Arm Jive, Push Spin (6 counts ; 12 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 (stepping back on her right foot in preparation for an anticlockwise rotation) — by pushing her right hand slightly with his left hand — as he Offers his right hand for the lady to take his right hand in her left hand, and moves backwards (stepping back on his right foot in preparation for an anticlockwise rotation)
- 2: (Twist left)
The lady faces south stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand and holds the lady's left hand in his right hand.
The man leads the lady to rotate slightly anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) — by pulling her right hand slightly with his left hand and pushing her left hand slightly with his right hand — as he rotates slightly anticlockwise (with weight on his left leg).
- 3: (Twist right)
The lady faces southeast stepped away in front of and slightly on the right of the man, who faces northwest.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand and holds the lady's left hand in his right hand.
The man leads the lady to rotate 90o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by pushing her right hand slightly with his left hand and pulling her left hand slightly with his right hand — as he rotates 90o clockwise (with weight on his right leg).
Some people do footwork, with the man swivelling with weight on his left foot, tapping his right foot towards the lady, lady swivelling with weight on her right foot tapping her left foot towards the man.
- 4: (Twist left, to palm to palm)
The lady faces southwest stepped away in front of and slightly on the left of the man, who faces northeast.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand and holds the lady's left hand in his right hand — the man's left hand is near to his left shoulder.
The man leads the lady to rotate 90o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) — by pushing her left hand slightly with his right hand, pulling her right hand slightly with his left hand and modifying the left grip to be palm-to-palm grip to indicate that the lady will be led into a spin — as he rotates 90o anticlockwise (with weight on his left leg).
- 5: (Spin the lady)
The lady faces southeast stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces northwest.
The man's left hand is palm-to-palm with the lady's right hand and holds the lady's left hand in his right hand — the man's left hand is near to his left shoulder.
The man leads the lady to spin 360+o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by releasing her right palm after pushing it slightly with his left palm and releasing the lady's left hand from his right hand — as he spins slightly clockwise (with weight on his right leg).
- 6: (Catch, and step back)
The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man typically catches both of the lady's hands in a double handhold, or catches the lady's right hand in either of his hands.
The man typically catches the lady's hands in a double handhold, or catches the lady's right hand in either his left or right hand. The man leads the lady to finish the spin (placing weight onto her left foot as a brake and then stepping back on her right leg) — by pushing her hand(s) slightly with his hand(s) — as he moves backwards.
- 7: (Finish)
The lady faces south stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man typically has a double handhold with the lady, or holds the lady's right hand in either of his hands at waist height.