“Classic” Basket (6 counts ; 12 musical beats) : Brief Description

The “Classic” Basket is the original “classic” (more formal) version of the Basket.

Steps

1–3

The “Classic” Basket starts like steps 1–3 of the Basket.

4: (Cradle forwards)

The man leads the lady to move forwards-left and rotate 180+^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) — by bringing his left hand (and the lady's right hand) toward his left shoulder and changing to a palm-to-palm grip, and releasing the lady's left hand from his right hand so that his right hand slides around the lady's waist to her left hip — as he closes his right foot to his left and rotates slightly anticlockwise (with weight on his left leg).

5–7

The “Classic” Basket ends like steps 5–7 of the First Move.