Anonymous. I would agree with your writting on the 3/21/2010 when you explained that going from, for instance, a left side leading to a right side leading as in a Feather Step into a Three Step, there is a point in time where we are in a neutral position, and is usually counted as an and. which is often called a balance point. I think I would have explained that usually at that point we have lowered to the floor. I beleive when learning it is a must to first learn a Feather Step followed by a Three Step with the above action being taught and thoroughly explained. When we give it some thought there are very few steps which are taken square . A Cross Chasse springs to mind I suppose the first two steps of a Whisk might be another.
I was impressed with the teaching of Slavik when he explained that there are a million different positions of the body when going from one step to another, that is if the distance is divided into millionths. We actually travel through every one of them. Interesting isn't it.