−A [[Whip|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.
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−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.
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−## Common notes
+A [[Whip|whip]] with the redirection on the reverse side: the leader steps into the slot mirrored from a standard whip and the follower is turned counter-clockwise at the post. The timing is standard 8-count whip timing. Brian B has also heard it called the cutoff whip.[^1]
−- The good news is asymmetric: the leader keeps basic whip footwork while the follower's footwork changes — turning **away** from the partner, over the left shoulder, instead of toward them.[^1] Brian B has also heard the pattern called the **cutoff whip**; naming varies between scenes.[^2]
−- Filipe de Barros preps the reverse turn by slowing one side of the follower's body — letting the right shoulder stay back on count 2 — and stresses catching the follower's back *early*, around "3-and": taken too late, the connection is already gone.[^3]
−- A practical use: when a follower breaks frame and walks in on you, a reverse whip often absorbs the situation cleanly.[^4]
+The leader keeps basic whip footwork. The follower's footwork changes, turning away from the partner over the left shoulder.[^2] Filipe de Barros preps the turn by letting the follower's right shoulder stay back on count 2, and catches the follower's back early, around "3-and".[^3] A reverse whip also works when a follower breaks frame and walks in.[^4]
−[^1]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["The Reverse Whip for West Coast Swing"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLXJylMWZto&t=45s) at 0:45.
−[^2]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["The Reverse Whip for West Coast Swing"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLXJylMWZto&t=22s) at 0:22.
+[^1]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["The Reverse Whip for West Coast Swing"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLXJylMWZto&t=22s) at 0:22.
+[^2]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["The Reverse Whip for West Coast Swing"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLXJylMWZto&t=45s) at 0:45.
[^3]: Filipe de Barros, ["The Reverse Whip & Variations - West Coast Swing Tutorial"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zvz7e_MXXo&t=124s) at 2:04–3:01.
[^4]: Filipe de Barros, ["The Reverse Whip & Variations - West Coast Swing Tutorial"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zvz7e_MXXo&t=36s) at 0:36.