Hammerlock (HL)
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| Left HL for the lady |
The dancers are facing each other; the lady has
her left arm bent behind her back and the right arm stretched out
away from the body. The man holds the lady's left with his right
and the lady's right with his left (a normal hold)
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| Right HL for the lady |
The dancers are facing each other; the lady has
her right arm bent behind her back and the left arm stretched out
away from the body. The man holds the lady's right with his left
and the lady's left with his right (a normal hold)
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| Reverse left HL for the lady |
This position is similar to the 'Left HL for the
lady', however the dancers are in a crossed hold: right to right
and left to left
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| Reverse right HL for the lady |
This position is similar to the 'Right HL for the
lady', however the dancers are in a crossed hold: right to right
and left to left
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| Left HL for the man |
The dancers are facing each other; the man has his
left arm bent behind his back and his right arm stretched out away
from the body. The lady holds the man's left with her right and
the man's right with her left (a normal hold)
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| Right HL for the man |
The dancers are facing each other; the man has his
right arm bent behind his back and the left arm stretched out away
from the body. The lady holds the man's right with her left and
the man's left with her right (a normal hold)
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| Reverse left HL for the man |
This position is similar to the 'Left HL for the
man', however the dancers are in a crossed hold: right to right
and left to left
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| Reverse right HL for the man |
This position is similar to the 'Right
HL for the man', however the dancers are in a crossed hold: right
to right and left to left. |
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