Slow Foxtrot Reverse Turn | Maintaining Centre & Body Position

Watch and learn how to dance the coveted Reverse Turn in Slow Foxtrot with tips from professional ballroom dancers, Jonathan and Talysa. With guidance on positioning, centring, practice techniques and left turn principles, you'll have the Reverse Turn mastered in no time.

0:00-0:38 Exercise For The Couple
0:39-1:06 What Not To Do
1:07-1:31 Solo Lady Demonstration
1:32-2:07 Solo Man Demonstration
2:08-3:02 Reverse Turn Demonstration In Choreography

Script:
"When dancing the Reverse Turn in the Slow Foxtrot, it's important to note that we start, remain and end in Closed Position. As you can see here with the lady keeping her right arm braced and straight along the man's shoulder and neck, it's very easy to see how this position should be maintained. We're now going to demonstrate this for you incorrectly. As you can see, one of the common errors in this particular situation the lady starts in a nice wide position but ends up very central which detracts from the overall shape and silhouette of the couple.And again from another angle. You can see here that Talysa is barely visible in this position.

Now moving on to the solo demonstrations. What you should hopefully see in this particular demonstration is that there is a very clear position for the lady and also a clear space for the man to be in as well. And now for the man. When dancing solo it can be quite helpful for the man to keep his left arm out to the side as if he's holding the lady's waist or side. This can allow the man to be extra aware of where the lady should be in space. And you can see that in this demonstration it's very clear where the lady would be standing relative to the man. And again one more time in hold. Hopefully you can see the same result.

We're now going to dance the Reverse Turn for you in a sequence commencing with a Feather Step, then the Reverse Turn, a Feather Finish and a Three Step. One of the very important principles that we maintain during the Reverse Turn is that we commence with a left side leading for both man and the lady, and we maintain that for the duration of the figure. We hope you found this video useful and we hope that it improves your Reverse Return. Please subscribe to our channel and stay tuned for tomorrow's video!"



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