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I was wondering, you know when a woman does a travelling turn (like on cross body lead) and they say you should practice by putting a piece of paper between your thighs and turn from heel to toe and heel to toe. Well, my question is, how can a girl turn on her heel if she is wearing heels. I keep trying and it seems impossible. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks!

Quick answer, you don’t!

In all spins the lady should be on the balls of her feet. Ask any teacher to demonstrate or watch an advanced dancer.

The piece of paper between the legs is to help increase awareness to try and keep the legs and consequently feet close together.

The confusion you may have is possibly due to the description of the feet being toe to heel in alignment when stepping or doing travelling spins. In other words keeping the feet close together when stepping. Not the placement of your weight on you feet which should always be ball first.

Hope this helps, if you’re still confused ask your teacher, should only take a minute to help you out.

HI, I have a question.
Can you tell me if in the salsa on 1 footwork (social dance) it is ok to step with your left foot on 5 and your right foot on 1? For ex:
I was at a salsa festival workshop in Bulgaria and at the begining of the figure the instructors made a mini footwork. They have step 4 time with the rong foot on the rong time. I ask him way and she told me that in de social dance its ok if you do that whit the condition that at final of one or two to be on 1 agin