What does “Full weight” mean?
Full weight or full-weight transfer means that at the end of the step the dancer's center of gravity is directly over the support foot . A simple test for a full weight transfer is that you can freely lift the second foot off the floor.
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Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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