The Quarter Turns begin in the same way as the St Louis Shag Half Turns, with the dancers opening a gap
between them and turning to face each other. For this move, the dancers stay facing each other and the
leader pushes the follower away to open up a larger gap between the dancers.
As this move does not include the distinctive stomp of beat 8 of the basic, there is no difficulty in using
this sequence with a Side Charleston sequence.
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 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. 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:BR W:BL The leader takes a step backward on his right foot. The follower takes a step backward on her left foot.
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8. M:TL W:TR The leader closes his left foot to his right foot. The follower closes her right foot to her left foot.
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1. M:SlSB W:SlSB The leader slides along the floor to the side on both his feet. The follower slides along the floor to the side on both her feet.
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2. M:SlTB W:SlTB The leader closes both his feet to his feet. The follower closes both her feet to her feet.
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3. M:KfL2L W:KfR2R The leader performs a kick forward with his left foot, turning 90° to his left, moving back towards the follower. The follower performs a kick forward with her right foot, turning 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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