First Move — Checked (8 counts ; 16 musical beats) : Brief Description

Steps

1–3

The First Move — Checked starts like steps 1–3 of the First Move.

4: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards and rotate 90+^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) — by bringing his left hand (and the lady's right hand) toward his left shoulder — as he moves forwards and rotates 90+^o clockwise (with weight on his right leg) and takes her right hip with his right hand.

5: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards-left and rotate 90+^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by pulling the lady's right hip back and increasing pressure on the left of the lady's back as it hinges — as he moves forwards-right and rotates 90+^o anticlockwise (with weight on his left leg).

The style of the step can be varied by adding hip motions, or slowing the step down, for example, the man can roll his weight onto his left foot (leading the lady to mirror him and roll her weight onto her left foot), and then rolling his weight back onto his right foot (leading the lady to mirror him and roll her weight onto her right foot).

6–9

The First Move — Checked ends like steps 4–7 of the First Move (Dance Hold).