Wiiliam Pino Lecture STEP or Weight Change /STEP & Weight Change : William Pino and Footwork Technique in Ballroom Dances

Wiiliam Pino Lecture video

• STEP or Weight Change.
• Characteristic of each dance.

Title of this video William Pino and Footwork Technique in Ballroom Dances https://youtu.be/3I2-29j8vPc

Chapter: Difference of STEP and Weight Change

Weight Change only

12:50

 STEP and Weight Change, Weight Change

12:58

in Waltz

Natural Turn (Full Natural Turn 123456)

Step > Weight Change > Weight Change > Step > Weight Change > Weight Change > 13:53 How to dance Natural Turn. 14:08 Wrong way.( 1st step dancing Weight Change & too long count 2) 14:21 Correct way.(1st step dancing step & same length of 2 3)

in Tango

2walk  Progressive Link Closed Promenade

15:12 2 walk Progressive Link STEP > STEP > Weight Change > Weight Change Closed Promenade STEP > STEP > Weight Change > Weight Change

About Progressive Link

15:47 "Progressive Link" means progressive. Not Regressive. 16:15 Wong Way.(Regressive) 16:29 Correct Way.(Progressive)

With Timing

18:04

	Timing	Type
Walk	S	STEP
Walk	S	STEP
Progressive Link	QQ	Weight Change, Weight Change
Closed Promenade	S Q Q S	STEP STEP Weight Change, Weight Change

18:59 Correct way. Clear Timing & Step or Weight Change.

Ex Variation

Same thing. Combination with STEP and Weight Change.

	Timing	Type
Promenade Lock	SQ Q &	STEP STEP, Weight Change,Weight Change
Fallaway Rverse Slip Pivot	QQQ Q	STEP STEP STEP, Weight Change
Viennese Lock	Q Q &	STEP Weight Change, Weight Change
Close	Q Q S	STEP Weight Change, Weight Change

21:35

in Slow Foxtrot

22:55  STEP Side ways. This is STEP. like exercise. 25:41 Small Exercise. STEP side ways in S timing & Q timing.

Exercise with 8 beat. S timing in 8 beats,and Q timing in 8 beats.

26:15 27:16 Exercise with 8 beat. & timing? It's Strange. in Slow foxtrot, A lot of & timing is not possible. 28:31 You will never be able to dance a STEP on & count

Weight Change exercise.

30:03 S timing,Q timing, & timing, in each 8 beats. We don't want & timing Weight Changes in Slow foxtrot. 31:50 Wrong way of Slow Foxtrot 32:11 Correct way. Coordination. Step.

3 Fallaway

33:33 3 Fallaway is not Fallaway Lock. Lock is not Fallaway. STEP 1-4 Weight Change 5 Weight Change 6 STEP 7-12

Exercise for Slow Foxtrot

37:45 STEP STEP STEP S Q Q

Summary of basic Movement

38:22 Waltz Natural Turn : STEP Weight Change Weight Change Tango Walk Link : STEP STEP Weight Change, Weight Change Closed Promenade : STEP STEP Weight Change, Weight Change Slow Fox Feather Step : STEP STEP STEP STEP For Choreography Need more basic movements. Balance of STEP & Weight Change. each dance. Waltz needs more Weight Changes than STEP. Tango is Balance. Nearly fifty/fifty STEP & Weight Changes. Slow Foxtrot : Much more STEPS than Weight Changes.