BASIC FOXTROT ROUTINE

This script details basic foxtrot figures suitable for improvers who have mastered social (rhythym) foxtrot.
Man's steps are given, lady does natural opposite unless shown otherwise.

Abbreviations:            S = Slow, Q = Quick, DC = Diagonal Centre, DW = Diagonal wall, LOD = Line of dance,
                                   CBM = Contra body movement, CBMP = Contra body movement position, OP = Outside partner

Begin with man facing and lady backing diagonal diagonal centre of long side:

PREPARATION STEP (S)
S Left foot forward, Heel-Toe. Body turn slightly left (CBM)

FEATHER STEP (SQQ)
S  Collect right foot, body recover to centre then right foot forward, Heel-Toe-Rise (inside partner)
Q left foot forward, Toe, body turn right
Q right foot forward, Toe (outside partner), left shoulder leading

REVERSE TURN (SQQ)
Man:
S Collect left foot, body recover to centre then Left foot forward to DC, Heel-Toe-Rise, turn body to left
Q Right foot side backing DW placing foot close to girls toes for her heel turn, toe.
Q Left feet brush close to right foot to delay for girl to do a heel pull then left foot directly back directly into LOD, toe - heel, small step so that girl is not pulled off balance.
Lady:
S Right foot back (strong step) to DC, toe-heel
Q Left foot closes to right foot (heel pull then heel turn) and turning to face LOD, heel-toe
Q Right foot forward (small step) inside partner down LOD, toe - heel.

FEATHER FINISH
S Collect right foot, body to right, foot back down LOD, commence to turn left, toe-heel-toe
Q left foot side and slightly forward pointing DW, body under turn, toe.
Q right foot forward in CBMP OP facing diag to Wall, body still underturned with left shoulder leading, toe-heel.
S Collect left foot. Body completes the turn and recover Left step forward to DW, Heel-Toe.

THREE STEP (danced DW for beginners, turned to LOD for advanced dancers)
Q Right step forward . Inside partner. Heel Toe Rise
Q Left step forward. Toe.
S Collect right foot then right step forward, heel-toe - this forms first step of natural turn:

NATURAL TURN
S Right foot forward to DW inside partner, heel-toe.
Q Left foot to side backing DC, toe.
Q Brush right foot close to left and delay for girl's heel pull then then small right step back into LOD, toe-heel.
Lady steps 1-3 of Natural Turn:
S Left foot back (strong step) to DW, toe-heel
Q Right foot closes to left foot (heel pull then heel turn) and turning to face LOD, heel-toe
Q Left foot forward (small step) inside partner down LOD, toe - heel.
Man (hesitation turn):
S Left foot back, backing LOD, toe-heel, commencing to turn right.
S Right foot to side - small step (heel pull), to face DC, heel then IE to whole foot then IE of left foot
S Left foot forward facing DC body underturned to left (as beginning preparation step)

Start again from feather step.