Editing West Coast Swing (section)

===Basic figures===
The following are some examples of basic West Coast Swing patterns. Most are performed with the same "step step tri-ple-step tri-ple-step" pattern equalling eight steps in six beats of music. The term "count" is used as a synonym for a "beat", usually a quarter note, of music.
*'''Underarm pass''': Also called the right-side pass. A six-count basic where the follower is led to the other end of the slot, passing on the leader's right (right side pass), typically under the leader's arm (underarm pass).
* '''Left-side pass''': A six-count basic where the follower is led to the other end of the slot, passing on the leader's left.
* '''Tuck pass''': Similar to a left side pass in six counts, except that the leader creates a "tuck" action on the second count by turning the follower towards themselves and then reversing their direction back toward the slot on the fourth count. Then the follower turns under the leader's left arm – either a half turn or a turn and a half – on the final two counts.
* '''Sugar push''': Also called the "push break" or "six-count basic".<ref>Picture Yourself Dancing. Shawn and Joanna Trautman. Thomson Course Technology PTR. 2006. page 232. {{ISBN|1-59863-246-9}}</ref> In this six-count move, the follower, facing the leader, is led from the end of the slot to a one- or two-hand hold, then led back to the same end of the slot. The deceptively simple pattern requires "compression" or "resistance" with firm but flexible arms, and no excessive pushing or pulling . While the arms remain firm but flexible, there should be no excessive pushing or pulling in the arms but in the body.<ref>Skippy Blair on Contemporary Social Dance" Skippy Blair 1978 page 116 {{ISBN|0-932980-01-5}}</ref> The Sugar Push has been around since 1952.<ref>Skippy Blair at http://www.swingworld.com/wcs.htm rtvd 6.12.2011</ref> 
* '''Whip''': An eight-count basic with many variations. In a basic whip, the follower is led past the leader and then redirected (or "whipped") back towards the end of slot from which they started. The basic footwork for a whip extends the six-count pattern by inserting a pair of walking steps between the triple steps. The footwork is therefore "step step tri-ple-step step step tri-ple-step." The whip is an evolution of the Lindy Hop basic, but with a smoother and more grounded west coast swing interpretation.