Push Spin (Right Handed) (4 counts ; 8 musical beats)
Introduction
The Push Spin (Right Handed) is similar to the American Spin from ballroom jive — although in ballroom jive the handhold is kept at waist height and the lead is due to increasing compression in the joint handhold (before it is released).
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.
- 2: (Step in)
The lady faces south stepped away 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 forwards — by pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand. — as he moves forwards
- 3: ()
The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man's right hand is palm-to-palm with the lady's right hand.
The man leads the lady to spin 360o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by releasing her right palm after pushing it slightly with his right palm.
- 4: (Catch, and step back)
The lady faces south directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man typically catches both of the lady's hands in a double handhold, or catches the lady's right hand in either of his hands.
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.
- 5: (Finish)
The lady faces south stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces north.
The man typically has a double handhold with the lady, or holds the lady's right hand in either of his hands at waist height.
Videos
- Right Handed Pushspin in Beginners Modern Jive — The Easy Way To Learn. QLD Dance, 1A Great Northern Street, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7HJ, UK, volume QLDVD6010, 2003.