How to Do the Reverse Turn in Swing

Male: The next one sometimes is called the “she goes” or the reverse turn. You already did this reverse turn when you are twisting your arms. We are going to teach you from regular basic open position. Gentlemen, you drop the right hand and you bring the left hand up and diagonally across her face. Female: and ladies we are going to be turning over our left shoulder. Male: Gentlemen, step with your left foot across her right side. Female: Ladies cross your body with your right foot, turn, pivot on that right foot. Put your left foot down after the turn is over and we rock, step with our partner. Male: Again, we are switching places on this move. Now the hand position is always little tricky for this. Gentlemen, you are going to roll your fingertips on the inside of her cupped hands to this move. Female: Ladies you want to keep a pressure on his fingers at all times but do not grasp too tightly as we are turning because otherwise, our hands are going to get caught together. So we gently slide around each other. Male: Let us give it a try with some music. We will do a basic move, basic, another reverse turn, five, six, a five, six, seven—basic. Female: Here we go, step, step, get ready, and reverse, rock, step, step, step, step, rock, step, step, one more time, get ready and reverse turn, rock, step, step, step, step, rock, step, stop. Male: If you are having trouble with this one, with what side to turn around, gentlemen, lift your left hand and just practice turning her around a few times, rolling the hands, the finger tips cupped in there. Then you know where is the direction you have to go. let us try it from the ladies back, five, six, seven, eight— Female: Here we go, step, step, get ready and reverse, turn, rock, step, step, step, get ready and reverse, turn, rock, step, step, step, rock, step, reverse, turn, rock, step, step, step. Male: Now we have three moves. If you have these three moves down you are going to be a better dancers than most of the people you see out there dancing. The three most were, the underarm turn, the he goes, and reverse turn. We are going to put them all together with one basic in between. But while you are dancing gentlemen, you decide what move comers next and you lead it. You can do four or five basics in between each move if you would like whenever you are comfortable. We are going to do a basic, the underarm turn, a basic, the he goes, a basic, and reverse turn. Female: That sounds like a lot. Male: It is a lot. Make sure you practice these moves. Do not get discouraged if you are having a little bit of trouble. This is all for fun. Five, six, a basic then underarm, now the he goes, get ready and a step, now reverse turn, get ready, switch places, then you go back to close to try it again. Female: Start on your own.