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Holds	Directions	Actions	Positions
Normal closed hold Normal open holds Crossed holds	Facing the line of dance Facing perpendicular to the line of dance	Change of a hand hold, Change of directions Cross body lead, Turns, Duck, Check Copa or 'In and Out', Hand drop, Hand throw Natural top, Walks	Hammerlock Half hammerlock or Broken arm Embrace, Arm loop, Sombrero Arm lock or Arm hook

Loop

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Arm loop following a right turn

In a normal hold the man leads the lady into a right turn with his right hand and loops his right arm on her shoulders.

M → ← L

@1 + Loop

Arm loop following a left turn

In a normal hold the man leads the lady into a left turn with his left hand and loops his left arm on her shoulders

M → ← L

1@ + Loop