Fourteenstep
Music – March 6/8 or 2/4
Tempo – 56 measures of 2 beats per minutes
– 28 measures of 4 beats per minute
– 112 beats per minute
Pattern – Set
Duration – The time required to skate 4 sequences is 43 seconds
Patterns, Step Charts & Additional Information
Soft knee bending and straightening with the rhythm of the music and easy graceful flow are necessary so that the Fourteenstep will be danced rather than walked or raced. A strong lean is necessary to achieve the required edges at a good pace.
Inventor – Franz Scholler
First performance – in Vienna, 1889, as the Ten Step or Scholler March