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bendichter · Oct 9, 2026, 4:20 PM · Shortened the description.

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−A [[Whip|whip]] whose middle is extended by repeating the coil: instead of releasing the follower down the slot on 5–6, the leader keeps the follower rotating around the post for an extra 2 (or more) counts before the exit.
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−Counted as a 10- or 12-count figure depending on how many extensions are danced. Continuous whips are a workhorse of musicality dancing — the extra counts let you sit inside a musical phrase and exit exactly on the hit. They demand genuinely good posts from the leader and patient, centered rotation from the follower.
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−## Common notes
+A [[Whip|whip]] whose middle is extended. The leader does not release the follower down the slot on 5–6 and keeps them rotating around the post for 2 or more extra counts before the exit, which makes it a 10- or 12-count figure. The extra counts are often used to exit on a hit in the music.
 
−- The whole trick lives on count 4: Brian B teaches it as the leader holding the follower's weight and *pivoting them on that foot* while sneaking his own foot across into a spot where he can catch the weight — put the foot in the wrong place and the catch (and the timing) falls apart.[^1]
−- The matching follower skill is a clean pivot on the ball of one foot with the weight staying forward over it — if the follower isn't comfortable pivoting, the extension can't be led smoothly.[^2]
−- On length: around 12 counts is a good maximum — "if you extend it longer than that you probably forgot how to come out of it."[^3]
+Brian B teaches that the extension depends on count 4. The leader holds the follower's weight and pivots them on that foot while moving their own foot across to where they can catch the weight.[^1] The follower needs a clean pivot on the ball of one foot with the weight forward over it.[^2] Brian B suggests about 12 counts as a maximum: "if you extend it longer than that you probably forgot how to come out of it."[^3]
 
[^1]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["The Extended Whip for WCS!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqqWs68b1LE&t=39s) at 0:39–3:30.
[^2]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["The Extended Whip for WCS!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqqWs68b1LE&t=88s) at 1:28.
[^3]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["The Extended Whip for WCS!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqqWs68b1LE&t=34s) at 0:34.
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Continuous Whip

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also known as: Double Whip · Whip with Extension · Extended Whip

A whip whose middle is extended. The leader does not release the follower down the slot on 5–6 and keeps them rotating around the post for 2 or more extra counts before the exit, which makes it a 10- or 12-count figure. The extra counts are often used to exit on a hit in the music.

Brian B teaches that the extension depends on count 4. The leader holds the follower's weight and pivots them on that foot while moving their own foot across to where they can catch the weight.1 The follower needs a clean pivot on the ball of one foot with the weight forward over it.2 Brian B suggests about 12 counts as a maximum: "if you extend it longer than that you probably forgot how to come out of it."3

Footnotes

  1. Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, "The Extended Whip for WCS!" at 0:39–3:30. ↩

  2. Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, "The Extended Whip for WCS!" at 1:28. ↩

  3. Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, "The Extended Whip for WCS!" at 0:34. ↩