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Checked Lock Quickstep


Picture

Picture
What is this?
Title: Checked Lock
Level: (-)
Timing: (SQQS)
Rotation: None

Title: Checked Lock w/ Bridge Step
Level: (-)
Timing: (SQQS)(S)
Rotation: None
Notes
The Checked Lock is a variation on the Forward Lock which involves halting after the first four steps and taking the following figure backwards in the opposite direction. The Checked Lock was listed in the Named Variations
(Gold) of every edition of Alex Moore's Revised Technique up until the 8th Edition of 1976. From the 10th Edition onwards, the Checked Lock is listed
as a possible exit variaton in all figures ending with a Forward Lock action, including the Fishtail, Four Quick Run and Six Quick Run. The Checked Lock
is one of ten figures to have been removed from ISTD syllabus. 

Exit Figures
Originally, the Checked Lock was intended to exit into figures beginning with the Man's LF Backwards (Lady's RF Forwards), such as the Running Finish or Back Lock. Today, it is written to take an extra Bridge Step so as to exit into
a Four Quick Run, a V6 or a Six Quick Run.


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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