This DVD is absolutely priceless visual encyclopedia of advanced standard figures. One can easily predict that once such wonderful help is available to the broad dance populations the standard of dancing should very dramatically improve. The material covered includes:
| Definitions |
| Swing, Flight, Posture, Hold, Leading and Following, Side leading, CBMP, Forward and across in CBMP, Promenade position, Counter promenade position, Fallaway position, Counter fallaway position, Outside partner, Outside partner on left side, Same foot position, Knee flexion, Toe turned in, Pivot, Open toe pivot, Spin action, Swivel, Inverted swivel, Open heel pivot, Slip pivot, Heel turn, Heel pull, CBM, Sway, Linear sway, Body inclination, Metronomic action, Head weight |
| Strong movement and change of shape |
| Running spin turn, Running weave, Running feather, running feather from PP, Side cross, Side cross from PP, Syncopated side cross, Double side cross, Double side cross from PP, 1-3 Weave to CPP to fallaway, Fallaway whisk from PP, Quick open telemark from PP, Quick closed natural telemark from PP, Quick weave from PP, Curved three step, Curved three step from PP |
| Strong rotation including Pivot |
| Tumble turn, Overspin from double reverse spin, Overspin from double natural spin, Promenade pivot from overturned reverse swivel, Chasse roll to Left, Chasse roll to Right, Big top, Telespin, Telespin from PP, Teleswivel, Teleswivel from PP, Quick Open natural turn and outside spin, Turning lock to Right and pivot |
| Other turns and spins |
| Standing spin to to Left, Standing spin to Right, Reverse impetus, Reverse impetus to CPP |
| Checks and Hovers |
| Checked natural turn, Checked reverse turn, Checked weave to open toe pivot, Travelling contra-check to promenade position, Hover to promenade position from oversway shape, Hover cross to promenade position, Hover cross with weave ending, Hover cross continuing forward to natural weave, Hover cross continuing forward to same foot lunge |
| Swivels and Rondes |
| Left side forward swivel, Right side forward swivel, Inverted swivel to develope, Dropped ronde from a turning lock, Rudolf fallaway from a natural pivot, Ronde twist turn, Leg hook |
| Figures particular to Slow Foxtrot |
| Extended weave, Four feathers, Three fallways, Three fallways turning Left Right Left, Hover to PP from feather finish, Travelling Hover cross action to feather step, Hover cross action to Extended weave ending |
| Figures particular to Tango |
| Turning five step from same foot lunge, Double chase from PP, Quarter bits, Back checks from PP, Lock step in PP, Side cross from PP, Fan (in and out) from PP, Left side walks, Spanish drag, Stop lock to lock action and 4-6 of syncopated basic reverse turn |
| Figures particular to Quickstep |
| Pepperpot, Scatter (continuous) chasse to Right, Scatter (continuous) chasse to Left, Pendulum points, Woodpecker action, Stutter chasse to hover, Running fish tail from PP, Bounce locks, Rocket, Left side runs to PP from Open natural turn, Scissor kicks, Tipsy to side check, Back check and oversway |
| Line figures |
| Oversway, Oversway from PP, Throwaway oversway, Hinge, Tilt oversway, Inverted throwaway oversway, Right lunge, Same foot lunge, Right hinge, Opposition point to L from PP, Opposition point to R from PP, Eros line, Left lunge, Chair from PP, Whiplash from PP, Develope to leg hook from oversway shape, X line |
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