Eum	IV
Right Side Lead		Glossary
Right Side Pass	Hustle, West Coast Swing		IV
Right Turn With Outside Roll	Slow Two Step	Inside & Outside Rolls In Slow Two Step by Sears A Few Notes on Slow Two Step by Finch	IV
Right Turn With Outside Twirl	Viennese Waltz
Right Turning Basic	Hustle
Right Turning Box	Two Step, Waltz		II
Right Turning Fallaway	Jive, Single Swing		III
Right Turning Lock	Foxtrot, Waltz	Flight the Sequence by Sears Some Waltz Figures by Eum	V
Right Turning Lock Double	Waltz
Right Turning Triple	Jive		III
Right Turns	Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Waltz	A Few Turns by Eum Rotational Figures by Finch	II, III
Ripple Chasse	Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz	Glossary Let's Chasse by Sears Tipple Chasse & Ripple Chasse by Blackford Tipples, Ripples, and Body Rolls by Sears Mini-Picture Figures by Sears A Waltz Clinic by Eum & Hadley	V
Rise and Fall		Glossary Rise and Fall by Sears Rise and Fall -- How, When, and Why by Moore The Three Forms of Both Rise and Sway by Finch Heel Turn -- Not Just Another Turn by Finch Dancing Is Not Walking by Sears Teaching (and Learning) Waltz Magic -- Rise & Fall by Fisher Smooth Dancing by Fisher Rise, Fall, and the Foxtrot Three Step by Sears Finding Solutions for Common Problem Figures in Smooth Dancing by Finch Partner Dancing by Finch Efforts We Can Make To Improve All Our Dancing by Sears	I
Rising Lock	Foxtrot, Waltz	Photo Essay	V
Riverboat Shuffle	Jive	Some Jive Tips by Eum	IV
Rock	American Tango, One Step, Tango, Two Step, Waltz	Glossary Photo Essay	I
Rock Recover	Cha, One Step, Two Step
Rock Steps	One Step, Two Step		II
Rock the Boat	Jive, One Step, Two Step	Some Jive Tips by Eum	III
Rock Turn	American Tango, Tango	Tango Helps & Figures by Rotscheid	V
Rock Whip	West Coast Swing		VI
Roll	One Step, Mambo, Two Step, Waltz	One Figure -- Rumba Underarm Roll by Sears	II
Roll Pass	Hustle
Rolling Locks	Quickstep
Rolling Off the Arm	Jive, Samba	More Jive Tips by Eum	VI
Rolling Right Lunge	Foxtrot
Romantic Sways	Bolero
Ronde	Slow Two Step	Glossary Tim Eum Action Tip Rondes In Slow Two Step by Sears	IV
Ronde and Slip	American Tango, Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz		VI
Ronde Box	Cha, Rumba		IV
Ronde Cha Box	Cha		IV
Ronde Chasse	Cha	Cha Cha Cha by Sears Alternate Chasses in Cha Cha by Moore Chassé With Me by Finch The Dynamic Duo [in Cha] by German (PDF)
Ronde Circle Vine	Viennese Waltz
Rooster Walks	Jive	Shall We Take A Walk? by Sears Animal Figures by Sears
Rope Spin	Cha, Rumba	Rumba Character by Sechrist Under She Goes by Germa (PDF) The Look Alikes by Stier A Few Advanced Figures in Rumba by Eum & Ray Photo Essay	VI
Rotary Lariat	West Coast Swing
Rotation		Rotational Figures by Moore Rotation by Hiilton Rotation by Nelson Dance Technique: Rotation by Nelson Rotational Figures by Finch Why We Keep Left by Armstrong
Round About Articles by Roy & Phyllis Stier
Round Dancing		What Is Round Dancing? by Sears Ballroom Dancing's Best Kept Secret by Licht
Round Of the Quarter (ROQ)		What Do We Want from Our ROQ Programs? by Woodruff What Do I Look For In A Good ROQ Dance? by Ensten
Roundabout	Samba
Routine		Glossary
Royal Spin	Foxtrot, Waltz		V
Rudolph Ronde	American Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Slow Two Step, Tango, Waltz	Give Her Leg A Nudge by Sears Rondes In Slow Two Step by Sears Phase VI Smooth Figures by Stiers	VI
Rudolph Ronde And Slip	American Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz		VI
Rumba Cross	Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz	Phase VI Smooth Figures by Stiers Some Waltz Figures by Eum	VI
Rumba Rhythm		Rumba Styling by Ayme Rumba Characteristics by Cantrell (PDF) Rumba Character by Sechrist Rumba Rhythm by McGee Toilet Paper Tricks by German (PDF) Rumba Tips by Eum Music Clip
Run	American Tango, One Step, Polka, Tango, Two Step	Glossary Photo Essay	I
Runaround		Unphased Figures by Stier
Running		Glossary
Running Back Locks	Quickstep		IV
Running Feather To Semi	Foxtrot, Waltz
Running Finish	Quickstep	A Few Notes On Quickstep by Finch	V
Running Forward Locks	Quickstep		IV
Running Hover	Foxtrot, Waltz		VI
Running Open Natural	Foxtrot, Waltz		V
Running Spin	Foxtrot, Waltz		VI
Running Step	American Tango

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