"Anonymous. If you can look at the last picture."

I could really care less about the last picture.

What I am still trying to get you to see is that in picture TWO the thigh is vertical. That is proper.

Wheras when are at a corresponding point, you have said that your thigh would be at a 45 degree angle. That would be improper - it would keep your body back over your standing foot, and not projected forward (but still vertical) into imbalance where it needs to be.

She has her thigh vertical - you have yours at 45 degrees. How can you possibly still be ignoring such a huge difference, after we've literally spent MONTHS on this topic?????????

Don. Some Yoga will give you back your strength! Bikram Yoga is wonderful. If you do it for approx. 2 month religiously you will have more strength and flexibility you ever had.

Ballroomlady. Don't tell me you are another who can't bend the knees without bending forward. Try a broomstick alongside your body. Can you go up and down without having to bend forwards. If your knees are weak you most likely can't. What's with you people, have you no strength in your knees, legs and ankles. If you haven't, or can't you are building your dancing around a faulty technique.It is like painting a peice of wood and you put the wrong primer on. It doesn't matter what you put over it, it will be wrong. It's as simple as that.

Don. It was you, who said, that your knees are not as strong as they were. I am not sure, if there is a misunderstanding but to me it sounds that we are speaking about two different things.

1. Bending your knees and keeping your torso in vertical position
2. Bending your knees and keeping your hips over your knees with your torso in vertical position

The first one, when done slowly is a part of a good yoga exercise or even an exercise for weightlifting. The second thing is what you need for dancing.