| Name | Grip | Initial Signal | Description |
|
Neck Break - Block Neck Break Barrier |
L to R | Open R with palm facing lady at R shoulder | Man walks forward like the First Move with R hand going over lady's L shoulder while she walks forward (2 beats). Then man steps back while lady places R in man's R, as lady turns clockwise stepping forward, with man's L to her L outstretched in front of man (2 beats). Then man steps back and uses R to turn lady clockwise keeping L grip to form a barrier after half a turn (2 beats). Man brings joined R over the joined L and out to his L. |
| Lady Lock | Joined L and R | No signal | Man steps forward and turns lady counter-clockwise under R arm while bringing L over R during the turn. R comes below her L shoulder and L comes below R at her L hip (2 beats). Both end facing the same way with lady's arms locked in front of her held by man's hands at her L side. |
| First Move - Latin | |||
| Unknown - shoulder tapping | |||
| Lasso | R to R return | No signal |
After the first two beats of a normal R to R return the man continues his R hand down and around the lady to continue her turn for 180 degrees and ends in front of her right hip. Meantime her L arm will naturally swing out in this anti-clockwise spin and she should control it to come at shoulder height as for the Sway where the man will catch her wrist (2 beats). The lady should definitively not attempt to compensate for the guy by lifting it over his head or not bringing it high enough. The man could now lead moves with Sway entry, but in class we led a clockwise walk-around, led by backward pressure at the lady's R hip while the man walks forward (4 beats), and a clockwise spinning exit where the man throws the lady's R forward and leads down and up with his R (2 beats). |
| First Move - ballroom |
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