In this move the leader pushes out the follower so that she turns 180° clockwise to face the leader for
half of the move, until the leader pulls her back in to normal Back Charleston position.
Both dancers change their footwork from the normal Back Charleston footwork. The leader keeps his weight on
his right foot throughout, kicking three times with his left foot. The follower stays closer to normal
footwork, except that her two kicks with her right foot have their direction reversed (back then forward
instead of forward then back), because she is facing in the opposite direction than normal.
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1. B:PbL Start with the leader standing behind the follower, facing in the same direction, with the leader's left hand holding the follower's left hand and his right hand holding her right hand; both dancers have their weight on their right feet. Both the leader and the follower point backward with their left feet.
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2. B:StL Both the leader and the follower lift their left feet next to their right feet, with the left knee bent. The leader lets go with his left hand and puts his left hand the back of the follower's left hip.
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3. M:KfL W:KfL The leader performs a kick forward with his left foot, pushing away with his left hand while holding right hand steady, to lead the follower to move away and turn to face. The follower performs a kick forward with her left foot.
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4. M:StL W:FL4R The leader lifts his left foot next to his right foot, with the left knee bent, letting go with left hand. The follower takes a step forward on her left foot, turning 180° to her right.
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5. M:KbL W:KbR The leader performs a kick backward with his left foot. The follower performs a kick backward with her right foot.
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6. M:StL W:StR The leader lifts his left foot next to his right foot, with the left knee bent, pulling the follower back towards himself with right hand. The follower lifts her right foot next to her left foot, with the right knee bent.
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7. M:KfL W:KfR2L The leader performs a kick forward with his left foot. The follower performs a kick forward with her right foot, turning 90° to her left.
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8. M:StL W:FR2L The leader lifts his left foot next to his right foot, with the left knee bent, taking the follower's left hand in his left hand at her left hand side again. The follower takes a step forward on her right foot, continuing to turn another 90° to her left, returning to her position in front of the leader.
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