NFR.For the person on the inside of the turn. Modern Waltz .1st step of a natural turn. Lady back left foot NFR. My interpretation of this is that the lady will stay on the 1st step making the 2nd step a foot position only. Then as the man, who does have foot rise passes, the lady can follow the man onto step 2 with her body welght and not take their parners centre away from them.Done correctly this should ensure that both are still in ballroom position and that the four tracks have not become two.Does anybody think differently ?

Appologies for the typo, I mean't "opinion" instead of "option".

Dancing forward rolls the weight from heel to toe which also allows for easy foot-rise in the direction of the movement. The forward swing and foot rise complement one another. The ankle used to produce foot-rise also aids the forward swing in the same direction. Dancing backwards rolls the weight from toe to heel. Any foot rise will slow the roll of the weight from toe to heel and the subsequent swing as foot-rise implies using the ankle to get up on toe. The weight cannot get up on toe and roll to heel at the same time because of the ankle. The ankle must work against the progression to produce the foot-rise when dancing backwards. It therefore slows the progression in relation to the person dancing forward who is in the most powerful part of their forward swing.

Don, is this your option of why you think there is NFR for the lady.

To Rha. I am not sure what you meant by my option. To continue the discussion . According to the technique book there are several places where the term NFR occurs. First step of the Feather in Foxtrot for the lady, and for the man in a Reverse Wave.Or in a Quickstep for the person moving backwards immediately before a lockstep.It seems to me that it creates a moments delay, which allows the person on the outside to slightly overtake.( for want of a better expression ).Teachers seem to avoid this part of dancing like they would the plague.Which is a pity for somewhere down the line it is going to become important if a couple are going to dance as one, and not come apart on that particular part of their dancing.