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title: 5 Suspended Pivot Turn
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date: 2026-04-28T08:02:00.567Z
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## 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.
