| Freestyle |
The part of a dance in which no lesson is taking place when you
practice what you have learnt, dance the moves you want
to dance and generally put into practice what you know. |
| Return |
Put at the end of a lot of moves and is an anti clockwise
turn aimed at countering to many clockwise turns see
Turn and Return |
| Flickspin |
Usually the man throwing his right hand over to the
right at
waist level and letting go of the ladies completely so that she spins in
front of him. (A similar action to throwing a Frisbee for example) |
| Clockwise |
Turning to your right.
Your right elbow goes backward and
your left shoulder goes forward |
| Anti Clockwise |
Turning to your
left. Your left elbow goes backward and
your right shoulder goes forward |
| Ball and Socket Grip |
This means that the ladies make a
fist, usually with their right hand, and the men cup their right hand over
the top of it. The reason for this is that, on certain moves, it will stop
the ladies fingers getting bent backward when she is spun by the man. |
| Half Nelson |
This means that the arm is bent behind
your back in and "L: shape with the lower part of your arm across the
small of the back. The Half Nelson is used by both men and women and uses
either arm. |
