Rock and Go

A connector between patterns. The leader skips the anchor of one pattern and uses the connection to rock the follower directly into count 2 of the next.¹

Brian B describes it as bypassing the "5-and-6" of a 6-count pattern and taking the follower forward onto the left foot as count 2 of whatever comes next. The result can be counted as one long pattern, such as a 10-count sugar push plus turn, or thought of as two patterns joined.¹

It is taught off the sugar push, sugar tuck, whip, starter step, and roll-in-roll-out.² The lead comes from the tension in the hands where the anchor would be. The leader can rock stepping behind or forward, as long as the follower is placed onto the left foot.³ For the follower, an interrupted anchor that moves forward means count 2 of a new pattern.¹

Footnotes

1. Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, "Ultimate Guide to Rock & Go's in WCS" at 1:40–2:52. ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, "Rock & Go for West Coast Swing" at 0:35; "Ultimate Guide to Rock & Go's in WCS" at 0:49. ↩

3. Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, "Rock & Go for West Coast Swing" at 1:16–3:23. ↩