Lady Spin (4 counts ; 8 musical beats)

Also known as: Ceroc^® Spin.

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: ()

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 and rotates 90^o clockwise (with weight on his right leg).

Some men signal the Lady Spin by placing their left hand on the lady's right forearm as a signal to block the lady's travel (and to lead the subsequent spin).

3: ()

The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces east.

The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand.

The man leads the lady to spin 450^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by releasing her right hand after pushing it slightly with his right hand (or if the man has taken the lady's right forearm in his left hand, by also releasing her right arm after pulling it slightly with his left hand).

Some men signal the Lady Spin with a “ball and socket” grip — the man cups his hand, while the lady makes a fist — providing a handhold that can separate quickly, which also keeps tension in the lady's arm.

4: (Catch, and step back)

The lady faces west stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces east.

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 moves backwards.

5: (Finish)

The lady faces west stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces east.

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.

Links

• Lady spin at Bath Leroc. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
• Lady Spin at Bath Leroc. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
• Lady Spin at Cardiff Le Roc and Dance. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
• Ladyspins at leroc.net. 2001. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
• Lady spin at Robert Pepper's Website. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
• Cerocspin at Ceroc Kidderminster.
• Ladyspin at Dance Yourself Dizzy. Alternative link 1.
• Ladies Spin at Elmgrove LeRoc.
• Lady Spin at The Third Row.

Books

• Ladies spin in The Dance Manual. Andy Galloway. Lyndenhurst Ltd, 38 Ashley Road, London, N19 3AF, UK, 1988.
• Lady Spin 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

• Lady Spin 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.
• Lady Spin in How To Jive — Featuring Music By The Firebirds.
• Lady Spin 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.