Right backward outside counter

RBO to RFO: 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

• Right backward outside bracketRBO to RFI: half a turn against the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.
• Right backward outside rockerRBO to RFO: 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.

• Right backward outside counter-2½ twizzleRBO → RFO → RBI: 2 elements on one foot.
• Right backward outside counter-mohawkRBO → RFO → LBO: 2 turns on two feet.
• Right backward outside counter-threeRBO → RFO → RBI: 2 turns on one foot.
• Right forward inside bracket-counterRFI → RBO → RFO: 2 turns on one foot.
• Right forward outside rocker-counterRFO → RBO → RFO, back where it started: 2 turns on one foot.
• Right forward outside rocker-counter-double twizzleRFO → RBO → RFO → RFO, back where it started: 3 elements on one foot.

From RBO

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

Clusters from RBO

• Right backward outside three-mohawkRBO → RFI → LBI
• Right backward outside double threeRBO → RFI → RBO
• Right backward outside counter-threeRBO → RFO → RBI
• Right backward outside rocker-mohawkRBO → RFO → LBO
• Right backward outside bracket-counterRBO → RFI → RBI
• Right backward outside counter-mohawkRBO → RFO → LBO
• Right backward outside counter-2½ twizzleRBO → RFO → RBI
• Right backward outside rocker-choctawRBO → RFO → LBI
• Right backward outside rocker-counterRBO → RFO → RBO
• Right backward outside choctaw-three-rockerRBO → LFI → LBO → LFO
• Right backward outside double three-mohawkRBO → RFI → RBO → LFO
• Right backward outside rocker-counter-double twizzleRBO → RFO → RBO → RBO
• Right backward outside 3-turn-change of edge-double twizzleRBO → RFI → RFO → RFO
• Right backward outside triple threeRBO → RFI → RBO → RFI

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