“Classic” Yo-yo 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 right hand.
The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves backwards-left off the lady's line, leaving it free for her to step forwards.
- 2: (Step in, and take hands to left shoulder)
The lady faces south stepped away in front of and slightly on the right 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 forwards — by pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves forwards slightly to the left of the lady's line, so that the lady comes into his right side. The lady may optionally place her left hand on the man's right shoulder.
The man brings the right hands across to his left shoulder (almost as if his right arm were in a sling), keeping a grip on the lady's right hand so that the lead cannot be confused with a Hatchback.
- 3: ()
The lady faces south on the right side of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's right hand is near to his left shoulder.
The man leads the lady to rotate 180o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by bringing his right hand (and the lady's right hand) to his right, in front of the lady.
- 4: ()
The lady faces north close to on the right side of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's right hand is extended to the left at shoulder height.
The man leads the lady to move forwards-left and rotate 180o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) — by bringing his right hand (and the lady's right hand) in front of himself so that his right forearm locks vertically in contact against the lady's right forearm, i.e. both right arms form an “L”-shape at shoulder height, so that they are elbow to elbow, with a flat palm to palm handhold. — as he moves backwards-right.
- 5: ()
The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man's right hand is palm-to-palm with the lady's right hand.
The man leads the lady to spin 360o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by releasing her right palm after pushing it slightly with his right palm.
- 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.