Genuine Cuban Salsa, based on the Circle and Walks, makes it possible for both the Lead and the Follow to step forward simultaneously, on all six steps of a count of Eight. This is unique for Cuban Salsa. It is simply not possible in “forward-and-back” type of dancing in the rectangular slut of X-Body Salsa. The purpose of the Lead’s
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The Hook Turn, also called Giro de Son, is mostly used by the Lead. But a Follow could use Hook Turns in hands-free free styling. The Double Hook Turn, Giro de Son Doble, is for the better Leads, and we see double turns often in show dances, in social dance demos as well as in social dancing. Despite the fact
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Let us talk handholds in social partner dancing, let us take a closer look at the basic handholds for the start position of Open Position in Cuban Salsa and for Salsa in general and for several other social dances like Bachata: “Claim the Wall” (The Cup) , The Pistol (Gun), the Spiderman, and he Classic Cuban Macho handholds. What are
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Exhíbela Inverso is a Basic Figure of one count of Eight, one of the four Caída Walks, starting and ending in Caída Position. The Follow walks “1-2-3-Inside Turn-5-6-7-Outside Turn”. The defining feature of Exhibela Inverso is the outside half left turn on “7-1”. When this outside turn is used alone, we could also called it “Exhíbela Inverso”, even when the
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A hands-free Coca-Cola, or a free Coca-Cola meaning that the Lead let go of the Follow’s hands and set her free to turn exactly as she wants, is surprisingly rare in Cuban Salsa. Hands-free Coca-Cola Double Left Turns are so rare that they are almost a sensation! This might have something to do with the way most Cuban Leads dance
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In order to do a successful traveling double turn, two times 360, the first turn must be spot on. The second turn is more difficult, that is, the start position of the second turn must be at least as good as for the first turn. If the exit from the first turn isn’t perfect, it does not make sense to
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Traveling Three Step Turns are the default way to turn in Cuban Salsa, making it easy to turn both in the first and in the last half of an 8-count, at least if the Follow doesn’t back-step but walks forward on “1-2-3” as well as on “5-6-7”. A Three Step Turn simply means to use three steps to walk a
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We have several good ways to start a social dance, and most of us agree that we should start with some form of closed position. One popular way is to use Son Básico or just to walk around more or less randomly in Closed Position or using the Son Box (Cajón), or to use the Adiós Closed Position Carousel. One
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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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