Pivot and Pivoting Action

Direction of Movement | CBM and CBMP | Vaious Positions in Dancing | Movement

Hover Corte, Impetus and Hesitation | Heel Turn and Heel Pull | Rise and Lowering

Spiral Turn and Spot Turn | Posture, Pitch, Poise and Balance | Pivot and Pivoting Action

Swinging Motion and Metronomic Motion | Break and Cuban Motion

International Style and American Style | Various Other Dances | Shoulder Leading

(1) The turning of the supporting foot against the floor (general context).
(2) A turn in the direction of the forward foot, taken following a forward or backward progressive movement, with weight held over one foot.

(1) Any movement or action which includes the turning of a weighted foot (general context).
(2) A turn in the direction of the forward foot, taken following a forward progressive movement, where the majority of rotation occurs as the weight is leaving the supporting foot.

source: ballroomdancers.com

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