Foot Positions (FP)

These have traditionally been measured in relation to the standing foot giving rise to such FP's as:

RF Fwd	RF Diagonally Fwd	LF Back	LF Fwd and Across in CBMP	RF Back and Across
LF behind RF^*	LF fwd in CBMP	LF closes to RF	LF side and slightly back	LF crosses in front of RF

^* TTO = Toe Turn Out � a slight turnout of the toe for balance or style.

and some of the syllabus manuals contain pictures of a compressive list of FP's.

In SBAS (Segment Based Alignment System) the moving foot designates a new Tvec from which everything is measured against in angles. For example:

1. LF diagonally forward

Traditional System: look at picture in manual and hope that it's representing the 'amount' of 'diagonal'
SBAS: left foot diagonally forward -45o which precisely defines the angle that the LF moves with respect to the RF

2. RF Forward and slightly Side

Traditional System: different dancers will have different ideas from different teachers even if they have looked at pictures that hopefully exist in the syllabus or other books
SBAS: RF forward +22° which precisely defines what 'slightly' means and where the RF is placed with respect to the LF, 22o is also considered to be the minimum angle that dancers can easily conceptualize. Ok, there are some references to 12° in very specific figures.