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'Lieutenant, do you further?' - is this what Rene is saying?

posted 11 years ago by Gawain-Gawen
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I have a question about a line in the "Herr Flick's Revenge" episode (season 2, e.6, at the 6th minute 40th second. As I am not a native speaker of English, I don't understand what Rene is asking Gruber before they both dance towards the bar. I suppose the question is whether Gruber can dance something like a polka, a lively dance with fast steps. Am I right? What is the actual Rene's question to Gruber? The word 'further' as I understand it doesn't make much sense to me. I would be very grateful to anyone who makes it clear. Thanks so much.

[–] twittykins 11 years ago

As they are dancing, Rene says to Gruber "Lieutenant, do you feather?".

The 'feather' is a foxtrot dance step which an uncomfortable Rene utilises to escape from Gruber. The link below explains this step.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather_(step)

[–] Gawain-Gawen 11 years ago

Thank you so much, twittykins, for your kind help. Indeed, that was a difficult line to understand to anyone who isn't an expert in dances, not to mention the confusing/misleading pronunciation of the word 'feather'.