Salsa 7 Flashcards
Cross Body Lead (Basic)
Preparation: Leader lowers his left hand and angles his body sideways on 5,6,7 to signal a CBL on (1,2,3)
Execution:
- Leader opens the door by stepping sideways on 1;
- Follower walks through on 1,2;
- Leader closes the door on 3 to finish the Basic forward (5,6,7)
Cross Body Lead with Inside Turn (On 3)
Preparation: Leader lowers his left hand and angles his body sideways on 5,6,7 to signal a CBL on 1,2,3. Leader in addition rotates left middle finger under follower’s palm to signal a turn with the CBL on 1,2,3
Execution Leader:
-Leader angles follower’s body towards him on 1, away from him on 2, and leads an inside turn on 3; second half of Basic on 5,6,7
Execution Follower:
-Follower spins left on the right foot on 3, steps and turns half on 5 with the left to face partner, and completes the Basic on 6,7
Cross Body Lead with Outside Turn
Preparation:
- Leader lowers his left hand and angles his body sideways on 5,6,7 to signal a CBL on (1,2,3),
- Leader in rotates left middle finger under follower’s palm to signal a turn with the CBL on 1,2,3
- In addition leader puts his right hand on follower’s shoulder on 5
Execution Leader:
-Leader angles follower’s body towards him on 1, lifts left arm and leads follower underneath on 2, back to closed hold on 3; second half of Basic on 5,6,7
Execution Follower:
-Follower turns half right on left foot on 2, then completes the rest of the Basic
Walk Around
Preparation:
-Leader releases closed hold and rotates the left middle finger into follower’s right palm on 5, and steps back on 6 (open break); create a “rubberband” effect, without straightening the arm(s) completely.
Execution:
Remember, you are basically just walking around each other for a full muscial bar. Leader hooks right behind left foot on 2 while bringing the left arm out to generate a circular momentum; follower steps left out on 2 and crosses right over on 3; then finish Basic on 5,6,7
Copa / In-And-Out Turn
Preparation: Leader releases closed hold and rotates the left middle finger into follower’s right palm on 5, and steps back on 6 (open break) - shown with open and crossed handholds, as well as led by the hip only; create a “rubberband” effect, without straightening the arm(s) completely.
Execution: Leader gives follower a half left turn on 1, while stopping her with the right hand on the right hip to indicate change of direction, then completes the change and the turn on 3, finish Basic on 5,6,7.
Execution: Follower gets an angled pull to do a side step on 1, transfers weight on 2, and steps back to starting point on 3, finish Basic on 5,6,7.
Copa / In-And-Out Turn Crossed Hands
The Walkaround
Preparation: Leader releases closed hold and rotates the left middle finger into follower’s right palm on 5, and steps back on 6 (open break); create a “rubberband” effect, without straightening the arm(s) completely.
Execution: Remember, you are basically just walking around each other for a full muscial bar. Leader hooks right behind left foot on 2 while bringing the left arm out to generate a circular momentum; follower steps left out on 2 and crosses right over on 3; then finish Basic on 5,6,7.
Trading Places
Preparation: Leader releases closed hold and rotates the left middle finger into follower’s right palm on 5, and steps back on 6 (open break); create a “rubberband” effect, without straightening the arm(s) completely.
Execution: Leader steps forward on 1 to trade places, hooks his right behind his left on 2, and pushes off and forward left on 3 to get back to the starting position on 5, while follower steps a (crossed) basic.
Execution: Leader pulls follower back to the starting position on 3; Trading places can be lead with hands (basket), by the hip (hip pull), or a combination of both.
Execution: Follower can add armstyling for the hip pull.
The Swing
Swing prep exercise: Leader starts with a basic and brings the hand down to signal a cross body lead on 6*. Instead of a regular cross body lead, leader steps out left as if coming around from a swing and at the same time gives follower space from the shoulder blade to move back and create a “rubberband” effect (lead back on 1), followed by a dynamic cross body lead on 2,3, to finish the basic forward. Follower pushes right back on 1, then pushes forward on 2.
Swing step: After the basic on 1,2,3, leader moves close to the follower on 5 (elbow up to create a round frame), then taps with his left on 6 initiating the left rotation, and pushes off with the left on 1 to swing around (while pulling back with the left shoulder to add upper body rotation), landing on 1 to the side for the next cross body lead. Follower finishes the basic on 5,6,7, and feels a rotation on 7 that leads her to step out back on 1, followed by the dynamic cross body lead.
