Anon: My whole point here is how long do you discuss and how long do you explain the concept of balance and why/how it is important before you have to be turned loose to find the answer or concept for yourself?. At some point you have to just "get going" or get run over by those that are doing. Owendancer

It seems that a future premium membership could apply to all these posts. An attached video clip and insructional manual description to the posts to help understand what is being discussed. Understanding written dance technique descriptions is hard enough when they are written and edited by high level writer pros.

"Anon: My whole point here is how long do you discuss and how long do you explain the concept of balance and why/how it is important before you have to be turned loose to find the answer or concept for yourself?. At some point you have to just "get going" or get run over by those that are doing."

You probably should not be paying attention to this thread unless you are an active dancer practicing regularly.

On the other hand, you probably should not be practicing regularly as an active dancer unless you are also trying to get to the bottom of the kinds of 'how should it be done' disagreements that illustrate this thread. Otherwise you risk spending decades doing something ultimately impractical, as so many have.

Anon: Oh thank you. I'll just go back to my armchair and have another sip of tea and let you ramble on and disagree until you are blue in the face. Then I will get up and walk (without losing my balance) over to the telly and switch channels to another episode of cartoons. Now can we move on?

Owen. Do you mean with cartoons? PS. There is always 1-3 Nat Turn again and again and again and again...........

Why not just simply read the front pages of Alex Moore's technique book. instead of starting half way through it.There is a description of Forward or Backward steps, and how they should be done. There the argument comes to an end. I'll give an example going to a Backward Walk. The Footwork says TH. but it isn't. It is Ball Toe Ball Heel. I think this is explained if you can read the front pages of the book. From there look at the Forward Walk without any pre-conceived ideas that you may have. Timing also is controlled by foot pressure. Can it be anything else but.