Hover your mouse on the above feet to see the animations of steps (iPad just tap the steps to see the animation). Three types of steps steps around the partner are shown: S (side), F (forwards-cross) and B (back-cross) on various feet, which can be described using Rasche Notation 2.
Also, there's one example of a small forward-cross step f (feet cross but remain together), as in the cruzada. The above steps are:

Man's steps (in blue):
LS = man's 'L'eft foot does a 'S'ide step (around the partner)
RF = man's 'R'ight foot does a 'F'orwards-cross step (between both dancers)


Woman's steps (in red):
Lf = woman's 'L'eft foot does a small 'f'orwards-cross step, or cruzada (lower case f means a small step)
RB = woman's 'R'ight foot does a 'B'ack-cross step (around the partner)

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Hover your mouse on the above feet to see the animations of steps s, f, and b for steps as described with Rasche Notation 2. These steps are in the same directions as S, F and B above (Side, Forward-cross and Back-cross steps around the partner). However, they are shorter steps, ending next to the standing leg. These smaller steps are written with lower-case letters (i.e. f, s and b). The above steps are:

Man's steps (in blue):
Ls = man's  'L'eft  foot closes (small  's'ide  step)
Rb = man's 'R'ight foot closes with a small 'b'ack step, behind the standing leg


Woman's steps (in red):
Ls = woman's  'L'eft  foot closes (small  's'ide  step)
Rf = woman's  'R'ight  foot closes to a small  'f'ront-cross step

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