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LAYOVER

In a Layover, the woman inclines not backward, as in a Layback, but forward. She drapes her body against his and allows him to support her weight.

Layover
Sometimes it has a "cuddle from behind" kind of look. Layover

(click on any thumbnail for a larger view)

A round dance in which the Layover was used conspicuously was Shibata's Beyond, a phase V rumba. We did a Cross-Hand Underarm Turn to Tandem position and then a Layover in which the man leaned forward a bit, and the woman leaned her whole body against the man's back and stretched up on her toes. Layover
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Photos © A. Curths; A. Moore & E. Allen; E.Allen; F. Lepretre; P. Sosabowski; from Dancesport UK photo gallery.


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