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Commence facing wall in Closed Hold
| Man | Lead | Foot/Body Position | Turn/Alignment | Footwork | Count |
| 1 | Leading Lady to turn to R, then backward | Turning to R, LF forward, OP on L side in Closed Hold as a Pressed Forward Walk at a 90° angle to front of Lady. Hip Twist Action | 1/4 to R, facing against LOD. Upper body toward Lady | B, foot flat (RF), B(H) (LF) | 2 |
| 2 | Leading Lady sideways & to turn to L | Turning to L, RF to side & slightly back in Closed Hol | 3/8 to L, backing DC against LOD, upper body toward Lady | BH | & |
| 3 | Leading Lady forward | LF back with Lady OP in Closed Hold | No turn, backing DC against LOD, upper body toward Lady | BH | 3 |
| 4 | Leading Lady as a Hip Twist action to R, then forward | RF back with Lady's L side at a 90° angle to front of Man in Closed Hold | No turn, backing DC against LOD | BH | 4 |
| 5 | Leading Lady sideways & to turn to L | Turning to L, LF to side in Closed Hold | 1/4 to L, facing DC, upper body toward Lady | BH | & |
| 6 | Leading Lady backward | RF forward, OP in Closed Hold | No turn, facing DC, upper body toward Lady | BH | 1 |
| 7-9 | Leading Lady backward to repeat steps 1-3, overturning to L to end LF back, Lady OP, backing LOD | 2&3 | |||
| 10-12 | Leading Lady as Hip Twist action to repeat steps 4-6, overturning to L to end RF forward OP, facing DW | 4&1 |
Commence backing wall in Closed Hold
| Lady | Foot/Body Position | Turn/Alignment | Footwork | Count |
| 1 | Turning to R, RF back with Man OP on L side, in Closed Hold | 1/8 to R, backing DW against LOD, upper body toward Man | BH | 2 |
| 2 | Turning to L, LF closes to RF in Closed Hold | 1/4 to L, facing DC against LOD, upper body toward Man | BH | & |
| 3 | RF forward OP in Closed Hold | No turn, facing DC against LOD, upper body toward Man | BH | 3 |
| 4 | Turning to R, LF forward OP on L side in Closed Hold, as Pressed Forward Walk at a 90° angle to front of Man. Hip Twist Action | 1/4 to R on RF, facing DC, upper body toward Man | B, foot flat (RF), B(H) (LF) | 4 |
| 5 | Turning to L, RF closes to LF in Closed Hold | 1/2 to L, backing DC, upper body toward Man | BH | & |
| 6 | LF back with Man OP in Closed Hold | No turn, backing DC, upper body toward Man | BH | 1 |
| 7-9 | RF back with Man OP on L side to repeat steps 1-3, overturning to L to end RF forward OP, facing LOD | 2&3 | ||
| 10-12 | Turning to R, LF forward, Hip Twist Action, to repeat steps 4-6, overturning to L to end LF back, Man OP, backing DW | 4&1 |
Suggested Popular Combination
Precede |
Alemana |
Follow |
Continuous Locks OP in Closed Hold |
Suggested Advanced Combination
Precede |
1-10 Checked Alemana |
Follow |
Running Lock |