Continuous Whip

A whip whose middle is extended by repeating the coil: instead of releasing the follower down the slot on 5–6, the leader keeps the follower rotating around the post for an extra 2 (or more) counts before the exit.

Counted as a 10- or 12-count figure depending on how many extensions are danced. Continuous whips are a workhorse of musicality dancing — the extra counts let you sit inside a musical phrase and exit exactly on the hit. They demand genuinely good posts from the leader and patient, centered rotation from the follower.