Footwork to Quick Open Reverse in Waltz

[DanceMentor]

Assuming we precede a Quick Open Reverse in Waltz with something like a Chasse from Promenade, we have ...
1 RF Forward
& LF Forward
2 RF Side
3 LF Back

Question is the one the footwork to the second step (LF Forward).
Does it make a difference whether I dance the heel or the ball?
(I tend to prefer the ball, but I'm not sure I could tell you why)

[SwingWaltz]

My interpretaton of the quick open reverse is rise on the 3rd step, which here is the RF side. The rise and fall i use is 1 RF Forward (Down) 2 LF Forward (Down) 3 RF side (Up) 4 LF back (Up more and slip right foot under). So it would be heel, heel, ball, toe.

[DanceMentor]

Ok, I got a little help from a friend. :)
They told me that if we are dancing an "&" or half beat, then we should use the ball on step 2. That is what we are doing, so it was correct. If we were dancing a time like 1, 2 & 3, then the second step would last a whole beat, and therefore we would dance a heel.

[dancepro]

Ok, I got a little help from a friend. :)
They told me that if we are dancing an "&" or half beat, then we should use the ball on step 2. That is what we are doing, so it was correct. If we were dancing a time like 1, 2 & 3, then the second step would last a whole beat, and therefore we would dance a heel.

I agree

Dancepro

[Josh]

I dance it:

H, HT, T, TH

even with 1&23 timing. (so did Mirko, on a video ;-) )
It has been several months since I've tried this so it may feel differently if I do it now, but I never felt I could get much good swing on the open reverse if I did not use a Heel on the 2nd step.

[Joe]

I do the same as Josh. If you want to have a toe on the LF 2nd step you'd need to dance HT on the 1st step, and not just H.

[DanceMentor]

Yes, I have had another coach tell me it really doesn't matter one way or the other and "what do you prefer? Ok, do that." :)

On the slow count, if you have time, I can see the logic of the rolling action as it will add more balance and continuity to the flight. Is there a reason you prefer the ball on a slow count?