Cross Body Lead (Closed Position).

Left side pass, partners change places by turning 180 degrees left in three steps. On 1, man pivots left 90 degrees and steps to left side leading woman to step forward. On 2, man steps backward on right foot, woman steps forward on left foot and pivots 180 degrees to her left. On 3, man (carried by woman's momentum from 2) pivots 90 degrees left and steps forward, woman steps back. If the man closes left, instead of stepping forward on 3, the woman can be led from closed to open position. The Cross Body Lead may precede any other closed figure. The tablature shows the closed version of the figure ending with the bottom of the Basic Box.

Right Side Pass (Open Position).

Left inside underarm (loop) turn with a change of places. On 1, man steps to left side and raises left hand leading woman to step forward and begin passing him on inside underarm (loop) turn. On 2, man pivots right 90 degrees and steps forward with right foot, woman takes another step forward left and then pivots 180 degrees left completing loop turn under her right arm. On 3, man pivots right another 90 degrees and closes his left foot, woman closes her right foot to complete the figure in open position. The Right Side Pass may be followed by the bottom of the Open Basic Box, Swivels, a Chase Turn, Crossover or Fifth Position Breaks. As a decoration on the Open Box, either partner may close with no weight and then flare the free foot out and back on the quick-quick steps. If the man steps forward left, instead of closing on three, the woman can be led from open to closed position. The tablature shows the open version of the figure ending with the bottom of the Basic Box.

Open Position Continuity Options Following a Side Pass.

When a pass ends in open position, many continuation patterns become available. Since a side pass is completed in three steps, equivalent to the top of the Basic Box, any continuation pattern must start using the same feet as the bottom of the Basic Box. The continuity options we describe below are all based on steps 4, 5, and 6 of the Basic Box figure. First we list them, then describe them in detail.

Left Spot Turn (Woman), Chase Turn (Man), Crossover Break, Fifth Position Break, Swivels.

Overturned Underarm Turn to Cross Body Lead.

Left Spot Turn (Woman)

Man leads woman to complete 360 degree turn in three steps. On 1, man steps side right and raises left hand to lead woman into turn, woman pivots 90 degrees left and steps forward left. On 2, man steps forward left turning woman left, woman pivots 90 degrees left and steps forward right. On 3, man steps back in place right continuing to turn woman left, woman pivots 180 degrees left completing turn and steps forward in place left.