Left-Handed Figure Of Eight (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 left hand.
The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her right hand slightly with his left hand — as he moves backwards.
- 2: (Step in)
The lady faces south stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand.
The man leads the lady to move forwards — by pulling her left hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves forwards and raises his left hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height to above his head and then turns 360o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) under his left hand (and the lady's right hand).
- 3: ()
The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand — the man's left forearm is locked vertically against (and slightly to the right of) the lady's right forearm.
The man leads the lady to turn 360o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under his left hand (and the lady's right hand) — by pushing her right forearm to his left with his left forearm and raising his left hand (and the lady's right hand) from shoulder height to above the lady's head.
- 4: (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 left hand — the man's left hand is at head height.
The man leads the lady to finish the turn (placing weight onto her left foot as a brake and then stepping back on her right leg) — by pushing her right hand slightly with his left hand — as he lowers his left hand (and the lady's right hand) to waist height and moves backwards.
- 5: (Finish)
The lady faces south stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand.
Links
- High Eight at Cardiff Le Roc and Dance. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
Books
- Left handed figure of eight in The Dance Manual. Andy Galloway. Lyndenhurst Ltd, 38 Ashley Road, London, N19 3AF, UK, 1988.