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

💃🏻🕺🏽 Leads to:

• righty reverse whip
• starter left-side pass redirect
• closed right-side pass redirect
• left-side pass outside pass turn into righty-down-out
• left-side outside pass
• left-side starter outside turn into a righty-down-out
• left-side starter inside chain turn into open
• left-side starter back-lead free spin
• fold

💃🏻🕺🏽 Reached via:

• continuous basket whip into starter
• continuous whip into starter
• sugar tuck chase
• head drape into starter
• left triple forward triple into starter
• forward tap forward triple
• right-side inside turn into starter
• starter left-side pass redirect
• right-side pass redirect to starter
• left collect-tap-return right collect-tap-return
• left-side inside chain turn to dip into starter