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bendichter · Oct 9, 2026, 4:22 PM · Shortened the description.

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Tags: whip family, 8-count, spins & turns → 8-count, spins & turns, whip family

−A [[Whip|whip]] in which the follower takes an inside (counter-clockwise) turn on counts **5–6** as they travel back down the slot.
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−The turn is prepped by the leader's raised hand around the post; the follower's travel and the whip timing don't change. Often the first whip variation taught because it isolates one new skill — turning while maintaining whip geometry — without changing the pattern's skeleton.
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−## Common notes
+A [[Whip|whip]] in which the follower takes an inside (counter-clockwise) turn on counts **5–6** while traveling back down the slot. The follower's travel and the whip timing do not change, and it is often the first whip variation taught.
 
−- The name is literal: Robert Royston defines an *inside* turn as the lead hand passing inside — between the two partners — where an outside turn sends the lead hand away from the body.[^1]
−- The prep starts early: the lead hand begins rising on "3-and" into count 4, so the follower knows she's going underneath before the turn arrives on 5.[^2]
−- Create room at the redirection — crossing the hand in front crowds the partnership if the partners are too close on the "3-and."[^3]
+Robert Royston defines an inside turn as the lead hand passing inside, between the two partners, where an outside turn sends the lead hand away from the body.[^1] The lead hand begins rising on "3-and" into count 4, so the follower knows about the turn before it arrives on 5.[^2] The partners need room at the redirection, because crossing the hand in front crowds them if they are too close on the "3-and".[^3]
 
[^1]: Robert Royston, ["How to Do a Whip with an Inside Turn | Swing Dance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMpTWmn7jQM&t=43s) (Howcast) at 0:43.
[^2]: Robert Royston, ["How to Do a Whip with an Inside Turn | Swing Dance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMpTWmn7jQM&t=36s) (Howcast) at 0:36.
[^3]: Robert Royston, ["How to Do a Whip with an Inside Turn | Swing Dance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMpTWmn7jQM&t=68s) (Howcast) at 1:08.
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Whip with Inside Turn

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also known as: Inside Turn Whip · Inside Whip

A whip in which the follower takes an inside (counter-clockwise) turn on counts 5–6 while traveling back down the slot. The follower's travel and the whip timing do not change, and it is often the first whip variation taught.

Robert Royston defines an inside turn as the lead hand passing inside, between the two partners, where an outside turn sends the lead hand away from the body.1 The lead hand begins rising on "3-and" into count 4, so the follower knows about the turn before it arrives on 5.2 The partners need room at the redirection, because crossing the hand in front crowds them if they are too close on the "3-and".3

Footnotes

  1. Robert Royston, "How to Do a Whip with an Inside Turn | Swing Dance" (Howcast) at 0:43. ↩

  2. Robert Royston, "How to Do a Whip with an Inside Turn | Swing Dance" (Howcast) at 0:36. ↩

  3. Robert Royston, "How to Do a Whip with an Inside Turn | Swing Dance" (Howcast) at 1:08. ↩