The hand grip should be readjusted to couple handhold after the movement is completed. Join hands in raised position approximately eye level. It is important that hands not be joined before that point. Man's hand should be used to stabilize as the lady provides her own momentum. It is equally important that the man's arm remain well above the lady's head.
Dancers move forward and to the left until they are right hip to right hip with the adjacent dancer.
Move around each other turning in a clockwise direction for 4 to 8 beats of music. To break out of the Swing, the man relaxes the tension on the waist hand, while still providing some support, and the lady continues turning to her right until she is facing the same direction as the man. The lady should be on the man's right hand side and the couple facing the direction indicated by the caller. Men - left arm bent at the elbow, palm slightly up. Right hand on lady's back slightly above the waist.