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Back Whisk Quickstep


Picture
What is this?
Title: Back Whisk
Level: (-) (ISTD); (?) (IDTA)
Timing: (SSS)
Rotation: Up to 1/4 to Right
Notes
The Back Whisk was originally featured in the Waltz syllabus and has
been adapted for use in the Quickstep.

Citations
The Bakc Whisk is listed in The Quickstep and Basic Principles under
'Figures Common to more than one Dance,' however, Guy Howard seemed
not to find it suitable for the Quickstep, as the entry under 'Quickstep' and
'Back Whisk' reads "---" and nothing more. It is unclear whether this makes
it a legal figure to compete in IDTA syllabus Quickstep, and if so, at what
level it is to be taught.

There is no mention of the Back Whisk (Quickstep) in Alex Moore's 
Popular Variations. Geoffrey Hearn's A Technique of Advanced Standard
Ballroom Figures
has charted the Fallaway Whisk from PP, which, due to
its different character and entry merits a separate page.

Video Example 1
Notes
-34B shows the Back Whisk.


Pre-Bronze
1. Quarter Turn to Right
2. Natural Turn
3. Natural Turn with Hesitation
4. Natural Pivot Turn
5. Natural Spin Turn
6. Progressive Chassé
7. Chassé Reverse Turn
8. Forward Lock
9. Heel Pivot
    (Quarter Turn to Left)
Bronze
10. Closed Impetus
11. Back Lock
12. Reverse Pivot
13. Progressive Chassé to Right
14. Tipple Chassé to Right
15. Running Finish
16. Natural Turn and Back Lock
17. Double Reverse Spin
18. Zig-Zag, Back Lock and 

       Running Finish
19. Cross Chassé
20. Change of Direction
Silver
21. Quick Open Reverse
22. Fishtail
23. Running Right Turn
24. Four Quick Run
25. V6
26. Closed Telemark
Gold
27. Cross Swivel
28. Six Quick Run
29. Rumba Cross
30. Tipsy to Right 

31. Tipsy to Left
32. Hover Corté
Additional Figures
33. Tipple Chassé to Left
34. Open Impetus
35. Open Telemark
36. Passing Natural Turn
37. Running Cross Chassé

38. Outside Change

Former Syllabus Figures
-Zig Zag
-Running Zig Zag
-Reverse Turn
-Reverse Pivot Turn
-The Drag
-Outside Spin 
-Checked Lock
-Drop Locks

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