The Quickstep with its roots in Ragtime was developed in the 1920’s in New York from a combination of Foxtrot, Charleston, Peabody and the One step. Originally it was danced solo away from your partner but later became a partner dance. It was originally given the name “Quick Time Fox Trot” but eventually that name was changed to Quickstep. The dance traveled to England and was developed into the dance that we know today and was standardized in 1927.


