quickstep
noun
quick·step
ˈkwik-ˌstep 
: a spirited march tune usually accompanying a march in quick time
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The videos that initially skyrocketed her to MomTok fame were of her and her kids having dance parties on her kitchen countertop—a motif that popped up in her and her pro partner Jan Ravnik’s episode 2 quickstep.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Sep. 2025
As Marsalis learned, Johnson had more than 200 compositions published, including cotillions, quadrilles, waltzes, reels, operatic airs, military marches and quicksteps.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko, as well as Brady and Witney Carson made a few small mistakes in their quickstep routines which earned them straight nines from the judges.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2022
Luckily, after this week’s quickstep, the pair were thrilled to receive four 8s for the first time.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 Oct. 2022
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Sep. 2025
As Marsalis learned, Johnson had more than 200 compositions published, including cotillions, quadrilles, waltzes, reels, operatic airs, military marches and quicksteps.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko, as well as Brady and Witney Carson made a few small mistakes in their quickstep routines which earned them straight nines from the judges.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2022
Luckily, after this week’s quickstep, the pair were thrilled to receive four 8s for the first time.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 Oct. 2022
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“Quickstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quickstep. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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