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foxtrot

fok strot

  • n  a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
  • v  dance the foxtrot

  • When a public dance hall named Roseland opened on Broadway in 1919, smart young people had recently deserted the waltz for the foxtrot, were just beginning to master the delicate .
  • Faster and faster it glided, past green lights at little stations, red lights at crossings; and the clicking of the ties became a dreamy foxtrot drumming in the ears of people .
  • A rotating wheel swatted the cymbals; a clutch and gear shift changed the tempo from foxtrot to waltz.
News & Articles

  • Austin DJ spins records on century-old phonograph
    Amelia "Foxtrot" Raley isn't a typical Austin DJ. She has no laptop, speakers or need for an electrical outlet. Instead, Raley lugs two 1900s-era phonographs and a crate of vintage records to her gigs and literally cranks out the nostalgic tunes of yesteryear.
    June 9, 2013 - Abilene Reporter-News
Quotes

  • Bruno Tonioli in Baltimore Sun
    Bruno says he can tell how much work went into it, but it felt a little tense and didn't have the "ease of flow to sell the foxtrot."
  • Bruce Forsyth in South Wales Evening Post
    Show host Bruce Forsyth joked: "Zara Phillips was supposed to be in this series. She actually started rehearsals but her horse couldn't do the foxtrot."
  • Gordon Ramsay in New York Post
    In New York, I'm gonna do something a little bit more relaxed in the style of a cafe/bistro,says Ramsay. "We opened Foxtrot Oscar in London - it's an amazing neighborhood bistro along the lines of The Spotted Pig . . . It's not because of...

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