How to Do the Whip | Swing Dance

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The West Coast Swing Whip, which is our first 8-count timing in West Coast Swing.

The whip is walk, walk, triple, walk, walk, triple.

If we just did that in place, I go left, she goes right, walk, walk, triple step, walk, walk, triple step. That's basic whip timing.

What's going to happen on the walk, walk, I bring her in. I go back cross. She comes forward and starts to pivot.

Walk, walk, that's 1, 2. By 2, I have her back with my right hand.

My left hand is in a closed position, but on 3 and 4, I'm going to take 3 and, right in place, 3 and. I'm 90 degrees for the lady, 4, I step across, 4.

Now we're offset of each other. Her shoulders and the middle of my chest, that's 4. On 5, I'm going to collect my foot underneath me as she turns, 5.

That's the whipping effect, letting go, 6, 7, and 8. I'm going to pick her up on 2 and let her fly on 5. Pick her up on 2, let her go on 5.

I have, walk, pick her up, walk, triple step, walk, walk, triple step. We'll do that from a different angle.

Again, picking up the lady on count 2, leaders, I have walk, 2, that's 1, 2, 3 and I stay right here, 3 and. 4 moves across the slot, 4.

As she comes forward. She's going to pass me, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

On 3 and 4, Nicole is doing what's called a coaster step. That means back together forward. A coaster step is back, together, forward.

She goes 1, 2, back, together, forward. She's forward on her right. I'm on my left. From here we go, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

To music, it looks like this.

There's your basic whip.

[Robert-kxfs]

Don’t confuse this whip pattern within West Coast Swing dance with a dance called “Whip”. In WCS the steps are walk, walk, triple step, triple step. In Whip the steps are walk, walk, touch step, triple step.

[murphylemon]

This ain't the whip I was talking about...

[troyna]

i noticed that if i can VIEW the dance steps from an above or overhead perspective, the movements just "click" in my head. The count stuff just confuses me. I gotta feel the steps. just saying...

[magicelemental]

also the lindy hop swing out without syncopated steps

[ohwako]

I don't understand how the Lead signals to the Follow that a whip is coming. It seems that the Follow in this video is just turning (when the Lead pulls) on her own because she knows its coming. But how does the Lead signal this when the Follow doesn't see it coming?

[PeterBatemon]

Isn't this just the Lindy Hop basic?

[nekobleu]

This isn't my generations whip aww

[pq]

What's different between Whip and Swingout?

[yummyfood]

Lol I didn't pay attention, i that this was the WHIP! I forgot how to whip lol

[jimmyplay]

The basic west whip is the basic lindy hop

[luke]

So many noob adults just watch 85k views 16th comment LOL

[buzzedninja]

AHAHAHAHAH this is not the whip ....maybe in your generation but in the generation now no this is So not how U do the whip 😂

[joanschultz]

THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT THE REAL WHIP WHICH WAS IN THE 50, S. YOU ARE DOING TOO MUCH BODY MOVEMENT .. THIS IS MORE CAL SWING... . THE GIRL WHOULD HAVE BOTH ARMS STRAIGHT OUT AND STAY IN A DIRECT LINE. DO NOT GO AROUND THE GUY. . OH HEAVENS FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
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