Open Neckbreak (5 counts ; 10 musical beats) : Brief Description

Steps

1: (Step back)

The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her right hand slightly with his left hand — as he moves backwards-left off the lady's line, leaving it free for her to step forwards.

2: (Step in)

The man leads the lady to move forwards — by pulling her right hand slightly with his left hand — as he moves forwards slightly to the left of the lady's line, so that the lady will come into his right side.

Some men signal the Open Neckbreak by holding their right arm straight out to their right at shoulder height, with their right palm facing away from the lady — this is a stylised preparation so that the right hand is free to swap the lady's hand into.

3: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards and rotate 180^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by sweeping the lady's right hand across to his right, then swapping the lady's right hand from his left hand into his right hand — as he moves forwards-right and rotates 180^o clockwise (with weight on his right leg).

4: (Turn the lady)

The man leads the lady to turn 360^o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) under his right hand (and the lady's right hand) — by pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand and raising his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from shoulder height to above head height.

5: (Step back)

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 lowering his right hand (and the lady's right hand) from head height to waist height and pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves backwards.

6: (Finish)