Basket Whip (5 counts ; 10 musical beats) : Brief Description

The Basket Whip is a slotted move, i.e. the lady simply steps forwards and backwards, and it is the man who moves off and on to her slot.

Steps

1–2

The Basket Whip starts like steps 1–2 of the Basket.

3: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards — by pushing the lady's back slightly with his right arm — as he moves right to come on to the lady's line.

4: ()

The man leads the lady to move backwards — by releasing her left hand after pulling it slightly with his right hand — as he moves left off the lady's line, leaving it free for her.

Ideally, the lady will keep her arms and dance frame rigid, so that the man's lead acts as a spring against the lady's arms — which is probably the reason for the name of the move — otherwise, the man's lead degenerates to pulling the lady's left arm slightly against her waist and her right hip.

5: ()

The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her left hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves right and rotates 180^o clockwise (with weight on his right leg).

6: (Finish)