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Men start left foot forward, foot moves just to end of right foot, then bring back together then move right foot back and then bring right foot back in place.
Count is quick quick slow, quick quick slow or 1 2 34, 5 6 78 |
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| Left hand in ladies right hand about shoulder height. Right hand on ladies shoulder blade ladies right hand on top. |
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| Couple rotates counter clockwise, they rotate approx 1/4 turn each 1/2 basic move. |
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| Same steps and timing as basic but man and lady's hands are apart and moving up and down in 1/4 beats to music. |
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| Add slight kick to basic move with right foot on the 4 beat. (Remember to keep the kick subtle)(The kick is to add a little bit of style) |
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| In order to add variety to basic step, This is added in. Instead of moving forward and back, starting with left foot move left foot sideways outward and then bring it back together, then move right foot out and then bring back together.(Note:always keep plant foot in place, do not move off of center in curarachas) |
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| After basic, man lets go with right hand. Man raises left hand at the end of 4, then turn happens as man moves back. The turn should be complete by 8. The turn is controlled with Man's left hand. The lady is turned clockwise. |
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| Ladies under arm turn with man side step |
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| When doing lady's under arm turn, instead of moving back man steps sideways with his right foot and then back together while the lady turns(Man moves to the right and back) |
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| Man turns lady with right hand |
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| Man lets go with left and leads turn with right instead of left. Turn still happens as man moves back between 4 and 8 and lady still turns Clockwise. |
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| At the end of basic, instead of stepping forward, man steps back again while at the same time extending his left arm out then man brings lady back toward him and turns the lady on his 2nd back rock. (Man does 2 back rocks in a row)(The lady turns clockwise) |
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| Man lets go with right hand, then he turns lady. At the end of the turn, he hands her left hand from his right to his left (Hands will now be in hand shake position)Complete 2nd half of basic then turn lady a second time and back into 2nd half of basic as man moves back. While moving back, man reaches under the right arms to take ladies left hand with his left and then he leads her into a 2 handed turn(3rd turn in sequence)(Move ends with partner's hands crossed, right on top) |
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| Club style exit from crossed hand position |
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| Starting with partner's hands crossed, right hands on top left on bottom man pulls lady's hands over his head and lets go. Then man moves his left hand up to catch ladies right and he puts his right hand on her shoulder blade to form closed basic position. |
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| Two arm wrap for the lady |
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| Starting with partner's hands crossed, right hands on top left on bottom man raises hands up over lady's head then reaches over her head and lets go. Man reaches his left hand out to take lady's right and puts his right hand on her shoulder to form the closed basic dance position. |
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| Cross body lead(Closed postion) |
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| (Done from the closed dance position)(This move rotates the couple 180 degrees turning counterclockwise)Starting from basic position, man steps forward on his left and back then he pivots 90 degrees on his right foot moving backward out of the line of dance. With his left hand man leads lady into through a walk past him and then guides her into pivot around 180 degrees to face him again. After she moves past him, the man now moves his right foot forward and pivots on his left to face the lady once again. |
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| Cross body lead (Open position) |
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| (Done from the open dance position)(This move rotates the couple 180 degrees turning counterclockwise)Starting from basic position, man steps forward on his left and back then he pivots 90 degrees on his right foot moving backward out of the line of dance. With his left hand man leads lady into through a walk past him and then guides her into pivot around 180 degrees to face him again. After she moves past him, the man now moves his right foot forward and pivots on his left to face the lady once again.(In open position man's hands work together to guide lady through her turns) |
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| Lady add style to cross body lead |
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| As lady moves through the cross body lead she adds a small leg hike in the middle to add style. |
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| Starting with partner's hands crossed, right hands on top left on bottom, man takes right hand and loops over lady's head(This puts man's right hand on her shoulder blade)Next man loops the left hands over his own head. Now with right hand guide lady through the cross body lead.(Remember to keep the move gentle, let lady finish each hair comb on her own) |
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| Starting with partner's hands crossed, right hands on top left on bottom. Do a 2nd handed turn of the lady, turning her clockwise.(Hands will still be crossed at the end of the turn)Now both partners do a hair comb simultaneously ending up with each having left hand on partner's shoulder blade. Then using his right hand, the man guides the lady through the cross body lead. |
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| After a basic, The man back rocks instead of going forward into next basic step then he leads lady into counterclockwise turn, his left hand leads her through the turn while holding on with the right hand. Then man back rocks again and takes lady back out of turn again then back into basic again. |
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| Man lets go with his right hand, then raises his left hand and as he steps forward into basic he turns clockwise. The turn happens when he is completely forward. He pivots on his right foot to face back. He then switches to his left foot and pivots the rest of the way around. (At the end of the turn the right foot goes back for the 2nd half of the basic) |
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| At the end of the basic the man lets go with his right hand then back rocks moving slightly to the left. Man's left hand guides lady through a double clockwise turn. As lady passes man, he pivots around on his right foot to face her again.(This turn rotates couple 180 degrees) |
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| Hammer lock(combo 1, lady turns clockwise) |
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| After basic (Keep holding with both hands) Man raises his left hand while slightly lowering his right hand. He turns the lady clockwise while holding on with his right hand to end up locked with lady reaching her left hand across her her back.(Man cups fingers of his right hand so lady's hand can spin freely) From hammerlock, exit is a lady's double turn clockwise back to the basic position(Man guide's lady to finish her back rock then guides her through her turns starting with a small push on her hip with his right hand) |
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| Hammer Lock with man stepping behind lady and spinning her off(combo 2) |
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| After basic (Keep holding with both hands) Man raises his left hand while slightly lowering his right hand. He turns the lady clockwise while holding on with his right hand to end up locked with lady reaching her left hand across her back.(Man cups fingers of his right hand so lady's hand can spin freely) Now, instead of spinning lady out of lock, man raises his right hand and steps behind the lady letting go with his left hand, ducking under the right hands. Then with right hand man directs lady to spin clockwise as he steps back into basic |
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| Hammer lock (combo 3) Man's hammer lock |
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| From basic man raises his right hand(lady's left)As he steps forward he ducks under his right arm and spins around clockwise hammer locking himself. Then with his right hand he loops the lady and then he ducks under her right hand and re-grabs her right hand with his left and then moves back into basic |
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| Advanced hammer lock combo(combo 4) |
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| After basic (Keep holding with both hands) Man raises his left hand while slightly lowering his right hand. He turns the lady clockwise while holding on with his right hand to end up locked with lady reaching her left hand across her back.(Man cups fingers of his right hand so lady's hand can spin freely) from the lock position man back rocks lady and then double turns her clockwise ending up reaching his right hand around her and holding her left hand(Her left hand is reaching across her body) Man’s left hand is holding onto lady’s right. From this position man back rocks lady then man lets go with his left hand and double turns the lady clockwise into hammer lock. Man then re-grabs lady’s left hand and finishes the back rock and lets go with his left hand and double turns lady clockwise back to basic |
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