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Step and push

Posted by Dave

11/30/2005 4:17:00 AM

(a) What is the difference between "step & push" and "step & swing" ? (b) What are the end results of both. (c) How do you know when you are doing it wrong. (d) Don't you have to puch off from the back foot in order to swing? ,so why is step and push wrong? Dave

Re: Step and push

Posted by suomynona

11/30/2005 4:35:00 AM

push, step, swing in that order

Re: Step and push

Posted by Dave

11/30/2005 7:50:00 AM

Suomuynona. Are you saying to push only from the lowering action at the end of three in the waltz and not on
the one of the natural turn from the right foot, so beat 3& is push but beat one is step swing, the feeling on the right foot is more of a pull from the heel than a push when the weight is over the ball,but is there not some push from that ball on the first step of the natural turn and do we not push of from the right foot on the slow-o of the feather . Dave

Re: Step and push

Posted by Dave

11/30/2005 7:53:00 AM

Correction. I should have said weight over heal. Please go back.

Re: Step and push

Posted by Don

11/30/2005 9:37:00 PM

Suomyona. It's extremely hard to put into writting such a simple thing as the first step of a Waltz or Foxtrot. A beginner might try to push and then step. I think a better way to explain is to imagine or even get them to walk up a steep hill, or even some steps. They most certainly wont step without pushing. What will get them up is the push off the supporting foot, and not the pulling of the front foot.

Re: Step and push

Posted by Dave

12/1/2005 6:51:00 AM

Don. I think you have to destinguish between the prep step(three) and the first step (one) as they arn't the same. We push off the prep step and pull onto the first step.(ref)Advance ballroom technique 2003. So we have push(LF) step(RF) swing(from the weight as it goes over the (RF). My question is do we also have a push from the (RF)ball and toe to give more power into the swing or will more power give a flatter swing with less shape?.

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