Inside Whip

West Coast Swing Inside Whip

This pattern starts in open position, then closed and then back to open position again. Lady has an inside turn when doing the Whip.

Leader

• 1: LF diagonally back slightly to side

  • Starting same as Turning Basic.

• 2: RF forward

  • there is resistance with with lady.

  • Catch lady.

• 3: LF to side | turn 1/4 to R

  • Close up with lady. expand

• &: RF cross in front of LF | turn 1/4 to R

  • Lady is doing coaster step.

  • Give it a rubber band effect.

  • contraction.

• 4: LF side | continue rotating to R

  • LF is all the way to the other side of slot,

  • Man's L arm is up, will lead lady to do inside turn.

• 5: RF forward, turning R | turning R 1/4

  • Man's center should be facing Lady.

• 6: LF side after turning | another 1/4 to R

  • R hand glide around Lady's back, then release R hand

  • total is one full turn for the whole pattern.

• 7&8: triple anchor step

Follower

• 1: RF forward

  • Starting same as Turning Basic.

  • Directly forward in slot.

  • Body feels like winding up to L, "give" extend R arm, do not hold tight, do not lean back too much, but keep tension.

• 2: LF forward, then 1/2 to R at end of count | 1/2 turn to R

  • Do not try to face Man, (he is more perpendicular to Lady. Lady faces slot.

  • By end of 2, finish the full 1/2 turn.

• 3: RF back | This is a "Coaster Step"

  • Arm: "give".

  • Frame is not stiff, fixed. always have this "in and out" breathing feeling.

• &: LF close together with RF

• 4: RF forward

  • At end of 4, pivot

• 5: LF forward, the turn | turning 1/2 to L

• 6: RF back

• 7&8: triple anchor step