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→ West Coast Swing → Positions

• A specific two-arm handhold.
• The leader’s left hand ring finger and middle finger point to the right, holding the follower’s right hand (pointing down) at xiphoid level.
• The leader’s right hand ring and middle finger point to the left, holding the follower’s left hand (pointing down) at xiphoid level sort of like the characters |=|.

Reached via:

• contemporary hustle whip
• right-side inside pass into parallel position