BASIC (FIRST MOVE)
Start
(Man’s LH – Ladies RH)
Finish
(Man’s LH – Ladies RH)
1. Guys - Use your LH to nudge the lady away as you step back on your RF. Ladies – Step back on your LF.
2. Guys – Take your LH to LSh and place your RH on ladies hip, as you both step, in feet together /R-hip-to-R-hip.
3. Guys - Take LH diagonally down to R-Hip and guide lady around with your RH to turn her ½ turn CW at your RHS (at same time RB on you LF). Ladies - Pivot round on your LF then RB on your RF, placing your LH onto the man’s nearest shoulder.
4. Guys - Take your LH, diagonally back to your LSh, bringing lady back around to face. Ladies - pivot back around on your LF taking your LH off man’s shoulder. You should both be facing each other.
5. Guys - Raise you LH over the ladies head and turn her a full turn CW to face. Ladies - Step in and turn under man’s raised LH, keeping a loose grip.
6. Guys - When facing your lady, lower your hand and nudge the lady away as you step back.
7. & 8 Step in to return lady and both lower and step back, guys stepping back on your RH. Ladies stepping back on your LF.
Back, Shoulder, Hip, Shoulder, Turn & Back, Return & Back
When taking the LH to the shoulder or hip, keep the same grip, don’t change to a ballroom grip