Type Aerial, Lift
Level Advanced 7
Comes From Open Position
Leads To Open Position
In the full combination of this move, the leader swings the follower from side to side, then holds her upside down above his head like a candlestick in its holder.
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Level Beginner 3
Other Names Starter Step (slow), One Step, Single Step, Slow Dance
Comes From The end of a combo, Basic Step, Princess Dip,
Leads To Basic Step, Open Position (Butterfly)
Sway with your partner, side to side. You can make this move more intimate like a slow dance, or just use it for its practical purposes.
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Level Level 6 Intermediate
Other Names Double Under
Comes From Crossed Arm Slide, Cross-Handed Open Position, Belt Loop (end with crossed hands), Double Lasso
Leads To Break Up, Double Lasso, Cross-Handed Open Position
In this combo, the leader guides the follower through his arms and around his back, then turns under twice in a Tabletop.
Continue reading “Tunnel Tabletop Combo”Type Lead Turn
Level Level 1 Beginner
Other Names Lead’s Underarm Turn, Lace (usually done over one partner’s head then the other)
Comes From Open Position, Loop, Belt Loop, Inside Turn, Straight Jacket Twist
Leads To Open Position, Open Facing R-to-R, Loop, Belt Loop, Lasso
Sometimes Leaders want to turn too! If that’s the case for you, then this is perfect! It’s essentially an Outside Turn that is lead and performed by the Leader.
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Type Transition Move, Turn
Level Level 3 Beginner
Other Names Butterfly, Back and Forth
Comes From Open Position, Outside Turn, Tornado
Leads To Crossed Arm Slide, Open Position
This move is a turn where the partners switch places, and then usually switch back, Zig-zagging across each others’ path. It’s also sometimes called The Butterfly, in reference to its Butterfly position.
Continue reading “Zig-zag”Type Dip
Level Level 3 Beginner
Other Names Sweetheart Dip
Comes From Open Position (Butterfly)
Leads To Fall Through Dip, Outside Turn, Straight Jacket Twist, Spin Out, Open Position (Butterfly),
The leader wraps the follower in a perpendicular Cuddle or Wrap position, then lowers to dip the follower’s upper body back. This is one of the easiest dips to learn and use with anyone. It’s all physics!
Continue reading “Cuddle Dip”Type Turn
Level Level 2 Beginner
Other Names Chained Inside Turns, Arches, Belt Loop, Belt Buckle, Infinity Loop, Head Loop, Loop-de-loop
Comes From Open Position, Outside Turn, Tornado, Belt Loop,
Arch, Back Lean, Hip Push Spin, Straight Jacket Twist
Leads To Inside Turn, Cuddle, Cuddle Dip, Tornado, Belt Loop, Spinneroo,
Arch, Toss Away Spin, Back Lean
The Loop combines the Inside Turn and Cuddle. It is an inside turn for the follower, followed by an inside turn for the leader. It begins from Open Position.
The Loop and Belt Loop are very similar, and people will often call both moves by the same name. If there is a hand lead through the inside of the frame just like an inside turn, it is a Loop. If the hands cross at the belt line only, it’s a Belt Loop.
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Level Level 1 Beginner
Other Names Right Turn
Comes From Basic Step (closed position), Fall Through Dip, Cuddle Dip, Double Lasso, Bow and Arrow, High Five Spin, Arch, Ravioli Twist,
Knee Throw
Leads To Basic Step (closed position), Belt Loop,
Arch, Cuddle, Outside Turn (Right-to-right), Open Position, High Five Spin, Arm Push Spin, AZ Winter, Knee Throw, Can Opener, Princess Dip,
The inside turn is very simple. The leader signals an inside turn by bringing his arm between him and his partner and then above the follower’s head.
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