Turns

1/2 Turn

Stand in basic position facing forward.  Now, pushing

off with your left foot pivot on the right foot.  Then step

onto the left foot when you have made half a turn.  If

you exerted enough force you should end up facing the

backward now.

Three Step Turn

Standing in basic position step out to the right with

your right foot.  Twist on that foot turning half way

around to the right.  Now step on the left foot and twist

on it turning around to face the front again.  Now step

onto the right foot and then touch the ball of your left

foot to the floor.  When you touch your left foot you can

do a hip lift or drop and the go back the other way.

Your don't have to do a hip lift or drop you can choose

to just touch the foot to the floor or you can even use

another move here.

Basic Egyptian Turn

Start by stepping forward with your right foot and then

bring your left foot forward, just touhing the ball of the

foot to the floor and lift your hip forward by pushing

against the floor.  Step on to the left foot.  Step with the

left foot and then touch the ball of the right foot to the

floor and lift the hip forward by pushing against the

floor.  Step on to the right foot.  Now pivot either 1/2,

1/4 or 1/8 of the way around turning to your right

(clockwise).  Continue to repeat this sequence, step

and touch and step and touch and pivot...

1/2 Airplane Turn

Stand in basic position.  Just turn naturally however

you feel comfortable or use the 1/2 turn or spin if it's

easier.  If you are turning clockwise (to the right) you

will be using your left arm.  If you are turning counter-

clockwise you will be using your right arm.  There are

two ways to hold your arms, the first is to hold both up

above your head in a soft "v", the second is to put

whatever arm you are not using behind your head (like

cupping the nape of your neck with your hand) and the

other arm straight out from your side.  Now you should

start facing forward then turn 1/4 of the way around and

drop your arm a little so it is at about a 45 degree angle

from your body.  Now turn another 1/4 of the way

around and bring your arm back up to being straight out

from your side.  Turn 1/4 of the way around and lift your

arm up so it's at a 180 degree angle from your body. 

Now turn another 1/4 of a turn and lower your arm back

down to being straight out from your side.  To make it

simple your arm goes down in front and up in back, it's

out to your side in between.  Lean into the turns.

Airplane Turn

This is almost the same thing as the 1/2 airplane

except you will use both arms in this  when your arm is

down in front your other one is up in back and so on. 

You should tilt your torso as opposed to moving your

arms.  Imagine imitating a plane (like when you were a

kid) lean to which ever side's arm is down and straigten

it up in between.

Spin

I can't really say that there's any specific way to spin,

just do what comes natural when you spin.  A tip for

spining or turning of any kind is to use spoting.  Pick a

specific spot which you will look at while you spin, look

at it as long as you can in the spin and when you have

to, quickly turn your head so you can see it again.