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bendichter · Jul 13, 2026, 12:42 AM · no edit summary

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Alternative names: Left Side Whip none

Tags: whip family, 8-count 8-count, whip family

A whip danced with the redirection happening on the **left/reverse** side: the leader steps into the slot mirrored from a standard whip and the follower is turned counter-clockwise at the post.
 
Because everything happens on the "wrong" side, the reverse whip is a favorite test of whether both partners are actually dancing connection rather than pattern memory. Timing is standard 8-count whip timing.
+Usually led from right to left handhold. The follow passes the lead on the right and turns a half turn left (instead of the half turn right in a normal whip), and is caught by on the back by the leads right hand. The rest proceeds as a standard whip.
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Reverse Whip

intermediate

Usually led from right to left handhold. The follow passes the lead on the right and turns a half turn left (instead of the half turn right in a normal whip), and is caught by on the back by the leads right hand. The rest proceeds as a standard whip.