The two step is a progressive dance that follows Line of Dance counterclockwise around the perimeter of the dance floor.  The two step is a proud dance in which you keep your head up and dance with an upright posture.  Good two step dancers will use long steps and will travel smoothly, quickly, and confidently down the dance floor.

Two step dancers dance fast, and it is important to be considerate and not block traffic when you are on the dance floor.  The two step is a smooth dance, and as such, your head and shoulders should not bounce during the dance.  With a little practice and by keeping your knees slightly bent, you can learn to dance both the quick steps and the slow steps while keeping your shoulders smooth.

Two step dancers should use long steps and should travel on a narrow path with the feet passing close together.  Good two step dancers use quiet footsteps, and their feet will hardly make a sound as they dance across the floor.  During the two step, all steps, even quick ones, should progress past the other foot and should never be "stutter" steps.  Two step dancers look good when they take long steps that are perfectly coordinated with their partner.  Also, you will look like a better dancer, if you keep your toes down as you dance.

The country two-step and ballroom foxtrot are very similar progressive dances and many of the same patterns can be done in both dances.  One noteable difference is that the Foxtrot starts slow, slow, quick, quick; whereas the country Two Step starts quick, quick, slow, slow.  The character and attitude of the dances is also considerably different.  The FoxTrot is a ballroom dance and tends to be more "professional" and rigid in its rules.  The country two step is a folk dance is more oriented to pure fun than to rules.

The speed of the country two step dance can vary from slow (140-160bpm), to medium (160-180 bpm), to fast (180-200bpm).  If you are dancing two step patterns to music that is below 140bpm, you will be dancing a country foxtrot rather than a two step.

• Basic two step travels around the room in closed position.
• Start the two-step with the closed position basic with the man traveling forward and the lady traveling backwards.
• Two step uses the ballroom hold for its closed position basic forward. Man travels forward. Lady travels backward. Lady is a little to the man's right with her feet on a different track. While traveling around the room, be sure to look over your partner's right shoulder and watch for traffic. Start on the quick quick.
• Legs: long, short, long, long
• Man uses heel-toe footwork (Feet: flat, ball, flat, flat)
• Lady uses toe-heel footwork
• Ladies should have tone with elbow slightly forward from the side of the body.  Don't let the arms collapse.
• Traveling Forward (Line of Dance): man starts forward left on the quick quick. Lady starts back right. Long short, long, long.
• Man should steer the lady around the dance floor.
• Traveling Backward (Back Line of Dance): man starts back left on the quick quick. Lady starts forward right.
• Lady should steer the man around the dance floor.
• Closed position patterns:
  • Basic → stop → basic
  • Basic → circle → basic
• Foot placement: Heel-ball-toe going forward and Toe-ball-heel going backwards.
• Pass the feet. Stand up straight. Avoid bouncing. Trace the feet close together (almost brush the feet). Guy should dance aggressively with the heel hitting the ground first. Lady traveling backwards should have her toe hitting the ground first. Both the man and the lady should pass the feet.

• Almost any Foxtrot pattern can be used in Country Two Step.

• Closed basic (LOD and BLOD)
• Open promenade
• Closed promenade

• Zig Zag in closed position: Face to the side (forward promenade) on slow, slow, then face your partner on quick, quick.
• Zig Zag in open position: Man uses his right hand to hold to hold her left hand. Face each other on the quick quick (Man puts out his left hand to "pattycake" with the lady). Promenade on the slow slow. Always turn toward the lady on the 2nd slow.
• Zig Zag to underarm turn: Guys, with your left take hold of her right, turn her on an outside turn.
• Zig Zag to dual free spin
• To exit the Zig Zag pattern, catch her hand and lead her into an underarm turn as she is turning, get behind her in the closed basic position.
• Transistioning from closed basic to forward promenade: quick, quick, walk turn.

• Promenade in Closed Position. (Both people look at outstretched hands when promenading in closed position.)
• Quick, quick, slow, slow
• Promenade in side-by-side position
• Offer the hand lead to an underarm exit turn.
• Promenade in Open Position: Both partners can put their free hand on their waist. Use an underarm turn to get into and out of this pattern.
• To exit the promenade pattern, start the Zig Zag, then catch her hand and lead her into an underarm turn as she is turning, get behind her in the closed basic position.