In my Casino based on natural walking, Dile Que No Inverso is a basic figure of one count of eight. It starts with the Follow at the Lead’s left side. And the rest of it is like an opposite Dile Que No for short. The Follow walks forward six steps on a curved line from left to right. The Lead
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The Policia por Abajo turn is quite common. From the Hammerlock position, left or right, the Lead bends the Follow’s other arm and turns her “down under” using the shoulder as pivot point and the now stretched Hammerlock arm as a lever. I have seen it in hundreds of videos with a lot of variation. Sometimes the turn starts immediately
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A social dance should have a good balance of right and left turns. When we have multiple turns after one another, in one direction, it is often necessary immediately to go contra to prevent the Follow from getting dizzy or to help her recover from beginning dizziness. Even if the Follow doesn’t need to go contra it is often a
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The Suzy Q figure is almost 100 years old. It originated during the great dance-craze era of the 1930s, emerging in the swing and jazz culture of Harlem. Many social dance styles make use of Suzy Q but almost always as a shine or for solo dancing. It is rare to use Suzy Q in partner dancing, hand-in-hand, but that is
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The problem with many classic moves like Setenta y Uno Complicado is that they have a tendency to become strait-jackets that makes it almost impossible to be creative and come up with new variations. Instead of doing a move in one and the same way over and over again, we should focus on the core of the move, often just
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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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A transcript of the speak in the video. Welcome to this Social Dance Rant Number ONE about the paradox of Good looking Junk! Could be relevant for most social dance styles. My name is Jesper Tverskov. When we watch a dance video, it is natural to think that if a dance figure or turn technique looks good and it works
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