Dear all

I have seen some figure in EC Swing and especially in the current variation. They have their name in ECS. But do they have a coresponding name in Jive? Could you give me the name of following figure (ECS) in Jive
1. Throwout
2. Overturned Side Pass
3. Underarm Turn to Left with Man's Hand Change Behind the Back

Thank you

1. Throwout = Fallaway Throwaway

2. Overturned Side Pass
No corresponding figure. A Side Pass is similar to a fallaway throwaway, if taken from open position with a RH-RH hold. The overturned version is a setup for the Chicken Walks.

3. Underarm Turn to Left = Change of Places Left to Right. Hand Change Behind Back is the same figure in Int'l. However, this version is slightly different because the hand change takes place over steps 4-6 instead of 1-6, so it's much faster.

Sicerely,
Jonathan

The only difference between the EC Swing basic and the Jive basic (Fallaway Rock) is where you consider the beginning to be. Both figures are essentially two chasses and a back rock. If you dance them in an endless cycle, it doesn't really matter where one begins and the next one ends, so therefore they're basically exactly the same step.

And so the same applies to the Throwout/Fallaway Throwaway. There may be no rock step at the beginning of the Throwout as it is written in a technical description. But it is there, as the end of the last figure you danced (presumably a Basic Step, or a Link to CP). The combinations are excatly identical in both styles; The only difference is the point at which you would describe the beginning and end of the figures in each style.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Atkinson
www.ballroomdancers.com