K-anchor step

An improved anchor step that Damon D’Amico taught me.

This is a stylized version of the regular triple-step anchor step. You should be able to use it all the time instead of a regular anchor step.

At the end of an anchor, the follower’s hips should be pointing slightly to the left because the weight is on the left foot and the right foot is on front. The follower should not square her hips on step 1. The follower should square the hips on step 2 unless there is a prep. For example, a left prep will move the hips to the right. On the 5&6, the follower may choose to move slightly to the left and to allow the movement to lead the follower to settle on the left hip with the hips pointing slightly to the left, at 11 o’clock. The lady should make sure to close her hips on step 1 if taking a step forward would result on a big un-lady-like gap.

The leader should do the anchor step such that the hips point slightly to the right at 1 o’clock. Also, on the 1, the right foot big toe and the middle toe should make contact, but not the third toe, before stepping back with the left foot. Steps 1 and 2 should be with open legs, like you are straddling over a puddle, or like your balls are so big you couldn’t close your legs even if you wanted.

Whenever you square your hips, you walk out of an anchor step looking like an I. The goal is to look like a K or a Ʞ.