Miami Special (5 counts ; 10 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 and offers his left hand over the right-to-right handhold for the lady to take his left hand in her left hand.
- 2: (Step in)
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 left hand and holds the lady's left hand in his right hand, the left-to-right hands are over the right-to-left hands.
The man leads the lady to move forwards — by pulling her left hand slightly with his left hand and pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves forwards, raises his left hand (and the lady's left hand) from waist height over the lady's head so that the hands end behind the lady's neck, and raises his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from waist height over his head and then turns 180o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under his right hand (and the lady's left hand) so that the hands end behind his neck.
- 3: ()
The lady faces south close to on the left side of the man, who faces south.
The man holds the lady's left hand in his left hand and holds the lady's right hand in his right hand, the right hands are over the left hands — the man's left hand is on his right shoulder — the man's right hand is on the lady's left shoulder.
The man leads the lady to move right — by pushing her left hand slightly with his left hand and releasing the lady's right hand from his right hand — as he moves left.
- 4: ()
The lady faces south on the left side of the man, who faces south.
There is no handhold — the man's right hand is near to the lady's left shoulder — the lady's right hand is near to the man's right shoulder.
The man leads the lady to continue to move left — by letting the lady continue, as indicated by his previous lead — as he moves right.
- 5: ()
The lady faces south on the left side of the man, who faces south.
The man holds the lady's left hand in his left hand and holds the lady's right hand in his right hand, the right hands are over the left hands — the man's left hand is on his right shoulder — the man's right hand is on the lady's left shoulder.
The man leads the lady to continue to move left — by letting the lady continue, as indicated by his previous lead — as he moves right.
- 6: (Finish)
The lady faces south stepped away on the left side of the man, who faces south.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand — the man's left hand is at shoulder height.
The man catches the lady's right hand in his left hand.
Links
- Miami at Bath Leroc. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
- Crazy Catapult to Miami Special at Cardiff Le Roc and Dance. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
- Miami and Flamenco at Cardiff Le Roc and Dance. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
- Miami Spinning Drop at Cardiff Le Roc and Dance. Hosted at The Internet Archive.
- Miami Special at Cardiff Le Roc and Dance. Hosted at The Internet Archive.