Feather step
The feather or feather step is a dance figure in the International Style foxtrot.[1] Depending on a syllabus, it consists of three or four steps (man stepping basically forward), with the third step (right foot) done outside the lady (lady on the right side) with a slight turn in the body position to the right.
The step was first introduced in 1920 by G. K. Anderson.[citation needed]
The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) syllabus considers the fourth step that aligns the man with the lady into a normal dance position to be part of the feather step variation,[1] while the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) syllabus does not.
The pattern and especially its distinctive part (steps 2 and 3) gave rise to several variations: [1]
- Curved feather
- Overturned feather
- Back feather
- Hover feather
- Endings of more complex variations:
- Feather finish (the first step is taken back; called continuity finish in American Style[2])
- Feather ending (the first step is taken in promenade position)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "The Ballroom Technique", 10th Ed., Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, London
- ^ "American Style Waltz: Open Reverse Turn". BallroomDancers.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.