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“You've got to give the left foot an angle. Guys, keep that bending nice and light.”

CONTEXTExplaining the leader's leg angle and knee bend at the start of the move.

“When you go down, you have to shift your weight onto your left foot — that's what makes it easy to move out to the right.”

CONTEXTExplaining the lead's weight-shift sequence and the mechanics of moving out to the right

“With your heel up, change the angle of your left foot — and you want to go in straight from the upper body first, then pull it back.”

CONTEXTA detailed cue covering the left-foot angle adjustment and the direction the upper body enters from.

“You're not switching your left foot, you're just forcing your way to the right — that's why you can't get in. Switch the foot first.”

CONTEXTPointing out that forcing the direction change without first switching the left foot angle blocks the move

“You have to think of it as going straight forward with your hip joint turned to that angle too. You're going forward, not sideways.”

CONTEXTExplaining how the direction of travel should feel after changing the foot angle

“Change the left foot angle first, then shift the weight from the right foot over to the left — and while you're there, don't drop too low.”

CONTEXTOn the order of the weight shift and a warning about how low the posture gets.

“If it feels too low, you can just bring your elbow up — and if you can rise together, then rise together.”

CONTEXTHow to compensate with the arm position when the posture has dropped too low.

“This is the most important part. Changing the angle of your left foot.”

CONTEXTWrapping up a long explanation by summing up the key point of the move