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'Copa' with Inside Travelling Turn² sn0164, H2.2 > H2.1
- This is a Copa type move (ie. the footwork is similar) hence the inverted commas used in the title.
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Instructions for the preceding step are:
Lead and Follower start Open Break, sn0095.
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S1) Lead and Follower continue Open Break. |
S2) Lead and Follower continue Open Break. Lead turns 45° CW as Lead's right foot steps forward in front of their left foot. Lead's left hand pulls Follower's right hand pulling Follower forward. Lead's right hand starts to take Follower's left hand up to the top of Follower's right arm |
S3) Lead's left hand takes Follower's right hand over Follower's head with a CCW motion in Turn Hold. Lead turns 45° CW as their left foot steps forward. Lead's right hand holds Follower's left hand at the top and side of Follower's right arm. Important - Not held against Follower's neck. This checks Follower's turn. Follower turns 90° CCW as their right foot steps forward. |
S4) Pause. |
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S5) Lead's left hand pulls Follower's right hand out to their left side and upwards. Follower's left foot points to Follower's left. Lead and Follower look to their left. |
S6) Lead's left hand holds Followers right hand above Follower's head (still in Turn Hold) and steadily moves it outwards to signal a CCW Travelling Turn. No Halo. Lead's right hand does not push Follower. Lead's left foot points to Lead's left. Follower starts a CCW Travelling Turn. |
S7) Lead's left hand keeps Follower's right hand over Follower's axis of rotation. Lead's right foot steps forward. Follower continues the Travelling Turn. |
S8) First - Follower finishes turning. Second - The ball of Follower's right foot touches the ground (see note below). Lead lowers their hand. |
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Follower steps backward onto their right foot on the next step to finish the Travelling Turn: