Lindy Turn with Leader Turn Anticlockwise

This move has the leader turn anticlockwise at beat 7. Unlike the Lindy Turn with Leader Turn Clockwise, this involves a change in direction—the leader turns to his right (clockwise) at beat 5 to allow room for the follower to pass, and then turns back to his left (anticlockwise) after she has done so.

As the leader turns, he lifts the follower's arm and steps underneath it, and so this move is similar to the Lindy Turn with Leader Step Under: here the leader steps under the follower's arm at beat 7; for that move, he steps under at beat 5.

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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:HR2R W:FL2R The leader steps with his right foot back and behind his other foot, turning another 90° right in order to get out of the way of the follower's step, pulling the follower towards himself with his right hand and immediately letting go. The leader also lifts his left hand. The follower steps forward on her left foot, turning another 90° right to keep facing her partner.			(image: leader lifts hand as follower passes)
6. M:FL2L W:HR2R The leader takes a step forward on his left foot, turning 90° to his left, stepping under his left hand now the follower has passed. The follower takes a step with her right foot back and behind her other foot, continuing to turn another 90° to her right.			(image: leader's travel direction)
7. M:XR2L W:eBL The leader takes a step with his right foot across and in front of his other foot, continuing to turn another 90° to his left, turning under his left hand. The follower takes a step slightly backward on her left foot.
&. M:TL2L W:TR The leader closes his left foot to his right foot, continuing to turn another 90° to his left, lowering his left hand. The follower closes her right foot to her left foot.
8. M:RR W:RL The leader replaces his weight on his right foot. The follower replaces her weight on her left foot.

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