“Classic” False Pretzel (5 counts ; 10 musical beats) : Brief Description

The “Classic” False Pretzel is a “high” left-side pass.

Steps

1: (Step back)

The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her right hand slightly with his left hand — as he moves backwards-right to his right of the lady's line, leaving it free for her to step forwards.

2: (Step in)

The man leads the lady to move forwards into his left side — by raising his left hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to above head height in an arch and offering his right hand form behind his back.

Those with a comic bent might choose to indicate that the lady has been duped by blowing a raspberry, etc!

3: (Step past)

The man leads the lady to move forwards and turn 180^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under his left hand (and the lady's right hand) after she fails to take hold of his right hand in her left hand — by bringing his left hand (and the lady's right hand) from the overhead arch to waist height (and quickly withdrawing any signalled right hand from behind his back) — as he moves forwards-left.

4: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards — by bringing his left hand (and the lady's right hand) forwards and raising his left hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to head height — as he moves backwards-right.

5: (Step past)

The man leads the lady to move forwards and turn 180^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) under his left hand (and the lady's right hand) — by pulling her right hand slightly with his left hand and lowering his left hand (and the lady's right hand) from head height to waist height — as he moves backwards-left.

6: (Finish)