The natural spin turn is a ballroom dance step used in the waltz. It is typically used to advance a couple of a turn down line of dance, although an underturned spin turn is also very useful for turning a corner. The natural spin turn is also considered an intermediary step toward learning pivots.BallroomDancers.com: Natural spin turn

Technique

The natural spin turn consists of the first half of a natural turn followed by an under-turned pivot.EverybodyDance.com: Natural spin turnDanceCentral.info: Natural spin turnThe Ballroom Technique; Moore, Alex (2006). Published by ISTD ASIN: B000PH46KI.

Leader (man) Beat Foot position Alignment Amount of turn Footwork 1 Right foot forward Facing diagonal wall Begin to turn right Heel – toe 2 Left foot side Backing diagonal center between 1 and 2 Toe 3 Right foot closes to left foot Backing line of dance between 2 and 3 Toe – heel 4 Left foot back Down line of dance, toe turned in to right (pivot) Toe – heel – toe 5 Right foot forward in contra body movement position (CBMP) Facing line of dance Continue to turn Heel – toe 6 Left foot side and slightly back Backing diagonal center Continue to turn between 5 and 6 Toe – heel

Follower (lady) Beat Foot position Alignment Amount of turn Footwork 1 Left foot back Backing diagonal wall Begin to turn right Toe – heel 2 Right foot side Pointing line of dance between 1 and 2 (body turns less) Toe 3 Left foot closes to right foot Facing line of dance Body completes turn Toe – heel 4 Right foot forward Facing line of dance to right (pivot) Heel – toe 5 Left foot back and slightly to side Backing line of dance Continue to turn Toe 6 Right foot diagonally forward having brushed to left foot Facing diagonal center between 5 and 6 Toe – heel

Underturned spin

The underturned spin is a useful variation on the natural spin turn that allows a leader to navigate a corner. The step is identical to the natural spin turn but only rotates of a turn on the pivot (beat 4) instead of , and of a turn on 4 to 6 instead of . This reduces the total amount of rotation by of a turn.

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