The Jive Treasure Box - View move from the Treasure Box

Move found in The Jive Treasure Box
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Neck break

Class

Neckbreak

Variation

straight

Hands

Signal

RH up flat

Contact

Contact

Type

Intermediate

Level

Rating

54%

Date added

Mon 17th of May 1999

Views

4425

Move number 36

Move description

Step in side by side - right arm hovering over lady's left shoulder,

transfer lady's right hand to right hand turning her 180^o clockwise and hold her left hand in left hand,

move right arm to left shoulder 'breaking her neck' in an anti-clockwise direction,

Turn the lady clockwise 180^o out to face in a 2 handed cross hold (left on top),

Finish to taste

(for example two handed return raising both hands and letting go of left hand to end).

Comments

Somewhat fortunately, this little move hasn't managed to live up to its name, at least not as far as I know

. It is however a lovely move - pretty common and can be sliced and diced in several ways to make many different variations. Very useful and always in my repertoire somewhere.