Foxtrot:
1. I need to use the front foot to push back, not just throw the upper body back. Especially in reverse turn, when I'm getting onto the heel turn, use the front foot for as long as possible till the heel to propel myself back, don't jump back using body weight, just let it happen as I push using the front foot.
2. On the reverse turn, the focus is not to get on the heel and stay on the heel, I need to keep in mind that I still need to keep the center of the partnership moving forward, so after I turned toward down line of dance, I need to shift weight from the heel of right foot toward the ball of the left foot, instead of pausing on the the heel of the right foot.
3. The lady can be active without disturbing the three aspects that should be controlled by the guy: a direction. b. timing, c. position. So can be active in the upper ribcage to head, can be active to respond to the shaping. But can not leave without keeping the frontal projection.
Tango:
1. when we have Try to keep the Achilles long, not the front shin part long. In tango, walking forward, the foot work is heel flat, not heel toe, so we never release the back foot to the toe, we pick up the foot when only ball of foot is still touch the ground. This keeps us from having a tendency to swing and rise.
2. Link: every walking step in tango is supposed to turn 1/16th of a turn. The last step of the link (i.e. the step I put down the left foot) should turn no more than 1/4 of a turn, so if link turns more more than that (like 180 degree in my example), the majority of the turn should be done in the back step on the right foot. Basically the guy should give me a signal on the amount of turn we need to have on the first step, then I need to make sure to read and finish the majority of the turn when I'm placing my right foot, when the turn is bigger, I need to do almost a contra check step.
3. Fall away whisk: read the turn from early on, so that the left forward step is already getting the turn.
1. I need to use the front foot to push back, not just throw the upper body back. Especially in reverse turn, when I'm getting onto the heel turn, use the front foot for as long as possible till the heel to propel myself back, don't jump back using body weight, just let it happen as I push using the front foot.
2. On the reverse turn, the focus is not to get on the heel and stay on the heel, I need to keep in mind that I still need to keep the center of the partnership moving forward, so after I turned toward down line of dance, I need to shift weight from the heel of right foot toward the ball of the left foot, instead of pausing on the the heel of the right foot.
3. The lady can be active without disturbing the three aspects that should be controlled by the guy: a direction. b. timing, c. position. So can be active in the upper ribcage to head, can be active to respond to the shaping. But can not leave without keeping the frontal projection.
Tango:
1. when we have Try to keep the Achilles long, not the front shin part long. In tango, walking forward, the foot work is heel flat, not heel toe, so we never release the back foot to the toe, we pick up the foot when only ball of foot is still touch the ground. This keeps us from having a tendency to swing and rise.
2. Link: every walking step in tango is supposed to turn 1/16th of a turn. The last step of the link (i.e. the step I put down the left foot) should turn no more than 1/4 of a turn, so if link turns more more than that (like 180 degree in my example), the majority of the turn should be done in the back step on the right foot. Basically the guy should give me a signal on the amount of turn we need to have on the first step, then I need to make sure to read and finish the majority of the turn when I'm placing my right foot, when the turn is bigger, I need to do almost a contra check step.
3. Fall away whisk: read the turn from early on, so that the left forward step is already getting the turn.
