Eide Rotas - Spinning Wheel (Estonia)
Formation
Take partner in a ballroom hold, man's left arm and lady's right arm must be rounded like a wheel. Face anti-clockwise round the circle.
Instructions
- Forward on outside foot, then close with inside foot, and hop on inside foot, raising the outside foot, but keeping that leg bent at the knee. (= 1 Murzuka step) (2x)
- Turn as a couple with 6 small running steps.
- Repeat part 1 and 2 3x
- End with men having their backs towards the centre of the circle facing their partner .
- Put your fists on your own hips. Move your left shoulder slightly away from your partner then step to the left with your left foot, close with your right and then step to your left, each step moving away from your partner.
- Move your right shoulder slightly away from your partner then step to the right with your right foot, close with your left and then step to your right , each step moving away from your partner.
- Repeat part 5 and 6.
- Run towards your partner linking right arms and turn one and a half times round so that you change places using 12 running steps.
- Repeat 5-8 and start dance again.
