Hip Catch

A compression pattern where the follower's forward travel is caught at the leader's hip instead of in the hands. The follower arrives beside the leader, is caught in a brief side-by-side compression, and returns down the slot. It is often used to mark a pause or drop in the music.

Filipe de Barros rolls in as in a left side pass, arriving with the forearm at the follower's waist, and recommends catching on the bony part of the hip.¹ The follower gives the weight of the hip into the leader's hand and waits for the lead out.² Common exits are spinning the follower out, redirecting to a catch on the other hip, or rising into a tuck.³