Lindy Turn to Reverse Side-by-Side

This move extends the Lindy Turn with Leader Step Under; after he has stepped underneath the follower's arm and turned to face her, he continues his rotation and backs up into the follower's right hand side.

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1. M:BL W:TweFR Start from an open position, with the leader's left hand holding the follower's right hand. The leader takes a step backward on his left foot, momentarily rocking his weight back onto that foot. The follower steps slightly forward on her right foot with a twist step.
2. M:RR W:TwFL The leader replaces his weight on his right foot, rocking back forwards. The leader begins to draw his left hand toward himself to lead the follower to step towards him. The follower steps forward on her left foot with a twist step.
3. M:FL2R W:FR2R The leader steps forward on his left foot; the leader's right hand moves to hold the follower's back. The leader continues the movement of his left hand towards himself by moving it to his left, so that his left hand has moved through a J shape. The follower steps forward on her right foot and lifts her left hand to place it on the leader's right shoulder.
&. M:TR1R W:TL1R The leader closes his right foot to his left foot, continuing to turn slightly to his right. The follower closes her left foot to her right foot, continuing to turn slightly to her right. The leader's and the follower's bodies should face each other straight on with some distance between them, forming a frame. Avoid ending up side by side.
4. M:FL1R W:FR1R The leader steps forward on his left foot, turning another slightly right and then starts to pull his right hand towards himself to lead the follower to step forwards on the next beat. The follower steps forward on her right foot, turning another slightly right. At the end of this beat the dancers are facing in the opposite direction to where they started.
5. M:FR2L W:FL2R The leader takes a step forward on his right foot, turning 90° to his left, lifting his left arm and stepping underneath it. The follower takes a step forward on her left foot, continuing to turn another 90° to her right as for a normal Lindy Turn.			(image: direction of leader's step)
6. M:TL2L W:HR2R The leader closes his left foot to his right foot, continuing to turn another 90° to his left, turning back to face the follower. The follower takes a step with her right foot back and behind her other foot, continuing to turn another 90° to her right.			(image: facing view)
7. M:FR2L W:eBL The leader takes a step forward on his right foot, continuing to turn another 90° to his left, stepping towards the follower's right hand side. The follower takes a step slightly backward on her left foot.			(image: facing view)
&. M:TL2L W:TR The leader closes his left foot to his right foot, continuing to turn another 90° to his left, transferring the follower's right hand from his left hand to his right hand as he turns. The follower closes her right foot to her left foot.			(image: facing view)
8. M:BR W:RL The leader steps backward on his right foot, backing in to the follower's right hand side and ending with the follower's right hand at his right hip, with her right arm across his back. The leader also extends his left hand out to the side for the follower to take. The follower replaces her weight on her left foot, taking the leader's left hand with her left hand.			(image: facing view)

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