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

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−The mirror of the [[Whip with Inside Turn|whip with inside turn]]: the follower takes an outside (clockwise) turn on counts **5–6** while returning down the slot.
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−Commonly used to set up spins, hand changes, or free-spin exits. The classic error is starting the turn on 4 instead of after the post — the redirection has to finish before the rotation begins.
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−## Common notes
+The mirror of the [[Whip with Inside Turn|whip with inside turn]]: the follower takes an outside (clockwise) turn on counts **5–6** while returning down the slot. It is commonly used to set up spins, hand changes, or free-spin exits. The turn starts after the post, not on 4.
 
−- The lead arm stays **long and open** through the redirection for a single turn; Robert Royston warns that bringing the arm in and tightening it up usually turns the single into a double turn (fine, but know which one you led).[^1]
−- In the double-turn version each step is a half rotation, and either version finishes with an underarm turn to fix the handhold.[^2]
+For a single turn the lead arm stays long and open through the redirection. Robert Royston warns that bringing the arm in usually makes it a double turn.[^1] In the double-turn version each step is a half rotation, and either version finishes with an underarm turn to fix the handhold.[^2]
 
[^1]: Robert Royston, ["How to Do Whip w/ a Single Outside Turn | Swing Dance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGs-q6lc-Cc&t=54s) (Howcast) at 0:54.
[^2]: Robert Royston, ["How to Do Whip w/ a Single Outside Turn | Swing Dance"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGs-q6lc-Cc&t=81s) (Howcast) at 1:21.
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Whip with Outside Turn

intermediate

also known as: Outside Turn Whip

The mirror of the whip with inside turn: the follower takes an outside (clockwise) turn on counts 5–6 while returning down the slot. It is commonly used to set up spins, hand changes, or free-spin exits. The turn starts after the post, not on 4.

For a single turn the lead arm stays long and open through the redirection. Robert Royston warns that bringing the arm in usually makes it a double turn.1 In the double-turn version each step is a half rotation, and either version finishes with an underarm turn to fix the handhold.2

Footnotes

  1. Robert Royston, "How to Do Whip w/ a Single Outside Turn | Swing Dance" (Howcast) at 0:54. ↩

  2. Robert Royston, "How to Do Whip w/ a Single Outside Turn | Swing Dance" (Howcast) at 1:21. ↩