Open First Move (6 counts ; 12 musical beats) : Brief Description

Steps

1–2

The Open First Move starts like steps 1–2 of the First Move.

3: ()

The man leads the lady to rotate 180+^o clockwise (with weight on her left leg) so that she ends stepped back on her right foot — by releasing her right hand after pushing it slightly with his left hand to his right, across the lady — as he rotates slightly anticlockwise (with weight on his left leg).

4: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards and rotate 180+^o anticlockwise (with weight on her left leg) — by bringing his left hand (and the lady's right hand) towards his left shoulder — as he moves forwards and rotates slightly clockwise (with weight on his right leg).

5: ()

The man leads the lady to spin 360^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by using his right hand on the lady's left waist, i.e. by the man's right hand on the lady's back acting as a hinge — releasing pressure with the fingers and maintaining, or slightly increasing, the pressure of the “heel” of his right hand, prior to releasing it from the lady's hip.

6: (Catch, and step back)

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.

7: (Finish)