quickstep

The professionals in the 'Quickstep' were the first over the line, but it was before the gun fired, and they had to recross it.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
The occasion inspired someone to compose the Whalemans Quickstep.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler
We were spinning round in a double quickstep which tried even Uncle Nico's seasoned arm.
Carette of Sark|John Oxenham
Of course I complied, and soon the words of supplication were mingling with the gay notes of the quickstep.
E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life|Mary A. Roe

On her short rounded counter appeared the words "Quickstep, of Boston, Mass."
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for quickstep

quickstep

/ (ˈkwɪkˌstɛp) /

noun

a modern ballroom dance in rapid quadruple time

a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

verb -steps, -stepping or -stepped

(intr) to perform this dance

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