Pa'ti Pa'mi

Pa'ti Pa'mi = "for you, for me." A push-pull call: the lead sends the follow out away from him (pa'ti) and then draws her back in (pa'mi), a back-and-forth exchange of the slot. The joined hand carries the conversation out and in, trading the space between the partners before resolving. It is a playful give-and-take rather than a turning figure.

• Lead: Make the out-and-back clear and elastic — commit the send on pa'ti, then lead a definite recovery on pa'mi; the contrast between the two directions is the move.
• Follow: Travel out on the send and return on the draw-back, staying on your own feet — match the lead's energy out and in rather than parking in the middle.
• Timing: Send out (pa'ti) on 1-2-3, bring back (pa'mi) on 5-6-7; one 8-count for the exchange.
• Common mistake: Making the two directions feel identical so the push-pull disappears, or the follow back-rocking instead of actually travelling out and back.

A playful, conversational beginner figure that plays the slot like a rubber band. Sits in the guapea/enchufla family and chains easily back to the basic or into an enchufla.