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SWING DANCE MOVES -
Greg & Susie Zimmerman
479-3021
BASICS
TWO HAND BASIC: (Opposite hands joined); Side to side variation
ARCH OUT, ARCH IN: both sides, remember double spins possible
TIGHT ARCH: both sides, man's arm between during wraps
TWO HAND ARCH: both sides, may be done together, both man and lady
MAN'S ARCH or MAN'S ARCH THROUGH or DOUBLE ARCH: from lady's arch out
ROLL IN SERIES: to Basic, cross hand arch, or with "smack"
WINDMILLS or DELAYED WINDMILLS: (may be crossed hands)
1-2-3: for lady (starts to man's left)
SPACE CLEARER: from arch out to left
CLOSED (SLOW) DANCE: from arch out to left
SWEETHEART SERIES: for man or lady, switch sides and directions
MOVES BEGINNING FROM SWEETHEART POSITION
WRING THE DISHRAG: slide out left hand to left hand (1 1/2 turns for
lady)
BACK TO BACK: pretzel out (start from dishrag)
DAISY CHAIN: left hand in front of lady, reverse, pretzel out (from dishrag)
JERRY'S BACK DOOR: duck and help your partner turn (both man and lady)
BACK DOOR COMBO: sweetheart, front, man's sweetheart, duck
SWEETHEART SWAP. arm behind raised overhead alternating man and lady sweetheart
BACK OUT VARIATION OF SWAP: duck instead of raising arm
HAVA NAGILA: from the dishrag (folksy move)
CROSSED HANDS SERIES
BANANA SPLIT: slide out or hold (may add roll in) keep your head up
PUZZLE: banana split, thumbs down, lead left, duck thru hole (w/keeper)
ROLL-BY: from roll in (right hand to right hand catch)
NORMA'S ARCH: two hand (right over left) alternate man's and lady's arch
JIM CLARK ROLL-OUT: use at the end of PRETZEL
SIDE BY SIDE: from roll in (right over left) arms behind heads, reverse
BACK SCRATCHER: to Varsouvianna from right over left, reverse, windmill
out
OCTOPUS: right hand behind back lead, multiple PRETZELS
DOUBLE DUCK: from left over right, hand in small of back, alternate man
and lady
WINDOW SERIES: - BANANA SPLIT to FOLK DANCE MOVE
to LITTLE WINDOWS (two spins to right, three to left for lady)
to BIG WINDOWS lady winds into man's right arm, man into own right arm
BACKWARDS SKATER: from FOLK DANCE MOVE, reverse and puzzle out
Many moves can be done in reverse and with your own variations, Watch
where your hands are in relation to other moves. Mix, match and ENJOY!
If you can't remember them all, contact friends or place yourself into
the part you do remember and work forwards and backwards from there...
you may find something new! There are no wrong moves, only smiles!!