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Neck-Break

See Half Neck-break for how most followers skip two beats on this.

There are ways to prevent the halving. You can disguise it to stop them turning straight into your right hand.

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Octopus

Noob move, but a great fill nevertheless. Leader will use this to give them time to think of the next move to do. Add pauses for effect.

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Orbit

Keep facing forward and don't let go of the follower's arm too early.

Expert mode - leader stays on the track, and moves forward back.

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Overhead Twirl

Ideal move to express yourself.

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Pretzel Subterfuge

Often comes about unintentionally when follower doesn't see your hand.

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Pretzel Wrap

Aka the straight jacket.

Experts: Do it left handed and right handed.

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Promenade

Can be done moving forward or on the spot.

Track: Clarx - Zig Zag (NoCopyrightSounds)

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Push spin

Left and right handed. Video includes a flick spin and spin me too.

Track: Warriyo - Mortals (feat. Laura Brehm) #NoCopyrightSounds

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Roll

If at first you don't succeed ...

We will have to try and try again.

I am trying to replicate what I felt with Georgina some years back. It felt exquisite through the arms. Ignoring what it looks like, it felt special. Of the tens of other ladies that I have done this roll with, nothing has come close to that sensation.

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Salsa Curtsy

Seen more often in Salsa than jive, but excellent as expressive move.

See end of video - you can do multi drops.

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Shotput

Created by Max Jive through inspiration from a beginner moving out of place.

Slide, spin once or spin twice.

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Shoulder Release

How you get there doesn't matter. With hands on your shoulder let go and offer below.

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Snowball

Snowballing vs Octopus.
Same but different.
Snowballing = compact.
Octopus = travelling.

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Sombrero

Lots of things you can add to this.

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Spin-me

You may have to shout, "spin me".

"What?"

"Spin me.", "Oh spin you - never spun a man before."

(So many have danced for decades - and never spun a man.)

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Tango Infront Behind steps

Nice to dart in between others on the floor when a gap is available.

A Jive fusion example at the end.

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All Together Now

From standing start or catapult and stall.

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Triangle

Forget about the naff lean with knees touching, this is the real thing. Me and Megan spent an age devising a balance like this with just one leg but were bedevilled by torsion issues. So, we plumped for this. Outside in light rain it was stunning looking up. This is highly dangerous on a dance floor. It might look easy, but one slight error will land you in A&E.

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True Tension

A clear demonstration that if you learn true tension in your arms it works wonders. In this case a little too well.

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Two-step

Ultra easy but nice to do from time to time. Follower need not know the steps beforehand - just copy along.

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Yo-yo

Beginner move

Right handed and left handed

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Yo-yo-clock

Basic demo here - you can jazz up when you have it nailed.

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Yo-yo turn

Smooth variant of the standard yo-yo

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