quickstep
noun
quick·step
ˈkwik-ˌstep 
: a spirited march tune usually accompanying a march in quick time
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As a contestant on season 34 of Dancing With the Stars, Baldwin sparked a heated argument between the judges with her quickstep with pro partner Gleb Savchenko.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Elaine and Alan’s scores revealed Elaine and Alan received a 24/30 for their quickstep.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Poor Bersten had his work cut out for him this week, having to choreograph a killer quickstep to the theme song from ….
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Sep. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Elaine and Alan’s scores revealed Elaine and Alan received a 24/30 for their quickstep.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Poor Bersten had his work cut out for him this week, having to choreograph a killer quickstep to the theme song from ….
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Quickstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quickstep. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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