The feather or feather step is a
dance figure in the
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foxtrot
The foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band (usually vocal) music. The dance is similar in its look to waltz, although the rhythm is in a ti ...
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[ 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
G is the seventh letter of the Latin alphabet.
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The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) is an international dance teaching and examination board based in London, England. The registered educational charity, which was established on 25 July 1904 as the ''Imperial Society of Dance Te ...
(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,["The Ballroom Technique", 10th Ed., Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, London] while the International Dance Teachers Association
The International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) is a dance teaching and examination board based in Brighton, England. Operating internationally, the IDTA currently has over 7,000 members in 55 countries. The IDTA is recognised by the nation ...
(IDTA) syllabus does not.
The pattern and especially its distinctive part (steps 2 and 3) gave rise to several variations: [
*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]
References
External links
* {{YouTube, 2IF7XXgHhNs, Foxtrot Feather Step
Ballroom dance technique
Social dance steps