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The one-step is a ballroom dance that originated around 1911. It is performed in 2/4 time and characterized by quick walking steps, moving both backward and forward. The music used for this dance is also referred to as the one-step. This dance style was one of the influences on the development of the fox-trot, which later surpassed the one-step in popularity.1

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