Hatchback (4 counts ; 8 musical beats)
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 — by pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves backwards-left off the lady's line, leaving it free for her to step forwards.
- 2: (Step in, and take hands to left shoulder)
The lady faces south stepped away in front of and slightly on the right 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 — by pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves forwards slightly to the left of the lady's line, so that the lady comes into his right side.
The man brings the right hands across to his left shoulder (as if his right arm were in a sling) and releases hold, so that his right palm faces his shoulder and with the lady's right hand flat on top with no grip so that the lead cannot be confused with a “Classic” Yo-yo.
- 3: ()
The lady faces south on the right side of the man, who faces north.
The lady's right hand is placed on top of the man's right hand — the man's right hand is near to his left shoulder.
The man leads the lady to move forwards-right and spin 540o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by swinging his right arm in an arc to his right pushing her right arm away, since the handhold was released on the previous step — as he moves forwards-right and spins 180o anticlockwise (with weight on his left leg).
- 4: (Catch, and step back)
The lady faces north stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces south.
The man typically catches both of the lady's hands in a double handhold, or catches the lady's right hand in either of his hands.
The man typically catches the lady's hands in a double handhold, or catches the lady's right hand in either his left or right hand. The man leads the lady to finish the spin (placing weight onto her left foot as a brake and then stepping back on her right leg) — by pushing her hand(s) slightly with his hand(s) — as he finishes the spin (placing weight onto his right foot as a brake and then stepping back on his left leg).
- 5: (Finish)
The lady faces north stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces south.
The man typically has a double handhold with the lady, or holds the lady's right hand in either of his hands at waist height.
Notes
Variations
Alternatively, the man can rotate 180o clockwise to face the lady — feels “smoother”.
Links
- Hatchback at Bath Leroc. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
- Hatchback at Cardiff Le Roc and Dance. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
- Hatchback at leroc.net. 2001. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
- Hatchback at Robert Pepper's Website. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
- Hatchback at Dance Yourself Dizzy. Alternative link 1.
- Hatchback at Elmgrove LeRoc.
- Hatch Back at The Third Row.
Books
- Hatchback in The Dance Manual. Andy Galloway. Lyndenhurst Ltd, 38 Ashley Road, London, N19 3AF, UK, 1988.
- Hatchback in Learn To Dance Modern Jive. Robert Austin and Claire Hilliard. Sigma Leisure, Sigma Press, 1 South Oak Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 6AR, UK, 1998. ISBN 1850586020.
Videos
- Hatchback in How To Jive With Jive Bunny. Christine Keeble. Castle Music Pictures, How To Jive, Ravenbridge House, Camp End Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0NR, UK, 1990.
- Hatchback in How To Jive — Featuring Music By The Firebirds.
- Hatchback in Le Jive, Le Video — The Complete Instruction Video. Robert Austin and Claire Hilliard. DD Video, DD Video, 5 Churchill Court, 58 Station Road, North Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 7SA, UK, 1995.