# Dance move but I don't know what its called

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 16, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-move-but-i-dont-know-what-its-called/698630 "2014-09-16T05:30:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ric62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-move-but-i-dont-know-what-its-called/698630/1 "2014-09-16T05:30:05Z")

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I have seen this great dance part that has the guy holding one of the girl’s hands while he spins her horizontally close to the floor with her body held straight out. I have seen it done on ice and on the dance floor. If you recognize this move, what is it called and do you have any clips of it being done?

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-move-but-i-dont-know-what-its-called/698630/2 "2014-09-16T08:38:14Z")

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Sounds like a [twist lift](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twist_lifts) in figure skating, except there’s no hand-holding.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-move-but-i-dont-know-what-its-called/698630/3 "2014-09-16T12:25:57Z")

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It’s a [death spiral](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_spiral_%28figure_skating%29) in figure skating.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-move-but-i-dont-know-what-its-called/698630/4 "2014-09-16T16:34:29Z")

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Oh, wait, does the OP mean when the guy spins on a pivot spot spot? Then yes, death spiral. Although in a skating death spiral, she doesn’t leave the ice completely.

I thought he meant when he spins her on her own horizontal axis but stays still himself.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dance-move-but-i-dont-know-what-its-called/698630/5 "2014-09-16T16:40:56Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> It’s a [death spiral](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_spiral_%28figure_skating%29) in figure skating.

Charlotte passed away the day my sister was born. 🆒