ðə pɹæktˈɪʃənɚ bɪɡˈɪnz stˈændɪŋ wɪððə fˈiːt wˈʌn lˈɛɡlˈɛŋθ ɐpˈɑːɹt, nˈiːz ʌnbˈɛnt, tˈɜːnz ðə ɹˈaɪt fˈʊt kəmplˈiːtli tə ðɪ aʊtsˈaɪd ænd ðə lˈɛft fˈʊt lˈɛs ðɐn fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dᵻɡɹˈiːz tə ðɪ ɪnsˈaɪd, kˈiːpɪŋ ðə hˈiːlz ɪn lˈaɪn wɪððə hˈɪps.
The practitioner begins standing with the feet one leg-length apart, knees unbent, turns the right foot completely to the outside and the left foot less than 45 degrees to the inside, keeping the heels in line with the hips.