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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

Turns

Variations	Description	Symbol
One left turn	The man or the lady executes a single left turn	1@
One and a half left turns	The man or the lady executes one and a half left turns	1+1/2@
Two left turns	The man or the lady executes two left turns	2@
Multiple (=n) left turns	The man or the lady executes multiple (=n) left turns	n@
One right turn	The man or the lady executes a single right turn	@1
One and a half right turns	The man or the lady executes one and a half right turns	@1+1/2
Two right turns	The man or the lady executes two right turns	@2
Multiple (=n) right turns	The man or the lady executes multiple (=n) right turns	@n
Turn followed by a duck	The man or the lady executes a turn followed by another turn with a duck	@1+1