DANC 184 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Western Swing
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Overview of positions: arms bent, follow"s hand over lead, right foot back, right forward back to left. Rotating basic: arms bent, follow"s hand over lead, right foot forward to next to partner"s left foot, rock into partner, right foot back to beginning, turn to the left during. Closed, single underarm turn: arms bent, follow"s hand over lead, right hand of follow and left of lead over follow"s head, right hand of the lead runs along the follow"s back, partners switch positions diagonally. Open, single underarm turn: arms bent, follow"s hand over lead, right hand of follow and left of lead over follow"s head, right hand of the lead simply reconnects with follow"s left, partners switch positions diagonally. Turn for the lead: arms bent, follow"s hand over lead, left hand of follow and right of lead over follow"s head, partners switch positions diagonally.