Back Up and Push by David Gilks
Duple Improper / February 2010
A1
- Neighbours Balance and Swing (16)
A2
- Men Allemande Left 1 1/2 (8)
- Partner Swing (8)
B1
- Right Hand Star (8)
- Ladies chain (8)
B2
The push-off hey is taught as women step together, and using each other’s weight, pushoff into their neighbour’s place. Meanwhile, the men slide (or loop) into the woman’s place. Men then start a half hey passing right shoulders and once the hey is complete, the men perform the pushoff move into their neighbour’s place. Dancers can now face new neighbours ready to start the dance again. I often teach the move as women pushoff, men pass R, partners pass L, ladies pass R, partners pass L, men pushoff.
This dance was inspired by Nathanial Jack’s Dead Cat Bounce in which a similar “hey” is used but only the women got to pushoff. I decided to let everyone have a go.