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Front & Back Turn Sequence: (Cha Cha Cha) Part 2

The first basic sequence.

Please Note: This is a sequel to Basic Sequence: Cha Cha Cha

Sequence:
1. Rock Turn Cha Cha 1
2. Front Turn Cha Cha 1
3. Back Turn Cha Cha 1
4. Rock Turn Cha Cha 1
5. Front Turn Cha Cha 1
6. Back Turn Cha Cha 1

Note:
1. Both the Rock Steps given above are Front Rock Steps while the dance partner would be dancing the Back Rock Step. Similarly when the Front Turn is being danced the partner would be doing the Back Turn, and vice versa.
2. Each of the above figures consists basically of two parts, the first part being the Rock Steps and its variants and the second part that follows is the Chasse. For each of the parts there is a turn of 180 degrees.
3. The turns are from the direction of the foot to be moved, which is either forward or backwards. Simply swing the foot from the hip and turn simultaneously on the stationary foot and you will get the correct turn.
4. All the steps will move along a single straight line, at least when dancing the sequence alone. Here imagine there is a line, which is parallel to the bottom or the top edge of this page.
5. The counts, Rock Step, Front Turn and Back Turn are same as the counts 2, 3 respectively. For example see the table below:

5. If the step for the count 1 of the Chasse preceding the “Rock Step” moves in the direction from the left to the right of this page then the step for the count Rock moves in the same direction and which is from the left to the right of this page. The step for the count Step of “Rock Step” moves in the opposite direction and which is from the right to the left of this page. The succeeding Chasse to the “Rock Step” will then move in the direction of the count Step and which is from the right to the left of this page.
6. Chasse is a set of three steps where the leading foot always remains leading the other foot for all the three counts, which are Cha Cha 1, in this case. (Also see the figure Fig: Chasse: Variants).
7. When this sequence is being danced with a partner, then both the dancers remain square to one another all the time.
8. The Front Turn is named so because the moving foot’s toes lead when turning/swiveling on the other/stationary foot. Similarly the Back Turn is named so because the moving foot’s heel leads in the direction of the turn.
9. Front turn here is done over two steps. When the first step is taken there is a wide, but comfortable gap between the dancer’s two feet; and partner’s both the feet are in the gap. For the second step the gap is very small and the feet are between the partners feet.
10. In the above case when the dancer is doing the Front Turn, the partner is doing the Back Turn. Therefore the first step the gap is small and for the second step the gap between the feet is large.
11. The toes are pointing in the direction of motion mentioned, only when being square is mentioned in a particular direction.