Start in first position. Advance left foot to fourth position, stamp (1); advance right foot to fourth position, keeping it in the air (2); a rond de jambe half-turn, very fast, pivoting on left foot, to bring right foot to anterior fourth position (3); very low dip or kneel (4).
Exhibition dancers frequently adorn the rond de jambe with a little circle (from the knee as pivot) described by the foot, executed during and without interrupting the big sweep. The little movement adds dazzle to the rapidly executed big movement.
Performed in open position of the couple. The half-turn brings them about-face, facing each other in the course of turning. (See photographs.)
10. El Volteo (the Whirl) is the name of a figure of which descriptions come from Paris. The mechanism of the step is identical with that of the grapevine of the One-Step.
THE BRAZILIAN MAXIXE
This is, virtually, a revival of the Two-Step, plus certain Tango steps and enchainements. Instead of the Tango’s touch-and-turn-in of the foot, it employs a device of resting the heel on the floor, the foot pointed upward, while the body assumes a bent-over posture not particularly attractive.
