The Half Turns can be interspersed with the St Louis Shag Basic sequence, or can be repeated by itself.
Because the move does not include the characteristic stomp of beat 8 of the basic, there is no
distinction between St Louis Shag and the Side Charleston for this move—
it is identical to the Side Charleston Outside Kicks.
The count given below starts at beat 5 to indicate that this sequence follows on from the first four beats of
the St Louis Shag Basic.
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5. M:KfR W:KfL Start with the follower standing on the leader's right, side by side, facing in the same direction, with the leader's left hand holding the follower's right hand. The leader performs a kick forward with his right foot, opening a slight space between the dancers. The leader moves his right hand to the follower's left hip. The follower performs a kick forward with her left foot.
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6. M:StR2R W:StL2L The leader lifts his right foot next to his left foot, with the right knee bent, turning 90° to his right, turning to face the follower and pushing her away with his right hand on her hip. The follower lifts her left foot next to her right foot, with the left knee bent, turning 90° to her left.
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7. M:KfR2R W:KfL2L The leader performs a kick forward with his right foot, continuing to turn another 90° to his right. The follower performs a kick forward with her left foot, continuing to turn another 90° to her left.
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8. M:FR W:FL The leader takes a step forward on his right foot. The follower takes a step forward on her left foot.
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1. M:KfL W:KfR The leader performs a kick forward with his left foot. The follower performs a kick forward with her right foot.
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2. M:StL2L W:StR2R The leader lifts his left foot next to his right foot, with the left knee bent, turning 90° to his left, facing the follower again. 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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3. M:KfL2L W:KfR2R The leader performs a kick forward with his left foot, continuing to turn another 90° to his left, closing the gap between the dancers. The leader puts his right hand around the follower's back again. The follower performs a kick forward with her right foot, continuing to turn another 90° to her right.
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4. M:eFL W:eFR The leader takes a step slightly forward on his left foot. The follower takes a step slightly forward on her right foot.
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