A [[Sugar Push|sugar push]] where the compression is redirected into an outside (clockwise) turn for the follower.
−## The shape
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−Danced like a sugar push through counts 1–2, but on **3&4** the leader rotates the follower slightly toward them ("the tuck") and releases into a free outside turn on **4–5**, finishing with an anchor on **5&6**.
+It is danced like a sugar push through counts 1–2. On **3&4** the leader rotates the follower slightly toward them (the tuck) and releases into a free outside turn on **4–5**, and the pattern finishes with an anchor on **5&6**.
−## Common notes
+Thibault Ramirez signals the turn with the left hand, turning the fingers to face out, and the follower compresses on a high point for 3&4 before unwinding.[^1] The handhold stays loose through the turn so the leader can reconnect to the palm.[^2] Because the leader's hand finishes over the top of the grip, the tuck is commonly followed by an underarm turn ([[Right Side Pass|right side pass]]) to fix the handhold.[^3]
−- The tuck is a rotation of the follower's frame, not an arm pull; the free turn comes from the follower unwinding the stored rotation.
−- Often the first pattern where followers practice **spotting** and controlled free spins.
−- Frequently danced with one hand, two hands, or with a hand change behind the leader's back as a styling variation.
−- Because the leader's hand finishes over the top of the grip, the tuck is commonly followed by an underarm turn ([[Right Side Pass|right side pass]]) to fix the handhold — Brian B calls this fix "magic, and for no extra charge."[^1]
−- Raising the lead hand does double duty: Brian B teaches that the raise itself closes the distance between the partners as the tuck sets up.[^2]
−- Robert Royston points out the tuck's leverage as a variation factory: led with the left hand up, right hand up, both hands, or no hands (a [[Free Spin|free spin]]), "once you learn the sugar tuck you immediately have four more moves."[^3]
−- The signal lives in the leader's left hand: Thibault Ramirez turns the fingers to face out, telling the follower "you're going to rotate outside" — and the follower compresses on a *high point* for 3&4 before unwinding.[^4]
−- Keep the handhold loose through the turn: release to catch. Nicole demonstrates letting the hand flip free so the leader can reconnect to the palm — holding a grip makes the switch impossible.[^5]
+Robert Royston points out that it can be led with the left hand up, the right hand up, both hands, or no hands (a [[Free Spin|free spin]]): "once you learn the sugar tuck you immediately have four more moves."[^4]
−[^1]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["West Coast Swing Basic Steps // Beginner WCS"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKcamMuk3sA&t=598s) at 9:58.
−[^2]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["West Coast Swing Basic Steps // Beginner WCS"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKcamMuk3sA&t=575s) at 9:35.
−[^3]: Robert Royston, ["How to Do the Sugar Tuck | Swing Dance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzV0eeolJ20&t=68s) (Howcast) at 1:08.
−[^4]: Thibault & Nicole Ramirez, ["Sugar Tuck – Add Style with This WCS Variation"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvl2xtYyBo&t=38s) at 0:38–1:51.
−[^5]: Thibault & Nicole Ramirez, ["Sugar Tuck – Add Style with This WCS Variation"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvl2xtYyBo&t=201s) at 3:21–3:46.
+[^1]: Thibault & Nicole Ramirez, ["Sugar Tuck – Add Style with This WCS Variation"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvl2xtYyBo&t=38s) at 0:38–1:51.
+[^2]: Thibault & Nicole Ramirez, ["Sugar Tuck – Add Style with This WCS Variation"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvl2xtYyBo&t=201s) at 3:21–3:46.
+[^3]: Brian B & Megan, West Coast Swing Online, ["West Coast Swing Basic Steps // Beginner WCS"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKcamMuk3sA&t=598s) at 9:58.
+[^4]: Robert Royston, ["How to Do the Sugar Tuck | Swing Dance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzV0eeolJ20&t=68s) (Howcast) at 1:08.