12.5 Tuck double turn from closed position

For the leader: This is an eight count pattern. On 1,2, the leader does a rock step and pivots the follower into a rock step by opening up with his right hand and by pressing slightly with his left palm against the knuckles of the follower's right hand. If the follower has proper frame she should step back into a rock step. Between 2 and 3 the leader pivots the follower counter clockwise between 45 to 90 degrees. On 3, The leader raises his left hand face level, opens his hand and stops the follower by pressing against her right hand with his left. The footwork on 3&4 is a triple push. On 5,6, the leader goes walk walk and turns his left hand in a small, gentle, stirring motion over and in front of the follower's forward to lead the follower in one and a half turns. On 7&8, the leader does a triple sit. Generally, when the leader pivots or turns the follower with his right hand, his right hand should be positioned either at the shoulder or the waist but never in between in the spine area. Anatomically, the horizontal bones in the shoulders and waist will more directly turn the follower than the vertical bones of the spine.

For the follower: On 1,2, the follower is led back into a rock step. On 3&4, the she is led forward into a triple push. On 5, the follower steps around counter clockwise 180 degrees with her right foot. On 6, the follower steps counter clockwise 180 degrees with her left foot. On 7, the follower steps around another 180 degrees and on &8 the follower finishes with the last two steps of her triple sit.

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