right foot; meanwhile the right foot rises to the ball. On count "3," lower the heel of the right foot to the floor.
Turn by pivoting on the supporting foot, continuing to touch the point of the free foot to the floor.
In the bar that follows, the left foot takes the first step, as before. To accomplish this the weight must be kept on the right foot.
2. The step backward is the converse of the foregoing. The diagram indicates, as start, the position in which the feet were left by the preceding step.
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Man
Woman
raise left foot
For the sake of simplicity, the diagrams indicate a straight advance-and-retreat movement. It will be understood that, in practice, this is varied to effect turns, i. e., by pivoting on the supporting foot.
The execution above indicated applies to the Long Boston. In the Short Boston each beat is—or was—made the equivalent of two counts for the feet. The resulting jerkiness and lack of sweep excluded the Short Boston from any lasting popularity.
3. The Boston Dip is, in practice, a series of three successive dips, executed in reverse turning movement. Each of the three occupies a whole measure, and a fourth measure is used in returning to the regular Boston walking step.
In putting the step into practice from the diagram, the student will greatly simplify the process by chanting the count: right,' left, right; left,' right, left; right.'
