On Wed, Feb 19, 2014, Harold E. Watson wrote: > > Sometimes we'll hold a quick swing teach during a break. I've always > taught the gents to place their right hands between the ladies > shoulder blades.
The way I think of it, the man's right hand should be placed so that the fingertips would be at or just past the woman's spine if the hand were flat, but it should be slightly curved around the woman's shoulderblade. That off-center spot helps if you're going to whirl at the end of the swing (*not* pushing, but providing support and a *little* bit of guiding pressure). At speed -- and particularly given that I focus more on avoiding trapping the woman's hair, I often don't get perfect placement, but I rarely get bad placement. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html
