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heel turn
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A ballroom dancing move in which the dancer steps backwards, shifts their weight on to the back foot, and turns on the heel of that foot while holding the other foot close and parallel to it.
Other meanings
2. noun
A turn executed by shifting weight on to the heel(s).
3. noun
An act of turning around abruptly, especially so that one faces the opposite direction.
4. noun
A radical change (of mind, opinion, etc.).
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