Cross-Step Waltz

Before You Begin

» Starting with Sways

Count 1

Count 1: Turning Basic

» Turning Basic
» Orbits
     » Orbits to Role Reversal
     » Orbits to Role Reversal with Slide on 5
     » Backled Orbits to Role Reversal
» Lead's Fallaway
» The Innovation
     » Innovation Waltzing

Count 1: Straight Along LOD

Count 1: Waltz Walk

» Waltz Walk
     » The Splits
     » Waltz Walk Outside Turn
     » Walking Transition to Rotary Waltz
» Promenade Media Luna

Count 1: Lunge

» Hesitating Tango Lunge
     » Tango Lunge and Close
» Lunge Stop and Go (to Change the Downbeat)
     » Repeated Lunge Stop and Go
     » Lunge Stop and Go on Both Halves
     » Lunge Stop and Go to Role Reversal

Count 1: Lead Goes

Count 1: Lasso

» Lasso (a.k.a. Lead's Underarm Turn)
     » Lasso, Waist Slide
     » Waist Slide
          » Shoulder Slide
          » Waist Slide to Rear-Hand Grapevine Free Spin
          » Waist Slide to Shadow Position
          » Waist Slide to Role Reversal
          » Waist Slide to Role Reversal with Slide on 5
     » He Goes to Shadow Position
          » He Goes, Half Mixmaster to Shadow Position
          » He Goes, Wrist Clips
     » He Goes, Crossed-Hand Matador
     » He Goes to Cradle Position
     » Crossed-Hand Sombrero to Role Reversal

Count 1: He Goes, She Goes

» He Goes, She Goes
     » He Goes, Free Spin
     » He Goes, Rollaway
          » Rollaway Steal to Role Reversal
     » He Goes, She Goes with Waist Slide Ending
     » He Goes, She Goes with Grapevine Styling
          » He Goes, She Goes, She Goes, She Goes
     » He Goes, She Goes to Triple Outside Turn
          » or Double Outside Turn and Free Spin
          » or Double Outside Turn and Rollaway
     » He Goes, She Goes, Around the World and Free Spin
     » He Goes, Double Inside Turn, Pivaloop Double Outside Turn
          » or Outside Turn and Free Spin
          » or Outside Turn and Rollaway
     » He Goes, Double Outside Turn
          » or Outside Turn and Free Spin
          » or Outside Turn and Rollaway
     » He Goes, She Goes to Shadow
     » Inside and Outside Grapevine Combinations

Count 1: Grapevine

Count 1: Three-Count Grapevine

» Grapevine Outside Turn
     » Grapevine Free Spin
     » Chained Grapevine Turns
          » Grapevine Dishrag, Grapevine Free Spin
     » Grapevine Outside Turn to Shadow
     » Ending with a Turn
          » Ending with a Genuflection
     » Two-Hand Grapevine Free Spin
          » Two-Hand Grapevine Rollaway
          » Two-Hand Grapevine Parallel Spin
          » Two-Hand Grapevine Outside Turn
          » Two-Hand Grapevine Inside Turn
               » with Rear Hand Face Loop
     » Two-Hand Grapevine, Matador Around the World
          » Two-Hand Grapevine, Matador Wheel
          » Two-Hand Grapevine, Matador Tabletop, Free Spin
» Grapevine Castigada
     » Grapevine Gancho
» Grapevine Hip Catches
     » Grapevine Hip Catches with Pivot Ending
     » Grapevine Outside Turn to Inside Turn and Outside Turn
» Pivoting Five-Count Grapevine, Double Outside Turn
     » or Outside Turn and Free Spin
     » or Outside Turn and Rollaway
     » Doubled Pivoting Five-Count Grapevine
     » Hesitating Five-Step Grapevine
          » Media Luna Mendocina

Count 1: Five-Count Grapevine

» Five-Count Grapevine, Inside Turn and Outside Turn
     » Nine-Count Orbiting Grapevine Turns

Count 1: Six-Count Grapevine

» Six-Count Grapevine, Double Outside Turn
     » Six-Count Grapevine, Outside Turn and Free Spin
     » Six-Count Grapevine, Outside Turn and Rollaway
     » Six-Count Grapevine, Double Outside Turn Behind the Back
» Twelve-Count Grapevine

Count 1: Follow's Solo

» Follow's Solo
     » Touches Styling
     » Sweeps Styling
     » Flicks Styling
     » Feather Stitch Styling
     » Lead's A-Frame Stance Styling
     » Counter Crossing
» Follow's Solo Corte
     » Quick Follow's Solo Corte
     » Follow's Solo Corte with Outside Turn
     » Follow's Solo Corte with Double Outside Turn
          » with Outside Turn and Free Spin
» U-Turn

Count 1: Swingout

» Swingout
     » Traveling Swingout
          » Swingout Tuck Turn
               » Swingout Tuck Free Spin
               » R-in-R Wrap to Shadow Position
          » Hand-to-Hand Zig-Zag
          » Free Spin to Pivots, Outside Turn
               » Sweep to Pivots, Outside Turn and Free Spin
                    » or Double Outside Turn
                    » or Outside Turn and Rollaway
     » Swingout, Waist Slide
     » Forcefield Redirection
     » Swingout, Duck Ride
     » Swingout, Reverse Dip (on 5)
          » Swingout, Reverse Dip (on 6)

Count 1: Rotating Left Together

Count 1: Zig-Zag

» Zig-Zag
     » Zig-Zag with Lead Crossing Behind
     » Toss Across
     » Transition to Hustle

Count 1: To Follow Backing

» Molinete
     » Chassé Molinete
» Transition to Box Step Waltz
» Cross-Body Transition to Latin Waltz
» Transition to Country Waltz
» Transition to Reverse Waltz

Count 1: Rueda

» The Eddy
     » Rueda
     » Grapevine Rueda

Count 1: Reverse Turning Basic

» Reverse Turning Basic
     » Reverse Waterfall
     » Zig-Zag in Reverse Cross-Step Waltz
     » Inside Turn in Reverse Cross-Step Waltz
     » Reverse Tripled Single Pivots
          » Reverse Tripled Single Pivots (in Cross-Step Waltz)
     » Cross-Body Inside Turn and Pivaloop Free Spin to Cross-Step Waltz
     » Transition to Mirror Waltz
» Left Turn with Tango Close

Count 1: Reverse Pivot

» Reverse Pivot to Follow's Lunge
     » Reverse Pivot to Follow's Lunge (with Quick Recovery)
     » Reverse Pivot to Hesitating Lunge and Pivot

Count 1: Walkaround Wrap

» Walkaround Wrap to Cradle Position
     » Short Cradle Wrap
     » Walkaround Wrap to Wrong-Way Cradle Position
» Peeling Off to Shadow Position

Count 1: Lead's Cradle

» Lead's Cradle Waist Slide
     » Lead's Cradle with Pivaloop Free Spin
          » or Pivaloop Double Outside Turn
          » or Pivaloop, Rollaway
     » Behind-the-Back Wrap to Wrong-Way Cradle Position
     » Lead's Cradle to Role Reversal

Count 1: Follow Crossing Behind

» Co-Waterfall
» Follow's Backing Ochos

Count 2

Count 2: Side Step Along LOD

» Stop and Go (to Change the Downbeat)
» Hesitating Side Sways
     » Hesitating Transition to Rotary Waltz
     » Transition to Mazurka Clandestina
     » Transition to Bluesy Waltz
» Cross Swivels
» Scorpion Side Steps

Count 2: Pivots

» Tripled Single Pivots
     » Pivots to Fix the Timing
» Pivot Outside Turn
     » Pivot Free Spin
     » Pivot Rollaway
     » Pivot Parallel Spin
     » Texas Tommy
     » Chained Pivot Turns
          » Chained Pivot Rollaways
          » Intensifying Pivot Turns
» Pivot Hip Catches
     » Pivot Hip Catch with Pivot Ending
» Pivot Catch
» Double Pivots
     » Quintuple Pivots
» Park Avenue with Pivots
» Pivot Transition to Rotary Waltz
» Two and Half Pivots to Role Reversal

Count 2: Inside Turn

» Inside Turn with Grapevine Recovery
     » Free Spin with Grapevine Recovery
     » Rollaway with Grapevine Recovery
» Chained Inside and Outside Turns
     » Magic Wand
» Double Inside Turn, Double Outside Turn
     » Double Inside Turn, Outside Turn and Free Spin
     » Double Inside Turn, Outside Turn and Rollaway
     » Halo Frisbee
          » Halo Frisbee with R-in-R Hands
          » Halo Rollaway
» Inside Turn, Reverse Pivot
» Inside Turn to Cradle Position
     » Inside Turn to Cradle Lunge
          » Inside Turn to Cradle Lunge (as an Ending)
» Inside Flip to Shadow Position
» Inside Turn Transition to Swing Waltz
» Inside Turn Dip
     » Inside Turn Face Loop Dip
» Inside Turn Behind-the-Back Dip
» Inside Turn Face-to-Face Side Dip

Count 2: Cross-Body Inside Turn

» Cross-Body Inside Turn to Pivaloop Free Spin
     » Cross-Body Inside Turn to Pivaloop Double Outside Turn
     » Cross-Body Inside Turn to Pivaloop Rollaway
     » Pivaloop Around the World
» Cross-Body Triple Inside Turn
» Cross-Body Inside Turn to Cradle Wheel
     » Cross-Body Cradle Wheel, Double Outside Turn
» Cross-Body Inside Turn to Reverse Cross-Step Waltz

Count 2: Toss Out

» Toss Out
     » Toss Out, Waist Slide

Count 2: Dip

» Hesitating Tango Dip
     » Tango Dip
     » Face Loop Dip
     » Toss Across Dip
     » DWTS Dip
          » Dip to DWTS Dip

Count 2: Outside Turn

» Double Outside Turn
     » Outside Turn, Free Spin
     » Outside Turn, Rollaway
» Barrel Roll, Outside Turn
     » Barrel Roll, Free Spin
     » Barrel Roll, Rollaway

Count 2: Brake Step

» Brake Step
     » Brake Step to Role Reversal

Count 2: Lead's Inside Turn

» Lead's Flip into Role Reversed Shadow Position

Count 2: Lift Prep

» Lift

Count 3

Count 3: Slide Along LOD

» Right Turn with Tango Close

Count 4

Count 4: She Goes

» She Goes, Free Spin
     » She Goes, Rollaway
     » She Goes, Inside Turn and Rear-Hand Face Loop
» She Goes Steal to Role Reversal

Count 4: Scorpion Waltz Walk

» Scorpion Waltz Walk
     » Scorpion Inside Turn

Count 4: Waterfall

» Waterfall
» Waterfall Follow's Solo
» Tsunami
     » Tsunami with Sweeps
     » Tsunami with Inside Turn
» Waterfall Grapevine Inside Turn
     » with Waist Slide Ending
     » to Triple Outside Turn
» Long Waterfall Grapevine, Slow Outside Turn
» Waterwheel
     » Waterwheel Outside Turn
» Parallel Breaks
» Waterfall Lunge Stop and Go (to Change the Downbeat)
» Short Carousel

Count 4: Second-Half Pivots

» Joining the Follow for Pivots
» Pivots to Finish the Phrase
     » Delayed Pivot Recovery
          » Follow's Grapevine to Delayed Pivot Recovery

Count 5

Count 5: Free Spin

» Free Spin Around the World
     » Free Spin Around the World with Waist Slide Ending
     » Matador Wheel, Lasso
» Arm Catch Free Spin

Count 5: Sendout to Two Hands

» Cradle Whip
     » Cradle Whip, Outside Turn
» Shoulder Whip
     » Shoulder Whip, Free Spin

Count 5: Coda Pivot

» Coda Pivot to Outside Turn and Free Spin
» Coda Pivot to Inside Turn

Count 5/6: Hold

» Face-to-Face Side Dip
» Tango Drop

Cradle Variations

» Cradle Walk
» Cradle Wheel
» Cradle Yo Yo
     » Free Spin Dip
» Chained Cradle
» Single Pop Turn in Cradle
     » Double Pop Turn in Cradle
» Pop Turn from Cradle to Shadow
     » Pop Turn from Cradle to Skater's
» Cradle Side Dip
» Cradle Steal to Role Reversal

Cradle Exits

» Outside Turn Exit from Cradle
     » Roll-Off-the-Arm Exit from Cradle
» Double Outside Turn Exit from Cradle
     » Outside Turn and Free Spin Exit from Cradle
     » Outside Turn and Rollaway Exit from Cradle
     » Outside and Inside Turn Exit from Cradle
     » Deney Terrio Double Unwind from Cradle
     » Matador Around the World Exit from Cradle
     » Tornado Exit from Cradle
» Cradle Release Exit

Shadow and Skater's Variations

» Shadow Walk
     » Side Slips to Change Sides
     » Shadow Splits
» Shadow Wheel
» Shadow Underarm Turn
     » Shadow Underarm Turn to Lead's Shadow
     » Follow's Flip in Front to Shadow
     » Mixmaster
          » Mixmaster (Superspeed Version)
     » Multiple Shadow Underarm Turns

Lead's Foot Fudge to Shadow Footwork

» Windmill
» Illusion Turn
» Shadow Waltz

Hammerlock Combo

» Lasso Transition from Shadow Position to Left Hammerlock
     » Flip Transition from Left Hammerlock to Left Skater's
          » Inside Turn Transition from Left Hammerlock to Left Skater's
     » Lasso Transition from Left Skater's to Right Hammerlock
     » Flip Transition from Right Hammerlock to Right Skater's
          » Inside Turn Transition from Right Hammerlock to Right Skater's

Zillertaler Arms

» Double Turn to Zillertaler Arms
     » Face Loop Exit from Zillertaler Arms

Pop Turns

» Single Pop Turn in Shadow
     » Double Pop Turn in Shadow
» Pop Turn from Shadow to Cradle
     » Pop Turn from Skater's to Cradle
» Shadow Side Dip
» Sombrero Neck Roll Dip
» Valentino Dip
» Shadow Sombrero to Role Reversal
» Shadow Steal to Role Reversal
» Mixmaster Steal to Role Reversal

Shadow and Skater's Exits

» Free Spin Exit from Shadow Position
» Face Loop Exit from Shadow Position
     » Face Loop Exit from Skater's Position
» Sombrero from Shadow Position

Mirror Waltz

» Mirror Turning Basic
» Mirror He Goes, She Goes
» Transition to Cross-Step Waltz

Cross-Step Troika

» Cutting In (2 Leads)
» Cutting In (2 Follows)
» Tripling
» Trio Waltz
» More than Three

Other Timings

» Cross-Step Foxtrot
» Cross-Step Hustle
» Cross-Step Waltz in 5/4 Time
» Cross-Step Waltz in Slow 7/4 Time
» Cross-Step Waltz in Fast 7/4 Time
» Hesitation Cross-Step Waltz