Copa or 'In and Out'
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| Standard copa |
In a crossed hold (holding one right or both hands) the dancers
perform a back break. Next, the man brings the lady in and at the
same time does a quarter (90 °) right turn. The lady steps in
turning left by 90 °. The dancers end up facing perpendicular
to the line of dance, with the man behind the lady. Next, the lady
steps out along the line of dance turning left by 90 °and ends
up facing the man. At the same time, the man does a quarter left
turn in order to face the lady. At the end of this action, both
dancers are facing each other along the line of dance.
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| Copa with the lady's left (inside) turn |
The lady steps in and while she is stepping
out the man leads her into one or more inside left turns. |
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