Slow Backpass (4 counts ; 8 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.
- 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 right hand.
The man leads the lady to move forwards — by pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves forwards slightly to the left of the lady's line, so that the lady comes slightly past his right side, as he brings the lady's right hand down to his right hip.
- 3: (Swap hands, and step past)
The lady faces south close to on the right of and slightly behind the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's right hand is near to his right hip.
The man leads the lady to remain on the spot — by keeping the handhold still — as he swaps the lady's right hand from his left hand into his right hand behind his back.
- 4: (Step past, to face)
The lady faces south close to on the right of and slightly behind the man, who faces north.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his right hand — the man's right hand is near to his right hip.
The man leads the lady to move forwards-right and rotate 180o clockwise (with weight on her right leg) — by pulling her right hand slightly with his right hand — as he moves forwards and rotates 180o anticlockwise (with weight on his left leg).
- 5: (Finish)
The lady faces north stepped away directly in front of the man, who faces south.
The man holds the lady's right hand in his left hand.