Hello everybody!

I would greatly appreciate any help with understanding the Foot Positions given in Laird's book (2003 6th edition).

Page 40 describes the lady's Step No. 2 of The Fan in Rumba as a "Fwd Walk Turning" with a Body Turn of "1/8 to L" which is supposed to result in a Foot Position described as "RF back and slightly to side".

This is confusing, since in the man's Step No. 6 of The Close Hip Twist (p. 49) is also given as a "Fwd Walk Turning" with "1/8 to L", but it results in "RF to side and slightly fwd".

Since both steps come from a forward motion on the previous step, where does the difference in Foot Postition come from? While I can follow the description given for the Hip Twist, I cannot find a way to reproduce the Foot Position given for the lady in step 2 of The Fan.

Can anybody help me with this?
Thanks in advance!

Simon

BioSimon. I have Laird's book edition 1988. I think the page numbers have been altered.Maybe this will help. Going to the Fan Position after the Swivel on 4 1 Step forward on 2 .Step on 3 turning at the end of 3. Then one Backward Walk on 4 1. You are now in the Fan Position. Remember that the step on 4 1 is not a side step. It is one Backward Walk. In the Fan Postion if you drew an imaginary line straight forward from your RF it would pass 15 cms in front of the mans body