Left turn
Measure |
Beat |
Man |
Lady |
Man's turn |
Lady's turn |
1 |
1 |
one |
Right foot to side |
Left foot to side |
|
|
|
2 |
two |
Left foot forwards |
Right foot backwards |
|
3 |
three |
Weight back on right foot |
Weight back on left foot |
|
4 |
cha |
Left foot backwards |
Right foot forwards |
cha |
Right foot in front of left foot |
Left foot behind right |
2 |
1 |
cha |
Left foot backwards |
Right foot forwards |
|
2 |
two |
Right foot to side |
Left foot forwards |
90° counterclockwise |
90° counterclockwise |
|
3 |
three |
Left foot to side and forwards |
Right foot to side and backwards |
90° counterclockwise |
90° counterclockwise |
|
4 |
cha |
Right foot forwards |
Left foot backwards |
|
|
cha |
Left foot behind right |
Right foot in front of left foot |
3 |
1 |
cha |
Right foot forwards |
Left foot backwards |
In another variant of the left turn the man takes the side step one
beat earlier.
Measure |
Beat |
Man |
Lady |
Man's turn |
Lady's turn |
1 |
1 |
one |
Right foot to side |
Left foot to side |
|
|
|
2 |
two |
Left foot forwards |
Right foot backwards |
|
3 |
three |
Weight back on right foot |
Weight back on left foot |
|
4 |
cha |
Left foot backwards |
Right foot forwards |
cha |
Right foot in front of left foot |
Left foot behind right |
2 |
1 |
cha |
Left foot to side |
Right foot forwards miehen ohi |
90° counterclockwise |
|
2 |
two |
Right foot to side |
Left foot forwards |
|
90° counterclockwise |
|
3 |
three |
Left foot to side and forwards |
Right foot to side and backwards |
90° counterclockwise |
90° counterclockwise |
|
4 |
cha |
Right foot forwards |
Left foot backwards |
|
|
cha |
Left foot behind right |
Right foot in front of left foot |
3 |
1 |
cha |
Right foot forwards |
Left foot backwards |