Cajun Window (5 counts ; 10 musical beats)
Also known as: Little Window.
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 right 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 right hand — as he moves backwards and offers his left hand under the right-to-right handhold for the lady to take his left hand in her left hand.
- 2: ()
The lady faces south stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's left hand in his left hand and holds the lady's right hand in his right hand, the right hands are over the left hands.
The man leads the lady to move forwards and turn 360o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) under both his right and left hands (and the lady's right and left hands) — by pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand keeping both sets of hands close together, to avoid tangling them — as he moves forwards.
- 3: (Step back)
The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's left hand in his left hand and holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's left forearm and the lady's right forearm are held vertically to form a loop, with the right-to-left handhold passing through the loop.
The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves backwards and slides the right hands down inside the loop formed by both partners' left hands.
There is a clear eye-line for both partners through the “window”.
- 4: ()
The lady faces south stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's left hand in his left hand and holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's left forearm and the lady's right forearm are held vertically to form a loop, with the right-to-left handhold passing through the loop.
The man leads the lady to move forwards and turn 360o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under both his left and right hands (and the lady's left and right hands) — by — as he moves forwards.
- 5: (Step back)
The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's left hand in his left hand and holds the lady's right hand in his right hand, the right hands are over the left hands.
The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her left hand slightly with his left hand and pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand and lowering his right hand (and the lady's right hand) and lowering his left hand (and the lady's left hand) to waist height — as he moves backwards.
- 6: (Finish)
The lady faces south stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's left hand in his left hand and holds the lady's right hand in his right hand, the right hands are over the left hands.
Notes
Variations
Rather than the man leading the lady into a 360o turn he can lead her into a 180o turn, plus 180o himself.
There is a mirrored version, turning the lady clockwise, where the left arms form the loop, and the right arms pass through the loop. It's possible to transition between the two versions, but it needs four 360o turns.