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Crossbody Inside Turn Check, to Grapevine Step to Right Broken-Arm Position
Start - Single cross hold. (Right hands)

123 - Crossbody lead prep.
567 - Crossbody, inside turn to check.
(Before the follower can complete the left turn, the leader places their left hand on the follower's
right shoulder, stopping them and causing them to face away from the leader.)
123 - Grapevine step to inside turn prep.
(Leader brings the follower's right arm up so that they can step forward, and then to the left and end at the left of the follower. Leader's right hand is still holding follower's right hand. Follower also did a grapevine step.)
567 - Crossbody inside turn to right broken-arm position.
(Leader pulls the follower forward and then pulls them into a left turn until their right arm ends behind themself.)
123 - Basic, to open hold.

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Wednesday, 08 November 2006 10:06

Chest Checking to Free Outside Turn

Chest Checking to Free Outside Turn
Start - Open hold.

123 - Open line break, with left hand, with hold switch within line.
(After breaking with the follower on the left hand, the lead side steps towards the front of the follower and brings the left hand over their head and switches the follower's right hand to the right hand.)
567 - Inside turn to shadow with flare.
(The lead pulls the follower into a left turn so that they end in front of the lead. The lead stops the follower with the left hand and both end with their left knees bent and in a break.)
123 - (Lead turns follower right with left hand while the right hand hold is kept at chest level. Follower ends with left hand straight out.)
567 - Turn out.
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