Jive Break Away with Underarm turn (Outside Turn)

In nineteenth class, we learnt Jive's break away with underarm turn (outside turn) step. Female partner does it in two steps, turning to her right, by rotating on her right leg as pivot. Male partner just gives lead and continue doing his basic steps.

Outside turns are always followed by inside turns since the hand is upside down. (Guys, any time a pattern leaves your hand upside down, do an underarm turn to correct this.)
closed position -> outside turn -> inside turn -> closed position.

Steps are as follows:

1. Partners complete previous Jive steps.
2. Steps 1 and 2 are same as basic steps.
3. In steps 3-a-4, male partner starts to raise his left arm, till it reaches over his head.
4. In step 5, he gives a slight push with his left hand to her right hand, so that she gets momentum and turns clockwise.
5. During steps 5-a-6, she rotates clockwise by 90 degrees, picking up her left foot, and walking away diagonally.
6. At end of step 6, she completes 90 degrees of turn. The hands can then continue doing return with inside turn.

Rumba and Cha Cha Spot Turn / Alternate Turn

In eighteenth class, we learnt Rumba and Cha Cha's Spot Turn /Alternate Turn steps. This can be called an extension of Newyork step. After completing the last step of moving towards right, male partner performs:

1. On count 2, turn clockwise slightly, pick up and cross your left leg to cross over your right leg. Make sure that the width between your legs is that of taking a comfortable large step.
2. Move all of your weight to your left foot.
3. On count 3, turn clockwise on your left foot. Your right foot and leg should naturally turn as well. At this point, you should be facing backward from your original position.
4. Turn, rotate and step to original direction with your right foot, to complete the turn.
5. On count 4 / Cha, bring your left foot forward to be even with your right foot, but allow for some spacing between your feet. The space depends on which dance you are doing, Cha Cha or Rumba.
6. On next Cha count, slide your right foot to close to your left foot.
7. Similarly, you can do walk around and turn in other direction, rotating counter-clockwise.

Merengue Underarm turn (One handed turn)

In seventeenth class, we learnt Merengue's underarm / one handed turn (both of 4 and 8 counts).

1. We begin with the closed dance position and the basic Merengue dance pattern. At any point, male partner raises his left arm up and female partner's right arm above her head to indicate that he want her to perform a turn.
2. He gently applies pressure with his right hand to her back to ensure that she turns clockwise to her right. She starts turning under his left arm and return to the closed position.
3. He removes his right hand from her back and she turns, moving her right arm across her body
4. Male partner may then perform a left turn himself after turning her to the left by moving her right arm over his head. This is sometimes called "around the world".

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Salsa Cross Body Lead (CBL)

In sixteenth class, we learned Salsa's cross body lead (CBL). We begin by doing one full basic step to get in sync with each other. CBL steps are:

1. Basic step 1. She does her basic steps.
2. He opens up to his right side. He lifts his right foot and puts it perpendicularly backwards to his right. This displacement is a bit more, when compared to basic step 2. Weight is shifted on right leg.
3. He puts his left foot (rotated perpendicular) close to his right foot. Then weight is shifted on left foot. Now he has turned perpendicular to his initial direction.
4. Stop.
5. He gives her lead to do CBL. He gently pulls her left hand with his right hand. He also goes back by his right foot. She crosses him by walking straight.
6. He puts his left foot forward (a bit big displacement) perpendicularly, rotating it in left direction. Weight is shifted on left leg.
7. He brings his right foot forward and places it near left foot. Now he has again turned perpendicular to the direction in step 4.
8. Stop.

At the end of steps, he should reach at the same starting position, just turned by 180 degrees.

Cha Cha Double New York and Double Hand to Hand steps

In fifteenth class, we learnt double Cha Cha's New York and double Hand to Hand steps.

• The only addition is that, after doing New York step (2 and 3), we repeat them once again. Our waist go in a diagonal movement. Then we follow with Cha-Cha-1 steps.
• Same is with the double hand-to-hand steps. We repeat 2 and 3 steps of hand-to-hand with our waist moving diagonally. We finish steps with Cha-Cha-1.

Jive Return with Under Arm Turn (Inside turn)

In fourteenth class, we learnt Jive's Return with under arm turn (to left of female). Female partner does this two step turn to her left, by rotating on her right leg as pivot. Male partner just gives leads and continue doing his basic steps. Steps are as follows:

• We start with basic steps 1-4.
• During step 4, male partner gives a lead to female partner for a break away.
• After step 4, female partner rotates to her left by 90 degrees and perform step 5 and 6 in perpendicular direction (to step 1-4). Male partner does not change his direction and continue doing remaining steps.
• Steps 1 and 2 are performed.
• During step 3, male partner gives female partner a lead to perform under arm turn. He lifts his left hand a bit above shoulder height and twists its wrist, so that the palm faces the female partner. The complete left forehand (from elbow to fingers) should be horizontally parallel to ground. She catches the lead and bend fingers of her right hand, so as to make a hold with male partner's left hand. This helps her in doing the turn without falling apart.
• During step 4, she comes diagonally close to male partner. She keeps her right elbow in her front and close to body. He gives her a kind of jerk with his left hand. This gives her initial momentum and helps in completing the turn. She starts turning towards her left (counter-clockwise).
• During step 5 and 6, female partner completes her turn and reach to the initial position. The hands come down and come in initial hold.

Salsa Spot Turns

In thirteenth class, we learned inside, outside and alternate spot turn steps of Salsa. We turn a complete 360 degrees. We also learnt to do the turn in two variations, twist and slide for slower Salsa beats and cheat-tap-tap-tap for faster beats.

Twist and slide outside (left) turn: We do this step with our left leg as pivot, on counts 5-6-7.

1. We start with basic steps 1, 2 and 3.
2. During step 5, with weight on left leg and male partner picks up his right foot and puts it across left foot (from front) as much as possible, rotating left. This gives him momentum to finish the rest of steps. He starts rotating left, making his left leg as pivot. He completes the rotation by sliding and shifts his weight from left to right leg.
3. In step 6, he picks up his left foot and brings it in a V position with respect to right foot. Weight is shifted from right leg to left leg. By this time, he should have rotated almost 270 degrees (counter-clockwise) from initial direction.
4. In step 7, he picks up his right foot and puts it in initial position (complete 360 degrees turn). Then he shifts his weight from left leg to right leg. After completion of this step, both of his legs should have come in-line to each other, completing a 360 degrees turn, with weight on right leg.

Video showing outside (left) turn using twist and slide is:

Cheat-tap-tap-tap: This is only a bit different from twist and slide, in a manner that rather than sliding and rotating, we quickly pick and place our feet, and we already start by doing a cheating of 90 degrees by our left foot.

Outside (left) turn:  The turn when done on steps 5-6-7, is called as outside turn. Steps for male partners are:

1: He starts with basic steps. This is basic step 1.

2: Basic step 2.

3/Cheat: He starts doing outside turn, so here he cheats. Instead of bringing back left foot in-line to right one, he puts it 90 degrees rotated towards left (counter-clockwise). Weight is shifted on left leg.

5/Tap: He picks up right foot and puts it across left foot (from front of left leg). He doesn't need to make a big rotation, as in twist and slide. He also shifts weight from left to right leg.

6/Tap: Weight is on right leg. He picks up his left foot and puts it down rotating towards left. Weight is shifted on left leg.

7: He picks up right foot and puts it at initial position (position of basic step 7). Weight is shifted from left leg to right leg.

Inside turn: The turn when done on steps 1-2-3, is called as inside turn. Steps for male partners are:
1: He starts with basic steps. This is basic step 1.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3.
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7/Cheat: He picks up right foot and puts it at 90 degrees clockwise (rotated towards right) from initial step. Weight is shifted from left leg to right leg. Now he starts rotating right, performing inside turn.
1/Tap: Weight is on right leg. He picks up left foot and puts it across right one (from front of right leg). He also shifts his weight from right to left leg.
2/Tap: Weight is on left leg. He picks up his right Foot and puts it down rotating towards right. Weight is shifted on right leg.
3/Tap: This is final step of turn. He picks up left leg and bring it in initial position (like in basic 3 step).
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7:  Basic step 7.

Alternate turn: It is a combination of outside and then inside turn. He first turns on 5-6-7 and then on 1-2-3. This forms an 8. Steps for male partners are:
1: He start with basic steps. This is basic step 1.
2: Basic step 2.
3: 3/Cheat of outside turn.
5: 5 of outside turn
6: 6 of outside turn
7: 7/Tap/Cheat of inside turn.
1: 1/Tap of inside turn.
2: /Tap of inside turn.
3: 3/Tap of inside turn.
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7:  Basic step 7.