−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 rebounds back down the slot.
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−Lives in the same connection family as the [[Sugar Push|sugar push]] (extension → compression → extension) but with the catch displaced to the side, which reads beautifully on slow, bluesy songs. A common musicality tool for marking a pause or drop in the music.
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−## Common notes
+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.
−- Hip catches showcase one of WCS's signature ideas: connection points beyond the hands — forearm, tricep, hips, bottom of the ribs — with the follower always filling the space that's offered.[^1]
−- Filipe de Barros rolls in like a [[Left Side Pass|left side pass]], arriving with the forearm at the follower's waist, and recommends catching on the **bony part of the hip** rather than the ribs or the fleshy part.[^2]
−- The connection is two-way: the follower gives the weight of the hip into the leader's hand, then waits — reading the lead's energy rather than pre-empting the exit.[^3]
−- Standard exits include spinning the follower out, redirecting to a catch on the *other* hip, or rising into a tuck.[^4]
+Filipe de Barros rolls in as in a [[Left Side Pass|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]
−[^1]: Filipe de Barros, ["Upgrade Your Hip Catch: Basic + 3 Creative Variations"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXYYpK4cm3k&t=40s) at 0:40.
−[^2]: Filipe de Barros, ["West Coast Swing - The Hip Catch: A Guide!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPo2KD5jOQ0&t=48s) at 0:48–2:04.
−[^3]: Filipe de Barros, ["West Coast Swing - The Hip Catch: A Guide!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPo2KD5jOQ0&t=184s) at 3:04.
−[^4]: Filipe de Barros, ["West Coast Swing - The Hip Catch: A Guide!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPo2KD5jOQ0&t=357s) at 5:57.
+[^1]: Filipe de Barros, ["West Coast Swing - The Hip Catch: A Guide!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPo2KD5jOQ0&t=48s) at 0:48–2:04.
+[^2]: Filipe de Barros, ["West Coast Swing - The Hip Catch: A Guide!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPo2KD5jOQ0&t=184s) at 3:04.
+[^3]: Filipe de Barros, ["West Coast Swing - The Hip Catch: A Guide!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPo2KD5jOQ0&t=357s) at 5:57.