Cleaver (7 counts ; 14 musical beats)

Also known as: Kleaver or Shoulder Pull.

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.

2: (Step in)

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 right hand.

The man leads the lady to move forwards and rotate 180^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) to back him — by pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand and raising his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to above her head — as he moves forwards.

3: ()

The lady faces north in front of and slightly on the left of the man, who faces north.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man holds the lady's left shoulder with his left hand.

The man leads the lady to turn 270^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) under his right hand (and the lady's right hand) — by placing his left hand on the left side of lady's left shoulder and pushing slightly while bringing the right hands over the lady's head — as he moves forwards-right and releases his left hand from her shoulder keeping the left arm extended forwards at shoulder height, and turns 90^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under his right hand (and the lady's right hand) (after bringing them over the lady's head and then over his own head), and then lowering them behind his neck.

4: ()

The lady faces east stepped away on the left of and slightly behind the man, who faces east.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's right hand is at shoulder height.

The man leads the lady to move right — by pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves left and extends his right arm (and the lady's right hand) out to his right at shoulder-height.

5: ()

The lady faces east stepped away on the right of and slightly behind the man, who faces east.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's right hand is at shoulder height.

The man leads the lady to rotate 90^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) — by bringing his right hand (and the lady's right hand) slightly to his right keeping them at shoulder height and bringing the forearms together into a gearstick — as he rotates 90^o clockwise (with weight on his right leg).

6: ()

The lady faces north directly in front of the man, who faces south.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — , so that the forearms are vertical and held against each other in a “gearstick” position.

The man leads the lady to turn 360^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under his right hand (and the lady's right hand) — by pushing his right forearm against the lady's right forearm and raising his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to above her head.

7: (Step back)

The lady faces north directly in front of the man, who faces south.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's right hand is at head height.

The man leads the lady to finish the turn (placing weight onto her left foot as a brake and then stepping back on her right leg) — by lowering his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from head height to waist height and pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves backwards.

8: (Finish)

The lady faces north stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces south.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand.

Links

• Kleaver at Bath Leroc. Hosted at The Internet Archive.

Books

• Cleaver in The Dance Manual. Andy Galloway. Lyndenhurst Ltd, 38 Ashley Road, London, N19 3AF, UK, 1988.