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2nd step of jive chasse
Posted by Erik
9/10/2000  10:33:00 AM
The ISTD book (ed. 1983) says: "every step should be taken on the ball of the foot with the knee flexed". Elisabeth Romain in "Let's go dancing" confirms this.

I would say that Walter Laird is a bit more "prudent" in only describing this foot and leg action for the first two steps of the basic (the back - replace steps).

Now for the 2nd step of the jive chassé, this short "a" count, is this flexed knee technically/esthetically a must/desirable/feasible ... ? I tend to close a more or less straight leg, certainly at quick tempi.

Thanks for the advice.
Erik
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