FIRST POSITION: Straight w/ feet hip width apart, knees slightly bent & weight centred. Shoulders relaxed, stand with the section you are working on right in front of you.

LUNGE POSITION: Lower your body while keeping back straight. Lowers your perspective to the observe the cutting line. Use with one length above the shoulder. Non-dominant leg in front with a slight bend at the knee, with your dominant leg thrust backwards with foot turned out slightly. Weight is distributed evenly between both legs.

CROSSOVER ONE: Stand on a diagonal with feet slightly wider than shoulder width. Body will be straight with shoulders relaxed and away from your ears. Best position to cut will be to shift your weight to your non-dominant leg bending your knee.

CROSSOVER TWO: Shift non-dominant leg across your body so that it is in front of your dominant leg. Stand on a diagonal. Adjust the foot on your dominant leg so that you are balanced and your weight is distributed evenly.

THE STEP: Maintains consistency on either side of the head. Primarily used with longer lengths. One foot remains stationary while the other steps out.

LOWER BODY

‣ WHERE/HOW YOU STAND/MOVE AROUND GUEST

‣ CONTROLLED BY FEET

OVER-DIRECTION = SHAPE = LOWER BODY POSITION

HOW THE PRINCIPLES ARE ALL RELATED

VERTICLE PERSPECTIVE = TECHNIQUE = HEIGHT = DIST. OF WEIGHT U/D = ELEVATION = UPPER BODY POSITION

HORIZONTAL PERSPECTIVE = WIDTH = DIST. OF WEIGHT F/B = OVER-DIRECTION = SHAPE = LOWER BODY POSITION