We have at least 10 completely different figures called Setenta y Ocho with nothing in common except for the Hammerlock opening. Three of the moves are represented with several videos. I have decided that the best and most authoritative of the videos, by chance also the easiest, deserves to be called Setenta y Ocho. The two other moves have very
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It depends on many factors, differs from individual to individual, and the way we prioritize the arguments are likely to change as we get less young. But the questions each one of us must answer, the discussion we must have with ourselves, are more or less the same. Let me remind us of some of them by telling my own
Read moreNoventa is a typical Complicado, and we could just as well call it Setenta Noventa because it starts with the Hammerlock as in all the other moves in the Setenta family. This is a very popular move, a classic, with very many videos uploaded to YouTube. Sadly to say, most videos ignore the potential of the Enchufla steps in the
Read moreSetenta Nuevo is a Complicado making Setenta Nuevo Complicado a double Complicado. The move is attributed to Maykel Almuina from the notorious “Salsa Lovers” DVD based course in “Casino”, Cuban Salsa. Notorious because the execution of the moves sometimes has major issues, but the many DVDs are a great archive of standard Cuban Salsa moves for anyone to implement their
Read moreLindy Beige has made a very long rant: “Fighting is like dancing (so men don’t like to dance)”. 45 minutes! I find it not only entertaining but very, very interesting and inspiring. I recommend it to the whole dance community. Lindy Beige is a British YouTuber with close to a million followers. Lindy mixes the most hilarious fun and seriousness
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The “body roll” Titanic is the signature move of Bachata Sensual. It is not like the “crucifix” Titanic from the movie but more like a “half” Titanic adapted for body rolls. The Lead stands behind the Follow with his right hand on the side of the Follow’s stomach, and his left hand slightly bending the Follow’s left arm over his
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Setenta Nuevo is a typical Complicado in the Setenta family at advanced level, and the move is not that easy to get going in social dancing unless both Lead and Follow are up to the task. The main problem is that when coming out of the Hammerlock and the Lead’s hook turn, Lead and Follow are sometimes as tight as
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