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Slow Foxtrot

Posted by Mike

6/19/2004 12:06:00 PM

Is the Back Whisk wrong in the foxtrot, or is it accepted.

Re: Slow Foxtrot

Posted by Sarcastic Smoothie

6/19/2004 11:17:00 PM

It's not to the best of my knowledge on any syllabus (smooth or standard) for foxtrot, and I think it's perhaps a little choppy and rise-oriented for what is generally a linear dance. But there is absolutely no harm in giving it a try in an appropriate setting such as non-syllabus competition or social dancing with open minded friends. It might work or it might not... you won't really know until you try it.

Re: Slow Foxtrot

Posted by Dronak

6/20/2004 11:25:00 AM

We did it in one of the classes I took. The combination I wrote down was: Feather Step / 1-3 Reverse Turn / Reverse Impetus / Back Whisk / Feather Ending. The Reverse Impetus and Back Whish aren't syllabus, AFAIK, but then again lots of figures aren't. It's a fairly easy combination to borrow from waltz though, so sure, I suppose you could give it a try social dancing or in competitions that don't restrict you to just syllabus steps.

Re: Slow Foxtrot

Posted by Sarcastic Smoothie

6/20/2004 12:06:00 PM

What works in one dance can generally be made to in another.

The important question is really if it fits your concept of the character of the dance you are putting it into. The only person who can really answer that is the person contemplating dancing it.

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