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Yoghurt

The stir. An arm-knot tangled and unwound like a spoon stirring yoghurt.

What This Move Is

Yoghurt is a school-named tangle-and-unwind figure — the name evokes the joined hands being "stirred" into a knot and then unwound, like stirring a pot of yoghurt. Mechanically it runs as a hammerlock-style wrap: the lead twists the follow's arm into a brief lock, circles the stir, then unravels it back to open and resolves. Exact club choreography may vary — verify against your teacher's version.

Key Points

  • Lead: Keep the wrap arm low and the stir small — twist into the knot, then unwind on the same path you came in; don't crank the shoulder.
  • Follow: Let your arm be wrapped into the lock and follow the unwind without resisting; keep the hand soft so the stir stays smooth.
  • Timing: Stir into the knot on 1-2-3, unwind and resolve on 5-6-7.
  • Common mistake: Raising the wrap arm and jamming the follow's shoulder during the knot — keep it low, exactly as in the Setenta hammerlock.

Style Notes

A playful regional figure in the hammerlock/wrap family, leaning on the same low-arm twist as Setenta (SL034). Treat the name as club-specific; the mechanics are standard wrap-and-unwind.

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Musical use
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Frame
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Style
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