starter

→ West Coast Swing → Positions

The handwork is identical to the closed position, but the leader stands perpendicularly to the follower’s left side, sort of like the characters _|.

Reached via:

• continuous whip into starter position
• right-side inside turn into starter position
• head drape into starter
• whip with an inside turn into starter position

Leads to:

• left-side outside pass
• left-side starter outside turn into a righty-down-out position and righty reverse whip
• left-side starter inside chain turn into open position
• fold
• closed right-side pass redirect