Loophole: Notes

Alternate endings include a wrapped Catapult ending: maintain both handholds so that the man becomes wrapped by the lady, from here the man can release both of the lady's hands, drop his hands behind his back, catching the lady's left hand in his left hand behind his back. From here, the man can now lead a Catapult ending. The main difficulty with the Loophole is to transition from the circular motion of the Loophole to the straight-line motion of the wrapped Catapult ending.

The man and lady Loophole do not have to be performed in any particular order. Leading consecutive lady loopholes is a leadable variation. Because the order is irrelevant, the man can lead himself first to provide additional indication of how the move progresses, when dancing with a lady unfamiliar with the move.

Multiple spins during the Loophole can be performed, providing that you can break and regain hold, e.g. right-to-left handhold for a lady Loophole,

Lady loopholes can be led as a “tease” by continually offering the right hand slightly out of the lady's reach — the lead then becomes part visual, part expectation and part exasperation — but it can make a change to the usual lead and follow, and is a useful exercise for trying to keep your leads “light”.