Archie Lady Double Spin (4 counts ; 8 musical beats)

Steps

1: (Step back)

The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces north.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand.

The man leads the lady to move backwards and rotate slightly anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) — by pushing her right hand slightly with his left hand — as he moves backwards and rotates slightly clockwise (with weight on his right leg).

2: ()

The lady faces east/southeast on the left side of the man, who faces approximately northeast/east.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand — the man's left hand is rotated slightly anticlockwise (from the man's the man's viewpoint) so that the man's left palm faces upwards and his left elbow points down.

The man leads the lady to move forwards-right and rotate 180+^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by “untwisting” and raising his left hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to above head height, i.e. rotating the hands clockwise (from his viewpoint) continuing the motion to form an overhead arch — as he moves left and rotates slightly clockwise (with weight on his right leg) so that he faces across the lady on her left side.

3: ()

The lady faces north directly in front of the man, who faces east.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand — the man's left hand is over the lady's head.

The man leads the lady to move backwards and turn 360^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under his right hand (and the lady's right hand) — by swapping the lady's right hand from his left hand into his right hand and pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves forwards-left and rotates 90^o clockwise (with weight on his right leg).

4: (Step back)

The lady faces north directly in front of the man, who faces south.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's right hand is at head height.

The man leads the lady to finish the turn (placing weight onto her left foot as a brake and then stepping back on her right leg) — by lowering his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from head height to waist height and pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he finishes the turn (placing weight onto his left foot as a brake and then stepping back on his right leg)

5: (Finish)

The lady faces north stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces south.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand.