If we need a stationary or semi-stationary turn, we have a good alternative to the classic Salsa Vuelta right turn with back-rocking and hand prepping on “1-2-3”, and turn on “5-6-7”. We should use the Cuban Vuelta, a very similar walk-around look-a-like turn. For the Cuban Vuelta, the Follow steps forward on “1” and walks around in a more or
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There is some confusion among Salsa and Bachata dancers about Triple Steps and Cha-Cha-Cha. Are Triple Steps and Cha-Cha-Cha the same or what is the difference, and how, when and where to use Triple Steps? Cha-Cha-Cha means two different things. On one hand Cha-Cha-Cha is just a popular generic term, meaning any Triple Step in any social dance style, placed
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Traveling turns, using three or four steps, should be executed as a continuing movement on a straight or curved line. Turning on a curved line around the Lead is the most common in Cuban Salsa. But traveling turns also takes place on the tangent to the circle or as part of walks where turning on a straight line is also
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Three Step Turns use three steps to do a full 360 degree turn, composed of two half turns. 180 degree between step “1” and step “2” and another 180 degree between step “2” and step “3”. Three Step Turns are very versatile. A Follow can start a Three Step Turn both to the left and to the right, on any
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It makes sense sometimes to turn in the middle of a count of eight, between “3” and “5”, using a full pirouette as a Two Step Turn, turning 360 degrees on one foot, right or left. At least as a supplement to Three Step Turns and to Two Step Spiral Turns. As a turn technique, a full 360 degree Pirouette
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A dance can be likened to a pyramid in the sense that is should have a solid foundation on which to build. To me, the base of the dance, the baseline, is all important. To get the baseline of you dance right, tailored exactly to your talent, your abilities, priorities and age, and to constantly improve on and develop your
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The Two Step Spiral Turn is a common turn technique in Latin Ball Room, Latin Hustle, Salsa, Casino, Swing, Jazz, Country Two Step, etc. It is called “Two Step” because it takes two steps to complete a full 360 degree turn. The Two Step Spiral Turn is versatile: Equally good to the right and to the left, for the Follow
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Using four steps to walk a 360 degree turn is by far the most common way to turn in social dancing. This is surprising considering that Four Step Turns don’t count as a proper way to turn in any dance style, and they are not included in any textbook. There are three common ways to walk a 360 degree turn
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Three Step Turn is called Three Step because three steps are used to do a full 360 degree turn. 180 degree between each step. This gives us the natural option of turning on “1-2-3” and on “5-6-7”: The two halves of the eight count with a pause in between. Three Step Right Turn on “1-2-3” is the standard way to
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The basic figure called Dile Que No (“Say No to Her”) is one of several crazy figure names in Casino. It is rare to find a dance teacher that can explain the origin of the name. Why is it called Dile Que No? If you happen to know the answer, it makes sense, but if you don’t, the name is
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