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Instead of pushing the Follow’s right shoulder or hip gently as signal to unwrap the first half of Panqué (Siete), the Lead can “push clap” the Follow’s left hand, if she presents it to him like a high-five, inviting him to do so.

This variation of Panqué works well as a call in Rueda de Casino, but in some situations in social 1-on-1 dancing, the move could work as well but the Follow must take the initiative! The Lead could also prep Panqué exactly like he should do for Siete Loco types of figures, see video at the end.

Video 1 is from “CUsalsacasino”, Santiago de Chile, 2011

I have used the English “high-five” as part of the move name because it is instantly understood in almost any language.

Video 2 is from “fireflydance”, Salsa Club Simferopol, Crimea, 2014.

When a Lead notice a “highfive” invitation, he can accept it or ignore it and just push the shoulder or hip, or he can grab the hand in order to continue like Siete Loco or another move in need of the hand.

I like the idea that a Follow can invite a Lead to do a move in a certain way, as long as the Lead can ignore the suggestion and do the move exactly as he planned to do.

How to lead Panqué with High Five

In the next video, I and my training partner Mona shows how to lead Panqué with High Five. The Lead simply shows a High Five to the Follow as he starts the Panqué. This indicates to the Follow that the Lead wants to clap her left hand or to grab it in the halfway position of Panqué.

If the hand lands over her shoulder easy to clap or grab, the Lead can proceed with a mutual High Five. If not he simply continues with some other Panqué figure where the hand is not needed.