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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 16, 1938.

Learn Dancing With Me!

Graceful Variations Of The Slow Fox-Trot

By Santos Casani

(Famous Teacher of Dancing)

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Pull the Right foot to the for your partner will fall away from

side of the Left foot and about 4 you. Count Quick, 1 best.

6. Step forward on the ball of inches away. Count Slow, 2 beats.

You should now turn just over your Right foot outside your part- a quarter of a turn on these last ner, on her Right side. Count Quick,

1 best. two steps.

Step forward on the heel of 6. Brush the Left foot to the the Left foot, in front of your Count Slow, 2 Right foot and go straight forward partner again. on it. Bring the Right hip and beats.

Count You should finish this movement shoulder forward a little.

diagonally to the wall, having Slow, 2 beats,

turned just over three quaters of a Now come back to where you full turn on the 7 steps. Follow Now learn with me the harder, actual Basic Steps of this dance. started and prepare to do a Reverse this with a Three Step, curving it These are not easy, I warn you, but thousands now dance them per-Turn of Left Hand Turn. Don't

round to your left so that you fectly why not you!

start this on your Line of Dance. finish it straight along your Line Precede it with a Feather facing of Dance. Make the last step of slightly to the centre of the room. this Three Step the first step of a Make the last step of the Feather Natural Turn.. the first of the Reverse Turn

You have mastered the simple, preliminary exercises of the Slow Fox-Trot. I am believing that each one of you learning the steps with me is playing the game' and making the habit of daily practice.

The music is 4-4 (common) time. It is played at a speed be- tween 30 and 34 bars per minute.

1. Step forward on the heel of the Right foot along your Line of Dance. Court Slow, 2 beats.

2. Step forward on the ball of the Left foot. Count Quick, 1 beat

3. Step forward on the ball of: the Right foot outside your part- ner 01 her Right side. Count Quick, 1 beat.

4. Step forward on the heel of the Left foot in front of your part- ner again. Count Slow, 2 beats.

When you step outside your part- ner you should not deviate from a

:

2 Step forward on the ball of the Left foot. Count Quick, 1 beat. 3. Step forward on the heel of the Right foot. Count Slow, 2 beats.

or

You will now go into the Natural

Right Hand

Turn. The last step of the Three Step will become the first of the Natural Turn.

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NATURAL TURN

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REVERSE TURN

1. Step forward on the heel of the Left foot turning to the Left. This is the last step of the Feather. Count Slow, 2 beats.

You have now a complete sequence of Basic steps that you can practice: a Feather, Three Step and Natural Turn, follow with a Feather towards the centre of the room and do a Reverse Turn, fol- low with a Three Step and a Natural Turn and so on ad lib. You will find this sequence a little difficult in a small room, so if you have no large space for practice do your first three movements only, and repeat them.. Then go back and do a Feather to a Reverse Turn. Do only one Reverse Turn at a time and never on a corner of 3. Step back on the Left foot. the room. Always make sure that The Lady comes forward on the your direction is correct. If it is

are not start again, ball of her Right foot. You now back to your Line of Dance. Count Quick, 1 beat.

2. Short step to the side on the Right foot still turning and pre- paring to rise at the end of the step on to the ball of the foot. Here the Lady puts her feet to- gether. (Heel turn). Count Quick,

beat.

1. Last step of the Three Step turning to the Right. Bring your left hip and shoulder slightly for-1 ward. Count Slow, 2 beats.

straight line, neither must she make extra room for you. You get outside merely by turning your

2. Short step to the side on the Left hip and shoulder forward a little as

No. 1. This Left foot still turning, and prepar- you step makes all the room that is neces-ing to rise on the ball of it at the step. Here the Lady sary. Putting a piece of paper be end of the

her feet together. (Heel tween her hip and yours and not puts letting it drop as you step outside Turn). Count Quick, 1 beat,

3. Step back on the Right foot. her, is a very

good method for

the practice. Now go straight into The Lady comes forward on

ball of her Left foot.. You should now be back to your Line of Dance. Count Quick, 1 beat.

the

THREE STEP

of

1. Step forward on the heel the Right foot. Count Quick 1 beat.

4. Step straight back on a firm Right leg, turning the body a little to the Left. Count Slow, 2 beats.

You have now learnt all the major dances found in a modern I hope you ball-room programme. have mastered each dance and are achievement. It in your happy has been a joy helping to teach 5. Step to the side and slightly you. A last word of advice. Make forward on the ball of the Left good dancing a daily habit.

If you are in any doubt on any 4. Step straight back on the foot. Let the Left hip and should- Left foot turning the body to the ers which you turned on the pre-point, please write to me c/o the Right. Keep the leg firm. Countvious step return to normal posi-Editor of the "China Mail," enclos- Slow, 2 beats.

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