The schottische is a partner country dance with Bohemian roots. The word "schottische" is German and means "Scottish," although the dance has no Scottish origin or influences.
This dance is basically made up of a series of steps and hops in the following pattern: step step step hop, step step step hop, step hop step hop step hop step hop. The steps alternate between the left and right feet, and hops are only done with one leg.
Polka dancing originated in Europe, specifically the countries of Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Germany, Austria and Lithuania. The word "polka" is a Czech word that means "little half," which refers to the short half-steps polka dancing is made up of.
Polka music and dance is typically done to a 2/4 time signature rhythm. In America, the Chicago-born Polish-style polka is popular, while Slovenian-style polka is popular in other parts of North America. In the Southwest, particularly Texas and Mexico, Norteno or Conjunto-style polka dancing is common.
Country and western line dances are a set of choreographed moves done in succession by a group of people and repeated throughout the course of a song. One of the most well-known and popular country line dances is the Achy Breaky Heart, which is named for and danced to musician Billy Ray Cyrus's song of the same name.
In country and western line dances, there are many common steps including the grapevine, triple step, lock step, shuffle step, pivot turn and stomp. The number of moves and counts in a country line dance will differ depending on the song, but there will always be a restart point, which is when the entire dance sequence is repeated again.