Both the lift and drop can be used together. Once again, let's use the basic Western form.

Basic Form:

• Weight in one foot, supporting leg is slightly bent or straight but not locked. Weight is even between the toe and heel.
• Working leg is relaxed, heel raised, foot resting on the ball. Working hip is at the neutral position - level with the other hip. Body is aligned over the supporting foot. Tail bone is pulled down in back and pelvic bone is lifted up in front so hips are level front-to-back (low back is straight, not arched.)

Arm line options:

• Arm on supporting side is extended out. Arm on the working hip side is down (framing hip).
• Arm on supporting side is extended up. Arm on the working hip side is extended forward.
• Arm on supporting side is extended forward. Arm on the working hip side is extended out to the side.

Action:

• Hip is lifted by straightening the working knee, then bending it to return the hip to the neutral position.
• Hip is dropped by further bending the working knee, then straightening it to return the hip to the neutral position.

Timing:

• The hip lift/drop may be timed so it is at it's active points on the down beat of the music:

  1	2	3	4
  LIFT	neutral	DROP	neutral

  or on the up beat of the music:

  1	2	3	4
  neutral	LIFT	neutral	DROP

  the order can be reversed:

  1	2	3	4
  neutral	DROP	neutral	LIFT

  and it can be done on every beat:

  1	&	2	&	3	&	4	&
  LIFT	neutral	DROP	neutral	LIFT	neutral	DROP	neutral

  depending on the rhythm and accents in the music.

Variations:

• The hip may be stopped or paused at each point (high, neutral, low, neutral) to make a sharp accented movement.
• The hip may be moved smoothly through each point to create a smooth, even action.
• The neutral point may be skipped (high, low, high, low) to make a larger, faster end-to-end movement.

  Also see the section on timing and style changes.