Hi Terence,
Again that's true. A few years ago one of my girls had a dance with a county champion at a 'get-together' function. When she left the floor - that's right he never escorted her back to her seat - just left her on the floor, she said to me I hadn't a clue what he was doing! he never led me once! Probably just another one who could only dance his routines, which his partner would know.

Not to put too fine a point on it... if you look back at those times, we spent countless hrs at public dances ( 3 . 4 and 5 times a week ) honing our skills .
In all fairness, here ( UK ) and the States, there are not those opportunities available in the majority of smaller towns and most cities .

Don,

You wrote:
/* I take it that if i drag my R to my L with feet slightly apart, thats it. Isn't that what Jonathan demonstrates. */

Why not take another look at it!

lluv2Dance. I can see what part concerns you. That is do we drag the RF or do we place the RF. We wont find any examples to watch on you tube because no top dancer would use a Natural Turn ever. I dont think the example you are looking at contravenes the Natural Turn. In the example it becomes more like step two of a Change of Direction. But in the chart in the book if i followed it to the letter thats exactly what i would do. So now it becomes a matter of interpretation.
We can also look at the Drag Hesitation.
I will add this. Len Scrivener wrote in his book that the technique book is wrong. He was refering to the Feather Step. Steven Hillier said on his tape Dance Basics that the technique book is wrong. He was refering to the second step of the Natural in the Waltz. So Len, Steven and Jonathan, all three are both right and wrong at the same time. Again. Its a matter of interpretation.

luv2Dance



i guess thats another question related to my original one, and one that i also don't really know the answer to - though i guess in creating the r side lead the necessary adjustments can be made.

one more potentially relevant point is that the turning lock to left also has a rightwards on step 3.

What would the technique be for step 4 of a back lock taken backing DC followed by an outside change ending pointing DW (in waltz). Would it be "RF back & slightly rigtwards" (as per standard back lock) or "RF back" (as per V6) ?

My answer:
4. RF back, backing DC, Lower e/o 4. T.H. Slow.

Why not back and rightwards on 4 ?

Seeking the advice of my mentor, Ken Akrill, he says that if you e-mail him at kenakrill@yahoo.com he will write you the answer. He stipulates that he will only answer to a true name and not the name of 'Interested' in the e-mail address.

He would also like you to write which qualification you are taking and in which society.

I sincerely hope this helps you.
Regards ILuv2dance.

Thanks. I will do that. I'll post back afterwards.