Wiiliam Pino Lecture video
- STEP or Weight Change.
- Characteristic of each dance.
Title of this video
William Pino and Footwork Technique in Ballroom Dances
Chapter: Difference of STEP and Weight Change
Weight Change only
STEP and Weight Change, Weight Change
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
2 walk Progressive Link
STEP > STEP > Weight Change > Weight Change
Closed Promenade
STEP > STEP > Weight Change > Weight Change
About Progressive Link
“Progressive Link” means progressive.
Not Regressive.
16:15 Wong Way.(Regressive)
16:29 Correct Way.(Progressive)
With Timing
| Timing | Type | |
| Walk | S | STEP |
| Walk | S | STEP |
| Progressive Link | 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 |
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
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
STEP STEP STEP
S Q Q
Summary of basic Movement
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.
