Involuntarily, his weight shifted onto the forward foot, and then to the toe.
That would be slow going since he had to slide his forward foot along and feel with its toe for drop-offs.
Most of the weight will be on the forward foot, with the forward knee slightly bent and the rear leg straight.
The latest style for the sarabande was to keep the toes of the forward foot straight down while executing the steps in slow motion.
As his forward foot reached the first of the stone steps, the door of the speakeasy was flung open.
Roll onto the arch of your forward foot and push off as you move the other ski diagonally forward.
Where, then, to place his forward foot?
The forward foot is for movement, the back foot for balance.
The heel of the forward foot should land in line with the toes of your back foot.
His forward foot came down on a thigh of the corpse.