Position: Lady faces the outside of the floor with her hands raised at her shoulders, heels |
together. Gentleman stands behind her with his hands holding hers, heels together. Alternative |
position would have the gentleman wrapping his arms slightly around the lady with the hands |
being held slightly in front of the lady's body |
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Comments: This is called Sway - 2 simply to designate it as a different dance from the other |
Sway dances listed. This version includes the hard to maintain balance 1 1/2 turn for the men. |
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Standard steps for gentleman and lady are identical. |
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1 | | Left foot step left |
2 | | Right toe touch to close to Left foot |
3 | | Right foot step right |
4 | | Left toe touch to close to Right foot |
5 | | Left foot step left |
6 | | Right toe touch to close to Left foot |
7 | | Right foot step to the right with a 1/4 turn CW. Arms move to reverse |
| | promenade position |
8 | | Left foot kick straight forward into low kick (moving from the hip) |
9 | | Left foot step backward |
10 | | Right foot step backward |
11 | | Left foot step backward in 3/4 turn CCW and drop Right hands |
12 | | Right foot step right and regrasp Right hands |
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VINE TO THE RIGHT WITH 1 1/2 TURNS TO THE RIGHT |
13 | | Left foot step behind Right leg to the right |
14 | | Right foot step to right |
15 | | Left foot step in front of Right leg to right |
16 | | Right foot step right and drop Left hands |
17 | | Left foot step to right 1/2 turn CW |
18 | | Right foot step 1/2 turn CW |
19 | | Left foot step to right 1/2 turn CW |
20 | | Right foot step to close to Left foot |
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Repeat |
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One favorite variation is an 18 count first pattern, dropping counts 15-16 above, followed by a |
16 count pattern to the end, by dropping counts 1-2 on the repeats. This uses both Option 1 and |
2 below. |
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Option 1: Some couples find it easier to balance by omitting counts 15-16. |
Option 2: Some couples eliminate counts 1-2 on all repeats. |