What does “Supporting foot” mean?
It is also called support foot or standing foot , a foot which bears the full or nearly full weight while the other foot does some action (step, tap, ronde, etc.). Compare moving foot .
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Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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