The Back Charleston Side Kicks is often used as a way of exiting the Back Charleston, via
an additional kicking sequence.
The repeating section of the move uses a common pattern for Lindy Hop kicking moves: two
kicks on each foot, then a mirrored repeat on the other foot.
For beginning dancers, it is easiest to treat the main section of this move as a learnt sequence that is performed by
rote. However, the leader should be directing the action: turning the follower by pulling and pushing with
his hands, and even leading the changes of weight between kicks by slightly lifting or lowering his hands.
This lead-and-follow means that the dancers are capable of performing variations on the move (for example,
Side Kicks to Back Charleston or Back Charleston Travelling Side Kicks) that wouldn't be possible if the move
were treated as a choreographed sequence.
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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:StL1L Both the leader and the follower lift their left feet next to their right feet, with the left knee bent, turning slightly to their left. The leader pulls back slightly with his left hand and pushes forward with his right hand to lead the turn to the left.
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3. B:KfL1L Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their left feet, continuing to turn slightly to their left.
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4. B:FL Both the leader and the follower take a step forward on their left feet.
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5. B:KfR Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their right feet.
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6. B:FR Both the leader and the follower take a step forward on their right feet.
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1. B:KfL Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their left feet. The leader slightly lifts his left hand and pulls down with his right hand at the follower's sides to indicate that her weight should be on her right foot.
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2. B:StL1R Both the leader and the follower lift their left feet next to their right feet, with the left knee bent, turning slightly to their right. The leader turns the follower using both hands at her sides.
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3. B:KfL1R Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their left feet, continuing to turn slightly to their right.
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4. B:FL Both the leader and the follower take a step forward on their left feet. The leader slightly lifts his right hand and pulls down with his left hand at the follower's sides to indicate that her weight should transfer to her left foot.
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5. B:KfR Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their right feet.
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6. B:StR1L Both the leader and the follower lift their right feet next to their left feet, with the right knee bent, turning slightly to their left. The leader turns the follower using both hands at her sides.
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7. B:KfR1L Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their right feet, continuing to turn slightly to their left.
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8. B:FR Both the leader and the follower take a step forward on their right feet.
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1. B:KfL Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their left feet.
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2. B:StL1R Both the leader and the follower lift their left feet next to their right feet, with the left knee bent, turning slightly to their right. The leader turns the follower using both hands at her sides.
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3. B:KfL1R Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their left feet, continuing to turn slightly to their right.
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4. B:FL Both the leader and the follower take a step forward on their left feet.
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5. B:KfR Both the leader and the follower perform a kick forward with their right feet. The leader lets go with left hand and raises his right hand holding the follower's right hand.
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6. M:StR1L W:StR2R The leader lifts his right foot next to his left foot, with the right knee bent, turning slightly to his left, lowering his right hand which leads the follower to turn to face him. The follower lifts her right foot next to her left foot, with the right knee bent, turning 90° to her right.
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7. M:KfR W:KfR The leader performs a kick forward with his right foot. The follower performs a kick forward with her right foot.
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8. M:TR W:StR The leader closes his right foot to his left foot. The follower lifts her right foot next to her left foot, with the right knee bent.
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