4 Count Turn

Basic 4 Count Turn

Lady

• &1: open facing position, double hand hold. 

• 2&34:

  • 2: turning to L to wind up to prepare to turn R, hand curled/cupped with Man's hand,  first both hands to L to wind up.

    • L hip really rotates to L and shoulder tuck in to L to wind up.

  • &: syncopated, end of previous 2, start turning R, &: becomes LF back step, continue turning to R

    • arms opening, hands pressuring outward. fingers together, no fishy hands. 

    • LH/L arm does face loop (do this on the & count, not too early.), When Man leads Lady's L arm up, Lady releases fingers, hand goes under Man's hand during the turn.

  • 3: RF fwd, turning 

  • 4: LF back

• &1: ending winding up to R position, 

  • Really open out (L arm should be more extended), look outward to audience (not toward the guy), ready to do L spin turn. 

  • At this time, Man does his turn and ends Man and Lady are almost back to back

• 23&1: Lady does L spin turn keeping L arm connected with Man, same footwork, but L arm ends wrapped around waist with Man's hand.

• 23&1: simple 1/2 R turn to return to basic open position 

  • During the turn, Lady's RH connects with Man's LH and Man releases Lady's LH.

Other options after a 4 count turn:

Lady's Prance (Lady Only)

• &1 2&34&: 4 count turn

  • In this ending, Lady does not turn as much, only about 90 to Man.

• 5 6 7 &8:

  • 567: Lady's knee lift prance with LF/RF/LF, hinge on one leg, cross the other foot to prance. Do not disturb the arm connection with Man.

  • 8&1: RF kick ball change

• 23&1: RF fwd (Lady decides when, lifting Man's arm and under his arm to finish), turning to R, LF back, RF/LF ball change.

Side by side (Both)

• &1 2&34&: 4 count turn

  • visually, Lady will see Man walking in, (so it's different from Clock), Man and Lady are parallet

• 5 6 7 &8:(both prance side by side)

  • Lady's L arm connected with Man. When prancing, do not push and pull the arm. Leave arm unaffected. 

  • 567 8: Lady's knee lift prance with LF/RF/LF.RF

  • 2&3: cha-cha-cha 

  • 4&1: RF kick-ball-change (can repeat)

• 23&1: Finish: RF fwd, turning to R, LF back, RF/LF ball change.

Clock

• &1 2&34&: 4 count turn

  • The difference from others is that by "3", Man is overturning the lady.

• 1&23: LF Kick, LF back/slightly side, RF cross, LF step to side

• &1&23:   (repeat)

  • &: RF step slightly back on &; 1: LF kick; &: LF back; 2: RF cross in front of LF; 3: LF step to side