| Not Competent | Competent | |
| Alignment | Tilting, off-balance | Standing straight, balanced, feet underneath you |
| Frontality | Offset or unpredictable spacing | Continuous facing from hips up, hold partner in front of you |
| Stillness | Moving all the time | Able to wait, pause for as many as 8 beats |
| Leader’s Intention | Moves without inviting follower first | Invites follower to extend, before moving |
| Extension | Moves whole body at once | Uses base leg to stretch free leg, before committing weight |
| Following, vs. Guessing | Mentally guessing where to be and what to do | Kinaesthetically feeling what’s needed to stay with leader |
| Follower’s Power | Moving passively, timidly, or without energy; overly small steps | Making decisive, active steps once committed - moving with conviction |
| Follow the Follower | Leader steps to a pre-determined location | Steps to a place that factors in follower’s interpretation of lead |
| Floorcraft | Unable to manage couple’s location in space/in relation to other couples | Able to advance in a single lane without passing, bumping, or stalling others |
| The Pivot Before The Step | Incomplete pivots, extra pivots, stepping before pivot is completed, pivoting without balance, pivoting with legs apart | A balanced pivot with legs together that prepares lower body for step |
| Quality of Embrace | Tense arms, arms press down, gripping with hands, slack hands | Arms and hands are light, supporting presence that is comfortable for partner |
| Rhythms | Moving without reference to music | Steps generally land on the downbeat, and QQS in double-times |
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