Figure Of Eight (4 counts ; 8 musical beats) : Brief Description

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 (stepping back on his right foot in preparation for an anticlockwise rotation).

Some men signal the Figure Of Eight by holding their right hand out to their right at shoulder height, with their palm facing the lady — this is a stylised preparation to transfer hold into the man's right hand as he turns. Other men may signal the Figure Of Eight by pointing vertically downwards with their right hand.

2: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards — by pulling her left hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves forwards and swaps the lady's right hand from his left hand into his right hand, then raises his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to above his head and turns 360^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) under his right hand (and the lady's right hand).

The man can emphasize the turn out and spin during the Figure Of Eight.

and

The man leads the lady to stay in-place — by dipping his right hand (and the lady's right hand), and then raising his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to head height in preparation for the next step.

3: ()

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 raising his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to above the lady's head.

4: (Step back)

The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves backwards.

5: (Finish)