Overhead Change (3 counts ; 6 musical beats) : Brief Description

The Overhead Change is typically used as an easy way to change handhold(s), e.g. from a crossed handhold to an uncrossed one.

Steps

1: (Step back)

The man leads the lady to move backwards — by pushing her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves backwards and offers his left hand over the right-to-right handhold for the lady to take his left hand in her left hand.

2: ()

The man leads the lady to move forwards — by pulling her left hand slightly with his right hand and pulling her right hand slightly with his left hand — as he moves forwards and brings both sets of hands together and raises his left hand (and the lady's left hand) and raises his right hand (and the lady's right hand) to above head height.

This can be performed slowly for a much more stylish effect, e.g. the hands can be held up for several beats. Alternatively, the hands can be lowered together slowly, e.g. rocking from side to side, or beating out the rhythm of the music over a number of beats.

3: ()

The man leads the lady to move backwards and swap hands at the peak of the arc and lower the hands to the sides at waist height — by breaking and rejoining the handholds, e.g. changing from a crossed handhold to an uncrossed handhold, — as he moves backwards.

4: (Finish)