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Free Spin

intermediate

also known as: Follower's Free Spin · Push Spin

Any pattern where the follower is released to turn without hand connection — most commonly a right side pass or tuck released into a full free turn.

The lead is finished before the spin begins: rotation is offered on the setup counts, the hand releases, and the follower owns the turn. A clean free spin is a spotlight moment for the follower's balance and spotting technique, and one of the most common places musicality happens ("hit the break with a free spin").