[Aleks]

Originally Posted by robd

Now I see why I can't do that many turns - I have kept spinning on the foot matching the direction of turn - R for CW, L for ACW yet Alicia breaks what I thought was the received wisdom for this and turns CW using her left foot.

That and the fact that she's wearing tap shoes with metal on the soles on a special flooring.
Her technique is great, but I doubt she could do that many turns in jazz/ballet shoes!