Suomynona. I've got lost here a bit. If you are refering to. There is rise for the man at the end of step one ON THE SAME STEP the lady has no foot rise. That means at the same time. The lady can then use the knees to lift the body, only after the man has past.If its the part that says. When the technique calls for "No Foot Rise " or " Body Rise Only "In the direct quote I missed the Only and popped in a no.
Here is the quote as it should be.
"If the technique of a step calls for " No Foot Rise " or "Body Rise Only " it means the rising action should only be taken through the straightinig of the knees and not by rising on ones toes. I think that might clear things up. >

Don
You wrote the lady does not have RISE on step 1 of the Feather Step.

Anon1. There is NFR for the lady on step 1 of the Foxtrot. The rise is through the knees only. If you can find Leg and Footrise on this site. Find the writting by Jonathan on this very subject, get a print out, only four paragraphs and memorize. You will know more than the average dancer and some of their teachers. Harsh but true.

No need to check Jonathan's message. I'm a qualified teacher of dancing. I'm anazed sometimes Don that you seem to get away with so many incorrect statements. Anyway, keep em comin'

Anon1.I will be honest on this one. I have danced for a number of years. I would not have been able to explain NFR as well Janathan did. I've had a bit of a search and i can only find a statement that says where body rise is used the whole of the supporting foot is kept flat. Alex Moore page 23. This is nowhere near as good as Jonathans which says it is done through the knees. If this is how you would have explained it, as the saying goes Your a better man than i am Kunga Din. Rudyard Kipling i think.

NFR is not a big deal. What people are still reacting to is Don's earlier incorrect statement that the lady has no rise on NFR steps, which he has now corrected to acknowledge that there is rise despite the abscence of foot rise.