As far as the heel-ball step goes in the feather step in foxtrot, tell the man to imagine himself growing as he does the step. If that image doesn't work for him, try this: when he is supposed to be on his toes, tell him to imagine that he is looking over a wall that is just too tall for him (or maybe that he needs to see over the woman's head)so he needs to stand on his tippy toes. Find some picture that he can imagine well and relate it to the step. Make sure that he has good balance over his toes though, otherwise, when he goes on his toes, it will feel like he's falling into you. Hope this helps!

If the guy doesn't already understand foot rise, and in particular that the first step of a feather doesn't have all that much of it, you really shouldn't be teaching him foxtrot yet.

Teach waltz and quickstep to introduce technical concepts. Then get into foxtrot.

Yes, I agree, even the very basic steps in foxtrot have the heel-ball technique in them. If anything, practice rise and fall in waltz as a warm-up first. Waltz is the best dance to get a good sense of balance anyways.

InstructorTG,
Cyd didn't ask about "steps" and you could take a stab at answering that question. Terence2 did not ask about "steps" - he asked about qualifications and styles that you teach, and you could answer those questions a bit more specifically. Just saying that you are "qualified" doesn't really tell us very much. . . .
I, for one, am very confused. First you say, hey, ask me questions, and then when people ask questions you tell them to ask their own teacher. What kind of questions are you able to answer?

I'm with you CLARY.

Qualified ?.. with which Soc. ?,, or are you, as Im guessing, a " chain " school product ? ( nothing wrong with this )

And, if you are highly qualified.. there is not one Q that has been posed that cannot be answered in writing ( so far )

Is this a joke?

Ya know... I think I took the bait, hook, line, AND sinker !!!!

Give the guy a break. I think he was brave to put himself out there and now might be over his head. Taylor, these guys are experts, so beware!

Thank you Ladydance. I truely wish there were more people like you in here.