30 The Spinny Spinny Move!!

COURSE: Swinging Triplets

FOCUS: This lesson teaches the 'spinny spinny move', a swinging triplets technique focusing on creating and maintaining a stretch while rotating around an imaginary axis.

TIP & TRICKS:

• Create a stretch by leaning slightly away from your partner while keeping your frame.
• Maintain the stretch while traveling by having upper body face your partner and lower body face the direction of travel.
• Use a triple rhythm (e.g., 'one and a two') with clear weight transfers on the beat.
• Start slowly and increase speed gradually to maintain connection and balance.
• Enter the move from a basic step by letting your partner travel to create a small stretch.
• Exit by stopping rotational energy and stepping into a basic step.

REMEMBER:

• The feeling and rhythm are more important than precise foot placement; let footwork adapt naturally to body movement.
• Keep an outward energy as if turning around an imaginary pole to maintain the stretch.
• Ensure your upper body tracks your partner while your lower body aligns with travel direction for a slight twist.
• Avoid losing the stretch by not letting movement become just up and down; focus on outward energy.