Left backward outside counter

LBO to LFO: half a turn against the circle, holding the edge and leaving on a new one.

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Backwards on the outside edge, rotating away from the circle, out forwards on the outside edge and onto a new lobe. This is the one people mean when they say counters are hard: you enter blind, rotate against the curve, and have to check onto a forward outside edge that is now curving the other way.

Everything depends on the entry. A deep, quiet back outside edge gives you something to turn against. A shallow one gives you nothing, and no amount of effort inside the turn will rescue it.

Derived

Build on

• Left backward outside bracketLBO to LFI: half a turn against the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.
• Left backward outside rockerLBO to LFO: half a turn into the circle, holding the edge and leaving on a new one.

Leads to

6 elements in the guide are built on this one.

• Left backward outside counter-2½ twizzleLBO → LFO → LBI: 2 elements on one foot.
• Left backward outside counter-mohawkLBO → LFO → RBO: 2 turns on two feet.
• Left backward outside counter-threeLBO → LFO → LBI: 2 turns on one foot.
• Left forward inside bracket-counterLFI → LBO → LFO: 2 turns on one foot.
• Left forward outside rocker-counterLFO → LBO → LFO, back where it started: 2 turns on one foot.
• Left forward outside rocker-counter-double twizzleLFO → LBO → LFO → LFO, back where it started: 3 elements on one foot.

From LBO

• Left backward outside edgethe plain edge, with no turn on it
• Left backward outside crossoverexits RBI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues
• Left backward outside change of edgeexits LBI · same foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
• Left backward outside cross rollexits RBO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
• Left backward outside choctawexits RFI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
• Left backward outside three turnexits LFI · same foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
• Left backward outside mohawkexits RFO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
• Left backward outside crossed step behindexits RBO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
• Left backward outside chasséexits RBI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues
• Left backward outside loopexits LBO · same foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe continues
• Left backward outside slip chasséexits RBI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues

Clusters from LBO

• Left backward outside three-mohawkLBO → LFI → RBI
• Left backward outside double threeLBO → LFI → LBO
• Left backward outside counter-threeLBO → LFO → LBI
• Left backward outside rocker-mohawkLBO → LFO → RBO
• Left backward outside bracket-counterLBO → LFI → LBI
• Left backward outside counter-mohawkLBO → LFO → RBO
• Left backward outside counter-2½ twizzleLBO → LFO → LBI
• Left backward outside rocker-choctawLBO → LFO → RBI
• Left backward outside rocker-counterLBO → LFO → LBO
• Left backward outside choctaw-three-rockerLBO → RFI → RBO → RFO
• Left backward outside double three-mohawkLBO → LFI → LBO → RFO
• Left backward outside rocker-counter-double twizzleLBO → LFO → LBO → LBO
• Left backward outside 3-turn-change of edge-double twizzleLBO → LFI → LFO → LFO
• Left backward outside triple threeLBO → LFI → LBO → LFI

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