We have more than fifty different Coca-Cola turns. One of my favorite Coca-Cola turns is propelled by the Gancho arm and continues into Exhíbela behind the Lead’s back. This Coca-Cola turn is sometimes called “71 Complicado” and it comes with many variations. I prefer to call it “Gancho Coca-Cola” and to add a qualifying label next. The “complicado” label is
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This is not a staged or prepared DEMO DANCE but just a clip from a Practica Training Session. The Lead and Follow have trained once a week for several years but the dance resembles true social dancing anyway. We strongly believe that our training should focus on realistic social dancing based on leading and following. We sometimes train partner figures
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We can start Enchufla from the start position of Open Position, from the START position of Dile Que No (Caída or Promenade Position), the so-called Enchufla por la Derecha, and from the start potion of Rodeo like in Setenta Complicado. We can also start Enchufla from the END of Dile Que No. That is, instead of using DQN to get
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Many Leaders use the Entrada step, that is to “Hook Behind” on “5”. Entrada means “Entrance” in English. It is a step that makes it easier to lead the Follow in the second half of many basic figures. The “Entrance” step opens a clear path for the Follow. The Entrada step is mostly used in right turning circular motion, depending
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The Janus Turn is surprisingly common but is strictly speaking junk when done on purpose because there are much better alternatives. If at all possible a Follow should always use the universal and versatile Three Step Turn technique, the only technique that works in almost any situation. The Janus Turn is almost always something the Follow does by herself on
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When the the Leader and Follower walk side-by-side, it is called a Caminando Walk, at least in my dance terminology. The Cásate, Arm-in-Arm Walk is an example of a Caminando Walk. The most common Caminando is the “Half-Sombrero Caminando Walk” often started as a full Enchufla Sombrero bringing the Follower to the Leader’s left side and then lifting the right
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Rodeo can be used in at least two different ways: 1) Cowboy-style with a “swinging” arm, a lot of movement and momentum and 2) Relaxed promenade-style with the Follow just walking around the Lead. The “Rodeo Walk into Vacilala” in this tutorial is of the promenade type and it can be generalize like this: I this case I like to
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