The early quickstep dance was adapted from the American folk dance "P, E, E, PBODY", which absorbed the fast foxtrot and then introduced the little tricks of ballet to make the movements more agile and dexterous. The music is 4/4 beats, 50 bars per minute. The basic rhythms are slow and fast (SSQQ) and slow and fast and fast (SQQS). Style is characterized by liveliness, passion, free dance steps, full of motivation and expressiveness.
During the First World War, quickstep dance developed rapidly in the suburbs of new york. At first, it was only popular in the Caribbean and Africa. Later, American concert halls made their debut and immediately became popular in dance halls. Foxtrot and quickstep have the same origin. In the 1920s, many bands played the slow foxtrot very fast, which caused many people's complaints. Later, it developed into two different dances, the slow foxtrot slowed down, and the fast-paced dance became a fast version of foxtrot, with 48 bars per minute. Charleston has a far-reaching influence on the development of quickstep dance.