[Verse 1]
When you're dancing on the floor
There's three ways that you can turn
Some stay put while some explore
Let me help you tell and learn
Pivot turns will keep you grounded
One foot planted, spin around it
Like a compass point that's found
Your center never leaves the ground
[Chorus]
Pivot stays, traveling goes
Barrel jumps while spinning shows
Fixed in place or moving free
That's the turning family
Pivot stays, traveling goes
Through the space your body flows
Jump and spin up in the air
Three turn types beyond compare
[Verse 2]
Traveling turns will take you places
Chainé turns across the stage
Moving forward, changing faces
Like you're writing on a page
Step and turn and step again
Drawing circles with your feet
Through the room and back and then
Moving turning can't be beat
[Chorus]
Pivot stays, traveling goes
Barrel jumps while spinning shows
Fixed in place or moving free
That's the turning family
Pivot stays, traveling goes
Through the space your body flows
Jump and spin up in the air
Three turn types beyond compare
[Bridge]
One foot down or maybe two
Pivot keeps you right in view
Travel takes you here and there
Barrel lifts you in the air
Labanotation writes it down
Every turn in every town
[Verse 3]
Barrel turns defy the ground
Jump and spin without a base
Airborne turning, sight and sound
Gravity can't hold your grace
Three different ways to make your mark
Each one special in its way
From the ground or through the dark
Dancing turns will always stay
[Chorus]
Pivot stays, traveling goes
Barrel jumps while spinning shows
Fixed in place or moving free
That's the turning family
Pivot stays, traveling goes
Through the space your body flows
Jump and spin up in the air
Three turn types beyond compare
[Outro]
Remember when you see the signs
Pivot, travel, barrel lines
Labanotation shows the way
How to turn and how to sway