[He matches the sliding with his own steps. He can tell Cliff is getting flustered. It's understandable. He's not the first one to get stopped up over this. He smiles in sympathy but shakes his head.]

Your right foot back. You put the weight on your left to balance yourself as you step back. A good trick is to remember that it's always the outside foot in the circle you move. Your left then goes out to the side, and your right comes back together. With that, you've got one basic box step.