5 Suspended Pivot Turn

COURSE: dips-tricks-2

FOCUS: This lesson teaches the Suspended Pivot Turn, an elegant dip that involves a controlled turn with maintained connection and space between partners.

TIP & TRICKS:

• Leaders maintain a straight line while shuffling around like penguins during the pivot.
• Followers stay on their left foot until they feel the leader tip them off their axis.
• Use the space between bodies for counterbalance during the turn.
• Followers connect their arm across the leader's shoulder just after feeling the leader's arm connect.
• Practice the pivot turn with the entrance to make it easier to get into position.
• Followers use their turning energy to push slightly back into the leader's arm.

REMEMBER:

• Maintain a solid shape with arms while keeping bodies slightly away from each other for counterbalance.
• The pivot turn axis is the leader's left leg which stays in place.
• Followers should put weight into their own leg at the end rather than relying entirely on the leader.
• The move involves specific step counts: leaders take eight steps total, followers take seven.
• Keep strong through the center to maintain a beautiful straight line up the body.
• The connection should feel like a catch with rotation prepared in the body.