Cronin Spin (3 counts ; 6 musical beats) : Brief Description

The Cronin Spin is a travelling version of the Archie Spin where man and lady swap sides. The Cronin Spin is reputedly named after James Cronin, one of the founders of Ceroc^®.

Steps

1: (Step back)

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

2: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards-right and rotate 270+^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by “untwisting” and raising his left hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to above head height, i.e. rotating the hands clockwise (from his viewpoint) continuing the motion to form an overhead arch — as he moves left and rotates 90+^o anticlockwise (with weight on his left leg), so that both partners come back to back.

3: ()

The man leads the lady to move right and turn 270^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under his left hand (and the lady's right hand) — by bringing his left hand (and the lady's right hand) over both partners' heads to waist height — as he moves right and turns 90^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) under his left hand (and the lady's right hand).

4: (Finish)