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Outside Turn with Hand Drop > CBL with Inside Travelling Turn sn0149, H2.1 > H3.2

Bar1.S1) Lead and Follower start Mambo Step, sn0001.

Bar1.S2) Lead and Follower continue Mambo Step.

Bar1.S3) Lead's left foot steps next to their right foot.

Lead's left hand raises Follower's right hand to Follower's shoulder height.

Follower's right foot steps next to their left foot and turns to the right to prepare for an Outside Turn.
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Bar1.S4) Pause.
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Bar2.S5) Lead and Follower start Outside Turn, sn0134.

Lead's right foot steps to the side (as Cucaracha Step).

Bar2.S6) Lead and Follower continue Outside Turn.

Bar2.S7) First (See S7a) - Follower finishes Outside Turn.

Lead spins 180° CCW pivoted on the ball of their left foot, powered by their right foot.

Lead's left hand holds Follower's right hand above Lead's head.

Second (See S7b) - Lead's left hand lets go of Follower's right hand and Follower 'drops' their right hand into Lead's right hand which is held palm up behind Lead's back.
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Bar2.S8) Lead twists their torso CW to look at Follower.

Lead and Follower start Open Break, sn0095.
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Bar3.S1) Lead and Follower continue Open Break.

Lead's left foot steps forward.

Bar3.S2) First - Lead's right hand pulls Follower's right hand (as Open Break) signalling Follower to step forward.

Second - Lead's right hand takes Follower's right hand over Follower's head then lets go.

Important - Lead keeps their right elbow on their side to avoid striking Follower.

Lead's left hand takes hold of Follower's left hand in Hook Hold.

Lead's right foot steps backward and behind their left foot turning Lead 90° CW.

Follower continues Open Break.

Bar3.S3) Lead puts their right hand on Follower's back.

Lead's left foot steps next to their right foot.

Lead and Follower should be in the same position as Step 3 of Cross Body Lead (1st Bar), sn0141.

Follower finishes Open Break.
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Bar3.S4) Pause.
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Bar4.S5) Lead's left hand pulls Follower forward.

Follower's left foot steps forward.

Bar4.S6) Lead's left hand raises Follower's left hand above Follower's head with a CCW motion.

Lead's left hand and Follower's left hand hold changes to Turn Hold.

Follower starts a CCW Travelling Turn.

Bar4.S7) While Follower is turning Lead keeps Turn Hold over Follower's axis of rotation and steadily moves it along. No Halo.

Lead's right foot steps forward.

Follower continues the Travelling Turn.
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Bar4.S8) Pause.

After Follower has stopped turning Lead's left hand lowers Follower's left hand and Hands go back to Hook Hold.

The ball of Follower's right foot touches the ground (see note below).
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Ends in Hold 3.2, Left Hand Shake

Ends in Hold 3.3, Crossed Hand Shake, Right Under

Ends in Hold 3.4, Crossed Hand Shake, Right Over

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  • In Bar 3 Lead's right hand goes over Follower's head and onto Follower's back in one smooth movement.
  • diagram Follower steps backward on the first step in Bar 5 to finish the Travelling Turn: